The first round of matches at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) have come to a conclusions with Nigeria, South Africa, Burundi and Botswana slugging it out. As compared to day one and two of the competition that produced a combined eight goals in four matches, day recorded the highest tally for a…
In the opening match of the ongoing 2022 Concacaf W Championship in Monterrey, Mexico, the United States women’s national team kicked off with a 3-0 victory over Haiti. The U.S. staved off a couple of chances from Haiti, including a penalty-kick miss that ricocheted off the post, but a first-half brace from Alex Morgan and…
Danish midfielder, Christian Eriksen has agreed to join Manchester United on a 3-year deal once a medical is finalised, sources have told ESPN. The 30-year-old midfielder spent the second half of last season at Brentford, where he scored once in 11 games. Despite receiving an offer to resign for Brentford, Eriksen has opted to move…
Brazilian forward, Gabriel Jesus has signed for Arsenal from Manchester City on a long-term contract. The 25-year-old forward joins Arsenal having established himself as one of the leading strikers in the Premier League in recent seasons. He scored 95 goals in 236 appearances in all competitions during his five seasons in Manchester. View this post…
Defending champion, Novak Djokovic isn’t slowing down his pursuit of a 7th Wimbledon title as he reached the quarter-finals with a four-set win over Dutch wildcard Tim van Rijthoven. Van Rijthoven who is currently ranked 104th, delighted the crowd as he took the second set. However, 20-time major winner Djokovic, 35, responded with an emphatic…
American basketball icon, Charles Barkley, who is currently valued at $50 million has threatened to come down hard on anyone who drags him into the $865 billion crypto investment space noting that he is disgusted at the idea of investing in any form of cryptocurrency investment. Charles Barkley maintains tat he would not allow talk…
The next Africa Cup of Nations has now been moved to Ivory Coast in 2024 and will no longer happen in 2023. This annoucement was made by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Patrice Motsepe. He explained that the tournament was origially scheduled to be hosted in June-July 2023, which coincides with the height…
Portuguese midfielder, Bernardo Silva has agreed to join FC Barcelona from Manchester City despite the crucial role he plays for his current side. The Portugal international remains Barca head coach Xavi Hernandez’s top target as he continues to work on reinforcing the team’s midfield for next season With the possibility of Frenkie de Jong Manchester…
UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has continued his dominance in the middleweight category with a dominating victory over his opponent, Jared Cannonier. So far, no one has been able to get close to Adesanya during his run in the 185 lb division in UFC, winning 22 fights in-a-row ahead of UFC 276. In his victory…
Tons of fun-loving men and women are expected to storm the coastal city of Durban this weekend for the annual Durban July, which has been prominently described as Africa’s biggest horse-racing event. While many would definitely be there for the horse-racing spectacles and moments, countless others are actually there for the fashion, glamour and pizzazz….
In a shocking turn of event, club legend, Cristiano Ronaldo has told Manchester United he wants to leave the club this summer, The Athletic’s David Ornstein and Adam Crafton report. Based on the report, Ronaldo would only push for an exit if Manchester United receive a suitable offer, according to Ornstein and Crafton. The 37-year-old…
In the build-up to Israel Adesayna also known as “The Last Stylebender’s” next fight, American rapper, Drake has sent an open message to Adesanya to let him know that he has placed a Huge bet on him to win his fight against Jared Cannonier. The fight is expected to later today, Saturday, July 2, 2022…
Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah’s new £400,000-per-week salary at Liverpool makes him the highest paid player in the Premier League, according to Daily Mail. The Egyptian has ended speculation about his future, by putting pen to paper on a bumper deal until 2025. Salah is now ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) and Kevin De Bruyne…
Coming on the heels of the arrest of NBA star Miles Bridge on charges of felony domestic abuse, his wife, Mychelle Johnson has broken her silence on the level of abuse she has endured. The Charlotte Hornets player, who has two children with Johnson, turned himself into Los Angeles police earlier this week and was…
Keen to strengthen the team for the 2022-23 Premier League season, Tottenham have acquired Richarlison and paid Everton a whooping 69.5 million euros for the 25-year-old Brazil international who has signed for the club until 2027. Assuming these figures are correct, Richarlison surpasses the 60 million that Tanguy Ndombele cost the Premier League club in…
The UFC has inducted the MMA duo and former titleholders, Daniel Cormier and Khabib Nurmagomedov into its Hall of Fame. Both Cormier and Nurmagomedov were in attendance inside T-Mobile Arena. Cormier, 43, is a former two-weight champion in the UFC while Nurmagomedov, 33, is the former lightweight champion who retired with a 29-0 record. Each…
Celebrations are in the air for the Colorado Avalanche as the victory parade is currently in happening live. Despite giving up an early goal in the first period, the Colorado Avalance rallied to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6. Watch the live victory parade below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PLdPT9m_s4
As a strategic move to inject a boost into ts finances, Barcelona has sold a portion of its television rights for more than 200 million euros. This was annouced by the club earlier today as the Catalan club said investment firm Sixth Street will invest a total of 207.5 million euros ($215 million) in exchange…
British two-time tennis champion Andy Murray has suffered his earliest Wimbledon exit after losing in four sets against American John Isner in the second round. The 35-year-old former world number one clinched the third set to keep alive his hopes but fell 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 to the big-hitting 20th seed. Isner, a…
Arsenal are on the verge of signing Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, and there’s an interesting story behind his celebration that every Arsenal fan should know. Over a period of 5 seasons, Jesus scored 95 goals in 236 games for Manchester City and after almost every single one of those strikes, he celebrated by bringing…
One year after joining Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea for 113 million euros, Belgian striker, Romelu Lukaku has rejoined the Italian side, Inter Milan on loan. Despite his prolific scoring record in Italy, the Belgian failed to replicate the sam form for the Blues coach and even fell on the wrong side of the manager after his…
Two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has warned drunk trolls against hurling abuses at him warning that they risk ending up with broken jaws. The 32-year-old has moved his camp to Loughborough University and enjoyed mixing on campus. It would be recalled that in May, after taking a late night stroll to ease…
In what would could be described as yet another grand upset, US Open champion, Emma Raducanu has been defeated in straight sets by unseeded Caroline Garcia in the second round of Wimbledon. Raducanu was the no. 10 seed and had been backed by an enthusiastic crowd hoping she would remain in the tournament, but she…
As the countdown to the World Cup in Qatar continues, organisers have sold 1.8 million tickets for this year’s edition of the event. This was revealed in a statement issued by the world soccer governing body FIFA ahead of the next round of ticket sales expected to open on July 5. There is a special…
In a dramatic epic encounter, Seven-time tennis champion, Serena Williams suffered a humiliating second straight Wimbledon first-round exit as she was stunned into defeat by French debutant Harmony Tan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) After a year of retiring injured from a what many feared would be her…
Former NBA star, Shaquille O’Neal has sent a message to the current owners of the franchise to begin negotiating the sale of Orlando Magic basketball team. It should be recalled that Orlando Magic was the team that gave O’Neal the opportunity to make his grand debut back in 1992. During an episode of his podcast…
As Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial athlete, Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya looks to defend his UFC middleweight title against Jared Cannonier, he continues to prepare himself for the challenge ahead with brutal sparring sessions. In a recent video uploaded to his official YouTube channel, ‘FREESTYLEBENDER,’ Adesanya was seen with Dan “The Hangman” Hooker…
Barcelona forward, Memphis Depay was recently spotted spending time in the company of Nigerian singer, Davido, in Los Angeles. The former Manchester United forward who faces an uncertain future in Spain following an injury-blighted first season with the Blaugrana, was seen in a happy mood with the superstar. It was gathered that Depay, who has…
The latest striker to join Guardiola’s Manchester City team, Erling Haaland will live in the mansion of departing Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba. Mutiple reports have emerged stating that Haaland wants to take over Pogba’s three million pound mansion in Manchester after the Norwegian completed his move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City and continues…
The Colorado Avalanche have defeated the two-time defending champion, Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The Avalanche defeated the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Colorado Avalanche (@coloradoavalanche) Tampa Bay fell…
As the battle to build a title-winning premiere league team heats up in preparation for the incoming 2022-23 season, Arsenal ‘have completed the £45m signing of Gabriel Jesus after finalising personal terms on a five-year deal’ having already agreed a fee with Man City – and now Guardiola will go after Kalvin Phillips. View this…
Former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City, David Beckham and his wife, Victoria Beckham are one of the most adorable couples alive today but this doesn’t mean that they don’t get on each others nerve. In his latest interview his former Manchester United team-mate and…
Determined to strengthen its side against formidable opponents in the Premier League scheduled to return in August, Nottingham Forest have signed Nigeria forward, Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin for a club record fee. The 24-year-old joins newly promoted Forest on a five-year deal for a reported £17m. Awoniyi scored 20 goals in 43 games across…
Despite the transfer buzz around Paris Saint Germain forward Neymar continues to grow, Chelsea are believed to be in pole position to make a sensational move to secure the Brazilian winger. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NJ 🇧🇷 (@neymarjr) The Brazil international endured a poor season at the Parc des Princes…
Still keen on strengthening its squad for the incoming 2022-23 Premier League season, Manchester City have agreed a £45m deal with Leeds for England midfielder Kalvin Phillips. Manchester City will is expected to pay £42m for the 26-year-old with potential bonuses of £3 million. The Premier League champions made Phillips their number one summer transfer…
There’s good new for all football teams participating in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as the world footballing body FIFA has given the green light for participating teams to have 26 players feature at the tournament. In addition to this, managers will now be able to name all 26 players in their matchday squads…
In what might go down as one of the biggest sporting scares in 2022, Mexican American artistic and synchronized swimmer, Anita Alvarez fainted in the water during the FINA World Championships in Budapest and had to be rescued by her Spanish coach, Andrea Fuentes who jumped into the water to pull her out. This Isn’t…
A total of eight medical personnel will stand trial in the death of Argentinian football icon, Diego Maradona as they have been accused of criminal negligence in his death. Following a medica’ panel’s findings that Maradona’s treatment was riddled with “deficiencies and irregularities,” a judge has oredered a culpable homicide trial The footfall icon passed…
Following a somewhat disappointing 2021 NBA season with the Phoenix as well as a dip in his personal life, basketball star, Devin Booker’s relationship with American model, Kendall Jenner has come to an end after two years. Both Booker and Jenner have decided to go their separate ways. According to E! News, sources close to…
Basketball legend, Michael Jordan is in the news and this time, it is over his refusal to allow a group of insistent kids take pictures with as caught in a video clip that has gone viral on Instagram and Twitter and has generated millions of views. Sources revealed that the two boys had ben waiting…
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo is willing to cover the expenses of the damage caused after his bodyguard crashed his Bugatti Veyron into a house in Mallorca. It should be recalled that Ronaldo’s Bugatti Veyron, which has more than 1,000 horsepower, was crashed into a property in Sa Coma by one of his bodyguards. According…
Senegalese forward, Sadio Mane has completed a £35 million move away from Liverpool to German giants, Bayern Munich in a 3-year contract that officially brings his 6-year spell with the reds to an end. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sadio Mane (@sadiomaneofficiel) Liverpool will receive 32 million euros (£27) that comes…
Tennis icon, Serena Williams made a grand return to the game that has earned her fame and fortune at the Eastbourne Devonshire Park where she teamed up with Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the Eastbourne doubles and the pair won their opening match in an entertaining evening. The game marks almost one year since her last…
Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku is inching closer to a return to Italy as Inter Milan have agreed to a deal to sign the striker on a season-long loan from the English Premier League side. It should be recalled that Chelsea signed Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m in August 2021, but he is not set…
American goalkeeper, Matt Turner who plies his trade with Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution joins Arsenal this summer and has already endeared himself to fans after seen snubbing a fan wearing a Tottenham Hotspur shirt. Watch the clip below. His team, New England Revolution took on Minnesota in MLS on Sunday night in a…
Following their 2022 NBA Championship, the Warriors celebrated their victory with a parade through the streets of downtown San Francisco, with fans sharing the exciting win with players, coaches, legends and staff. It all started on Monday at Market and Main streets and as expected, thousands of fans lined downtown streets in San Francisco on…
These are not the best of times for Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo following an accident in Mallorca that has left his 1.5 million euro Bugatti Veyron with more than 1,000 horsepower wrecked. The car crash took place earlier today in Palma de Mallorca, in the district of Sa Coma, in Bunyola. The luxury car…
Liverpool recently released a footage of one of their latest additions to the team, Darwin Nunez where he can be seen interacting with various individuals with the club’s AXA Training Centre. Watch the clip below. It should be recalled that Liverpool had secured the services of the Uruguayan forward for an initial £64 million on…
Tw-time world heavyweight boxing champion, Tyson Fury has reportedly been denied entry into the United States of America owing to his alleged connection to wanted criminal Daniel Kinahan. It should be recalled that Irishman Kinahan has been sanctioned by the US Treasury for his involvement in organised crime and there is a reward out for…
Spanish giant, Real Madrid are reportedly already working on signing Erling Haaland from Manchester City, just days after he completed his switch from Borussia Dortmund. The Norwegian international moved to the Etihad for just £51 million earlier this week but reports have emerged that the deal is thought to have included a £128million release clause…
