Objective Nigerian Stories…
Former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has returned to Italy to join home town club Brescia. Balotelli, who was released by French side Marseille in June, has signed a three-year deal with the newly-promoted Serie A side. The 29-year-old reportedly rejected a move to Brazilian club Flamengo because he is keen to reclaim […]
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo and Conor McGregor are set to become neighbours in Marbella as Ronaldo has just bought a £1.3million holiday villa there. Ronaldo is known to lead a lifestyle of affluence – To live up to the billing, the Juve star has £1.3m on a new holiday villa – The four-bedroom property in Marbella adds to his incredible […]
Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo has told BBC Sport that the decision to call time on his international career was the “hardest” of his life. The 30-year-old, who finished as top scorer at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with five goals, confirmed his immediate retirement from international football on Friday. The former Watford striker scored […]
Amaju Pinnick – Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick has been dismissed from his role as a vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) and replaced by South Africa’s Danny Jordaan. Pinnick had served as the first vice-president of Caf since July 2018. No reason was given for his removal by Caf President Ahmad, who signed an […]
World Cup – France broke the Super Falcons super defence after converting a penalty awarded when Ngozi Ebere fouled a player in the box to score the only goal of the match in Rennes. Ebere was booked for the offence, her second and was sent out by referee Melissa Paola Borjas Pastrana. In addition the […]
Liverpool – The delirious scenes kicked off as soon as the final whistle went, while the party had been well underway in Liverpool before the game even started. Hordes of football supporters descended on the Spanish capital earlier in the day, with the total number of supporters in Madrid much higher than the 16,000 tickets made available […]
Anthony Joshua — A late replacement and massive underdog, Andy Ruiz Jr. just shook up the world. Ruiz (33-1, 22 KOs) spoiled the long-awaited U.S. debut of unified heavyweight champion and British star Anthony Joshua to score four knockdowns and record a spectacular upset via seventh-round TKO at Madison Square Garden. Not only did Ruiz […]
Newcastle – The cousin of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour has confirmed they have “agreed terms” to buy Premier League club Newcastle United. In a statement, the Bin Zayed Group said “We can confirm the representatives of his Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed al Nahyan are in discussions with Mike Ashley and his team about […]
Mkhitaryan – London – Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss the Europa League final against Chelsea in Baku amid fears over his safety. Mkhitaryan’s well-being was a concern for Arsenal due to the tense political dispute between Armenia and final hosts Azerbaijan. The Premier League club have decided against Mkhitaryan travelling with the rest of Unai Emery’s squad for next Wednesday’s game. […]
It was a thrilling fight at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta that had everyone on the edge of their seats as both fighters left each other bloodied and battered. It was a show of skill, talent and toughness from the two fighters but it was Adesanya who was announced as the winner via unanimous […]