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Napoli’s top Serie A as Lookman’s late strike lifts Atalanta

Napoli are top of Serie A after thrashing Cagliari 4-0 on Sunday in a match which was stopped in the first half due to fan disorder, as Inter Milan were held... Read more Ahmadu-Kida lauds Nigeria’s U-18 Afrobasket outings

The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Musa Ahmadu-Kida, has expressed the federation’s satisfaction with the performances of the Nigeria U-18 male and female teams at the Afrobasket U-18 Championship in... Read more Osimhen sets Super Lig shooting record on Gala debut

Expectedly, Victor Osimhen made an instant impact in the Turkish Super Lig, having seven shots on goal on his debut for Galatasaray in Saturday’s 5-0 rout of Rizespor, a record in... Read more Joshua expects tough Dubois challenge

Anthony Joshua says he expects a tough challenge from Daniel Dubois in their IBF heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on September 21, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. “It’s going to be a... Read more Osimhen set for Galatasaray debut

Victor Osimhen is set to make his debut for Galatasaray as they host Rizespor in the Turkish Super Lig week 5 fixture at RAMS Park, İstanbul, on Saturday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The... Read more Oshoala enjoying bright spark at Bay FC

Asisat Oshoala has started proving to be the game-changer for Bay FC, as the Nigeria forward has now netted three game-winning goals this season, with the latest coming in a 1-0 victory... Read more U-18 Afrobasket: Junior D’Tigress battle Mali for gold today

Nigeria will face Mali in the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024 on Saturday (today) at 4pm at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Junior D’Tigress reached this... Read more CAF: Rangers get slim win; Enyimba hold Filante

Kazeem Ogunleye’s late second-half goal saved Rangers’ blushes as the Nigerian champions recorded a slim 1-0 win over Angola’s Sagrada Esperanca in their CAF Champions League second preliminary round first leg... Read more Joshua denies Dubois nearly knocked him out sparring

Two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has refuted claims that his opponent in the September 21 title fight at Wembley Stadium, Daniel Dubois, almost knocked him out during a sparring session in... Read more U-18 Afrobasket Championships: Nigeria’s J’Tigers bow out, J’Tigress advance

Nigeria’s Under-18 Men’s Basketball team, the J’Tigers are out of the 2024 Afrobasket U-18 Championship, following their 81-70 loss to Mali in the quarterfinals on Thursday night. The Malians, who took... Read more Osimhen loan move not entirely football related – Hamsik

Former Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik has suggested that Victor Osimhen’s loan move from the club to Galatasaray is not an entirely football-related transfer, adding that he feels sorry the Nigeria international left... Read more Lookman relishes Ballon d’Or nomination

Atalanta and Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman has described his nomination for the 2024 Ballon d’Or as a “special feeling.” The versatile attacker, who was recently named on the 30-man shortlist for the... Read more Lagos SWAN Congratulates AIG Fayoade, Says Promotion and Appointment Well Deserved.

The Executives and members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Lagos chapter have felicitated with the newly promoted Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Adegoke Fayoade. AIG Fayoade, who has... Read more Knocks for S’Africa over Junior D’Tigers visa denial

Several Nigerians have taken to social media to shade the South African Consulate for initially denying the Nigerian U-18 boys’ basketball players visas for the AfroBasket Men’s U-18 competition in South Africa,... Read more Osimhen becomes sixth Nigerian to play for Galatasaray

Victor Osimhen ended his long transfer saga after joining Turkish side Galatasaray on a four-month loan deal from Napoli on Tuesday as the sixth Nigerian to don the Cimbom jersey, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.... Read more Paralympics: Ogunleke Nigeria’s last table tennis hope

With the exit of Christiana Alabi, Abiola Adesope, and Kayode Alabi from the table tennis event of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Team Nigeria’s medal hope now rests on Isau Ogunkunle... Read more Top 25 Nigerian footballers overseas earn $77.66m annually

Since ex-Nigeria midfielder Sylvanus Okpala blazed the trail in 1983, when he joined Uniao of Portugal from Enugu Rangers, there has been an astronomical increase in the number of Nigerian footballers... Read more Ikedigwe: Barefooted basketball rookie who became star

Shalom Ikedigwe’s journey into the world of basketball started unexpectedly. Like many Nigerian kids, Ikedigwe’s first love was football. Growing up in the Nigerian Air Force Base in Ikeja, Lagos State,... Read more Osimhen agrees Gala loan move

Unsettled Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of joining Galatasaray after the former Italian champions and the player agreed on a loan move to the Turkish giants on Monday.... Read more AFCON: Troost-Ekong, Lookman early arrivals in Eagles camp

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, and England-based quartet Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Wilfred Ndidi are among the early arrivals in the camp for the... Read more Rangers coach desires more clinical Dessers

Glasgow Rangers manager Philippe Clement has urged Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers to be more clinical in front of goals in big games, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Clement’s statement came on the heels of... Read more VIDEO: Victor Osimhen receives hero’s welcome from Galatasaray fans

Thousands of Galatasaray fans gathered at the Istanbul Airport, Turkey, to welcome Super Eagles star, Victor Osimhen, with enthusiasm and excitement on Monday. Despite arriving at 3:30am, Osimhen was met with... Read more Danjuma sure of better Falconets performance

The head coach of Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, Christopher Danjuma, is confident the team would do much better in subsequent outings at the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Colombia. The... Read more Conte insists Osimhen not part of Napoli’s plans

Napoli manager Antonio Conte has reiterated that Nigerian international Victor Osimhen is no longer part of the club’s plans and will not be reintegrated into the first team, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.... Read more AFCON Qualifiers: Eagles camp opens for Benin, Rwanda ties

Super Eagles players are expected to report to their Uyo camp on Monday (today), ahead of the 2025 AFCON qualifier matches against the Benin Republic and Rwanda, according to the Nigeria Football... Read more Napoli hand Osimhen’s number 9 to Lukaku after transfer drama

Napoli’s Victor Osimhen has found himself sidelined as the Serie A club has handed his iconic number 9 jersey to their new signing, Romelu Lukaku. This development follows a summer of... Read more Paralympics: Eniola, Nnanna advance in badminton

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 on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Competing... Read more Rangers host El-Kanemi in NPFL 2024/25 opener

Sixty-eight days after being crowned Nigeria Premier Football League champions for the eighth time, Rangers International will begin their title defence against 2024 Federation Cup winners El-Kanemi Warriors on the opening day... Read more Osimhen, Chelsea, Al Ahli deal off, Napoli relationship broken – Romano

In a dramatic twist to the 2024 summer transfer saga, Victor Osimhen’s highly anticipated move to Chelsea has collapsed. The deal fell through with just two hours left before the transfer... Read more D’Tigress move up to 8th in world rankings

A resounding 2024 Olympics campaign saw the Nigeria senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, move up four spots from 12th to 8th in the latest FIBA working rankings released on Thursday, August 29... Read more