Nigeria has joined the three other countries in Group B of the 2025 Afrobasket qualifiers, Cape Verde, Libya, and Uganda, in qualifying for this year’s final championship slated for Angola even before yesterday’s final round of games in Libya. Nigeria won two games and lost three to garner seven points, same with Uganda, which was […]

Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, says the federal government is working round the clock to employ 28,000 health workers whose salaries were previously covered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Speaking on Channels Television, Pate said the move is in line with the government’s plans to absorb the […]

In a show of composure, grit and technical brilliance, Nigeria’s representative in the 2025 Africa Badminton Championship, Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori, won the tournament. Opeyori secured this victory over Egypt’s Adham Hatem Elgamal in the men’s singles final of the All-Africa Senior Badminton Championship in Douala, Cameroon, on Sunday. This win is his seventh African title. […]

French judicial authorities have charged the president of Paris Saint-Germain football club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, with complicity in abuse of power concerning shareholder voting at a company, a source close to the case said Thursday. Al-Khelaifi was charged on February 5 with complicity in the alleged buying of a vote and harming of freedom to vote […]

Enzo Maresca confirmed Thursday that Filip Jorgensen has replaced Robert Sanchez as Chelsea’s number-one goalkeeper as he seeks to recover momentum in the Premier League. Spain international Sanchez, 27, has made a string of costly errors this season, including in last month’s 3-1 defeat at Manchester City. Denmark under-21 goalkeeper Jorgensen was picked to start […]

Burnley made history by becoming the first second-tier English side to register 10 consecutive clean sheets after a 2-0 win over Hull, while Sheff Utd remained ahead of the Clarets in second thanks to a 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough. Chelsea loanee Bashir Humphreys and Zian Flemming were on target for Burnley, who remain three points […]

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said Everton’s 98th minute equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw was hard to take as the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park ended in a flurry of red cards on Wednesday. James Tarkowski struck a stunning equaliser deep into stoppage time to spark jubilant scenes among the Toffees’ support, some […]

Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes have been dealt a massive blow, with reports indicating that Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli are set for extended spells on the sidelines due to hamstring injuries. Multiple reports suggest that the German international has suffered a season-ending injury. Havertz, Arsenal’s top scorer this season with 15 goals across all […]

In a bid to unearth talents from the grassroots and encourage mass participation in school sports, the Nigeria School Sport Federation and the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board are organising the National School Board Games with chess as the pilot event. The games will be held from Monday, February 10 to Tuesday, 11 at […]

Turkish club Kasimpasa have parted ways with Nigerian international Kenneth Omeruo, bringing an abrupt end to the defender’s third spell with the Istanbul-based side, Soccernet.ng reports. Omeruo first joined Kasimpasa in 2015 on a season-long loan from Chelsea, where he was highly rated but struggled to break into the first team. Despite impressing in Turkey, […]