The head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome, and sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis has named late football icon Pele as...
Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday in Paris, France. Messi beat Norway’s UEFA...
The Ballon d’Or (French for “Golden Ball”) is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football since 1956. It has been regarded as...
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Grace Nwokocha, a Nigerian sprinter, a three-year ban for using prohibited substances. This was announced in a statement posted...
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has announced a sabbatical ‘for a long time’, a month after losing his belt – but has promised to return...
FIFA has appointed Portuguese official, Luis Godinho as referee for the international friendly match between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, at the Estadio Municipal de Portimão on...
Nigeria has lost the joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027, as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania are named...
Roberto Calendar, the agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, on Tuesday said he “reserves the right to take legal action” against the club. Calenda’s threat came...
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has emerged winner of the Diamond League trophy for an astonishing third consecutive time. On Sunday night at Oregon in the U.S., Amusan...
All 24 countries that will trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament. Five-time AFCON...
NFF approves change of name for Nigeria’s topflight league The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the change of name for the country’s topflight football league....
Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has condemned the attack on Sebastian Onwe, the referee for the final match of the 2023 governor’s cup competition on Sunday...