Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday.
The two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) World Champion said his fighting days were over in a...
Juventus and Portugese forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire ahead of rival Lionel Messi, who is also expected to reach the milestone next year.
This makes the 35-year-old,...
Things appear to be looking brighter for Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo as Manchester United have reached agreement with Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to extend his loan deal.
The initial loan deal...
The Nigeria Football Federation has extended the contract of Gernot Rohr as the coach of the Super Eagles. The extension came after a lot of speculation and debate in Nigeria’s football circles.
NFF...
The women’s Under-17 World Cup, due to be held in India in November, has been postponed by three month, FIFA said Tuesday.
The tournament, to be played in five cities across the country, will now start...
Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba has allowed his hospital in Ivory Coast to be used as a Coronavirus treatment centre.
The Didier Drogba Foundation opened the hospital in the 42-year-old’s hometown of Abidjan...
The Championships 2020 have been cancelled due to public health concerns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All England Club announced in a statement today. This is the first time the tournament will...
The Tokyo Olympics are to be postponed until 2021 after talks between Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach.
The event, due to begin on 24...
Canada has become the first country to warn that it will not send its athletes to the Tokyo Olympics unless they are postponed for a year as Japan’s Prime Minister Monday admitted a delay may...
The Copa America due to start in June in Argentina and Colombia was on Tuesday postponed by a year to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the organisers,CONMEBOL.
The Copa America is...
Europe’s football governing body, UEFA, yesterday announced the postponement of its flagship national team competition, UEFA EURO 2020, due to be played in June and July this year.
The move is to...
Europe’s football governing body, UEFA has announced the postponement of all of its club competitions which were scheduled for next week.
This includes the remaining UEFA Champions League, Round...
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has become the first Premier League player to test positive for coronavirus.
The Blues’ training ground has been partially closed, while players and staff who have...
The 2020 Olympics are due to open in Tokyo on July 24 but with coronavirus sweeping the world, there is growing concern that the games will either be postponed or even cancelled.
Japanese officials are...
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 in the “El Clasico” at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to end its seven-match winless streak against its rival and return to the top of the Spanish league.
Brazil’s...
Former world number one, Maria Sharapova has announced that she is retiring from tennis after an illustrious career that saw her win five Grand Slam titles.
“How do you leave behind the only life you’ve...
South Africa’s rugby team also known as the Springboks was named World sports team of the year in Berlin on Monday.
The Laureus World Sports award follows the triumph of the Springboks at the world cup...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles defender and skipper, Joseph Yobo as assistant coach of the team.
Yobo will replace Imama Amapakabo in the technical crew of the...
Inter Milan launched a superb second-half comeback from 2-0 down to stun rivals AC Milan and go top of Serie A on Sunday.
Inter came roaring back early in the second half and soon found themselves back...
David Bamasai Tumo of Kenya this morning won the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
He won the 42km race at a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, 22seconds.
The prize money for the race is $50,000.
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