In a game where goal-scoring opportunities were far reaching, it was the Nigerian girls that made the most of theirs deep into stoppage time at the Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogota. Forward, Mary Mkpa could have ended with a brace had she had enough precision. Despite the early promise by the Falconets, it was the […]
At the King Power Stadium, Ndidi’s creative moment came as he set up Facundo Buonano for Leicester’s consolation goal. The Foxes had fallen behind to goals from Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran before Ndidi’s assist gave them a glimmer of hope. However, the Nigerian midfielder was replaced by Bobby De Cordova-Reid one minute from time […]
Nigeria’s para-badminton players, Bolaji Eniola and Chigozie Nnanna, have progressed to the quarterfinals of the event at the ongoing Paralympics in Paris after winning their second games. Competing in the women’s singles, Eniola continued her impressive form, defeating Australia’s Celine Aurelie Vinot 2-0 ,21-8, 21-14, her second consecutive win, securing her place in the quarterfinals […]
World number three and 2022 champion Alcaraz lost 6-1, 7-5, 6-4, ending his bid to become only the third man in the modern era to win the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in the same season. Alcaraz had made at least the quarter-finals in his three previous appearances in New York and Thursday’s defeat […]
Salah, 32 years old, is yet to sign a new deal at the Reds, with his contract set to expire this summer. Liverpool rejected a £150m offer from Al-Ittihad for Salah last September. The Egypt captain joined the Reds for £34m from Roma in 2017 and has gone on to score 213 goals in 351 […]
Izquierdo, 27 years old, was playing for Nacional, a Uruguayan club, in the Copa Libertadores, a top South American tournament, when he suffered cardiac arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest on Aug. 22. It was reported that they were playing against the Brazilian team São Paulo. Players from both teams appeared shocked and […]
Born in Darmstadt, Germany on 8th February 1966, Labbadia, won two caps for the German nationalteam in his playing career that took him through clubs such as home-town team Darmstadt 98,Hamburger SV, FC Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich, FC Cologne, Werder Bremen, Armenia Bielefeld andKarlsruher SC. He triumphed in the German Bundesliga with Bayern Munich as a […]
Simon led the way with the first goal for the Canaries in the 14th minute, while France’s Bahereba Guirassy got the second in the stoppage time of the second half. Simon’s marauding run down the left ended with his stinging drive slipping through the fingers of Donovan Léon. That goal seemed to help Nantes find […]
Liadi detailed that the accident occurred around 4 p.m. on Friday in Okwelle, Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident happened when the team’s Coaster bus collided with a stationary truck while attempting to avoid a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle. At least 20 team members were on the bus, and some […]
The tournament is the second edition and will be played from January 8 to February 2, 2025, in Malaysia, featuring 16 teams. Nigeria was initially billed to play in a two-group tournament of seven teams each, but the late inclusion of Zimbabwe resulted in the withdrawal of the top four sides from the series to […]