South Africa In Trouble As FIFA Cancels World Cup Match Just a day after suffering a humiliating home defeat against Cape Verde in a World Cup qualifying match, FIFA compounded South Africa’s misery when it cancelled an earlier match in November last year involving the country and Senegal which the former won 2-1 . Some…
Saraki Commends Super Eagles
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has praised the Super Eagles for their impressive performance against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in Yaounde yesterday, which put them in the commanding position in group B. The Eagles were forced to a 1-1 draw and that extended their point to 10. Cameroon, meanwhile, has crashed out, having amassed…
Eagles Arrive Cameroon, Optimistic of Victory
The Super Eagles arrived Cameroon this afternoon after a 55 minute flight from Uyo. They are billed to play the second of their two leg World Cup fixture against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon tomorrow. The first leg ended 4-0 in favour of Nigeria. It promises to be an explosive match but Amaju Pinnick, president…
How Mayweather Defeated McGregor [Video]
Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor in the 10th round of an entertaining contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The referee stepped in to end the contest as Mayweather moved forward to knock out his struggling opponent. But McGregor started the stronger of the two in the much-anticipated bout. According to a commentator’s verdict…
Ibrahimovic Signs New United Contract
Ibrahimovic Signs New United Contract Manchester United have added more verve to their attacking force by re-signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Swedish striker. Aged 35, the tall, menacing pointsman, was United’s star player last season with 28 goals in all competitions before injury cut short his campaign in the last days of the season. Following that…
Ronaldo Handed 5 Match Ban For Pushing Referee
Ronaldo Handed 5 Match Ban For Pushing Referee Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for five matches for pushing the referee after he was shown a red card against Barcelona in Real Madrid’s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first leg victory on Sunday, the Spanish Football Federation said on Monday (August 14). Ronaldo was sent off in…
Nigeria, Cameroon Move Up FIFA Rankings
Nigeria, Cameroon Move Up FIFA Rankings Nigerian Super Eagles of have climbed once again in the monthly FIFA world rankings. In the latest rankings released on Thursday by the world football governing body, the Super Eagles moved up one notch to 38th position in the world and sixth in Africa. released on Thursday by the world…
WBA: Anthony Joshua To Defend Title Against Luis Ortiz
WBA: Anthony Joshua To Defend Title Against Luis Ortiz British boxer Anthony Joshua has been ordered by the World Boxing Association (WBA) to defend his title against Cuba’s Luis Ortiz. The WBA says Joshua and Ortiz have 30 days from August 3 to agree the fight. The 27-year-old had been due to face Wladimir Klitschko in…
Wladimir Klitschko Retires From Boxing Rule Out Rematch With Anthony Joshua
Wladimir Klitschko Retires From Boxing Rule Out Rematch Anthony Joshua Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has retired from boxing ruling out a rematch with Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian, 41, was knocked out in the 11th round by current champion Joshua at Wembley Stadium in April. Joshua, 27, had hoped Klitschko would sign his rematch…
24 Teams To Participate In Africa Cup Of Nations From 2019
Africa Cup of Nations expands to 24 teams from 2019 event in Cameroon The Africa Cup of Nations will be contested by 24 teams when the next tournament takes place in 2019, in Cameroon. The Confederation of African Football’s executive committee rubber-stamped the proposal on Thursday at a meeting in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Africa’s…
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