Boxing
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Tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night 250 will mark the first time that Israel Adesanya competes in a non-title fight in almost six years, writes mmamania.com.Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) takes on Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in tomorrow’s main event at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
25 Jan
Apart from the global awareness that the 2020 EndSARS protests created on the alleged illegal activities of that arm of the Nigerian Police, the civil uprising also laid the foundation for one of the biggest sports development programmes in Nigeria
22 Jan
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has fixed May, 2025, as date for the final eliminator bout between Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba, and Congolese fighter, Martin Bakole. The winner will secure the right to fight for Daniel Dubois’ IBF heavyweight world title.
15 Jan
The Economic Situation Room, a coalition of 48 civil society groups in Nigeria, has warned that the Federal Government's failure to release funds for completed contracts under the 2024 capital budget is having a devastating impact on businesses and the economy.
14 Jan
The Presidential Project Implementation Team for the #SheIsIncluded Initiative has commended Cross River Governor Bassey Edet Otu, and the wife, Bishop Mrs Eyoanwan Itam Otu
13 Jan
Tyson Fury has, not for the first time, announced his retirement from the boxing ring. But is this really the end of the road for the "Gypsy King"? The towering 36-year-old British heavyweight called it a day on Monday, just weeks after his second straight defeat by Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. "Hi everybody,…
8 Jan
Japan-based Nigerian boxer, Ridwan Oyekola, was beaten by Tosin Osaigbovo in the national lightweight bout at the recently concluded Battle of Ages Boxing Championship held at the Campos Square Stadium Lagos.
3 Jan
Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City have to "think" about the future of injury-hit midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who is out of contract at the end of the season.The 33-year-old has been frustrated by injuries over the past two seasons and has made just eight Premier League starts in the current campaign. De Bruyne, who joined…
2 Jan
Anthony Joshua, a Nigerian-born British professional boxer, says his target in 2025 is to beat Tyson Fury and become a three-time world heavyweight champion. Joshua spoke with State House correspondents after a visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Lagos. On his chances of beating Fury, he said, "We'll see; let’s get in the…
1 Jan
Two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, has bagged a new title, this time outside the boxing ring.
31 Dec
Former two-time world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has admitted he feels ‘kind of depressed’ following his return to boxing against Jake Paul last month.
Sport
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Crystal Palace forward, Asher Agbinone, has opened up about his Nigerian heritage, revealing that he remains open to a potential call-up to the Super Eagles while keeping his international options available. The 19-year-old, who has represented Crystal Palace since his youth days, is eligible to play for three countries: England, Nigeria, and Congo. Agbinone’s father…
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Southampton manager Ivan Juric has lauded Joe Aribo’s versatility and commitment after the Nigerian midfielder’s important role in the team’s 2-1 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road. Aribo, who has primarily played in midfield this season, was asked to play in an unfamiliar left centre-back position due to a string of injuries to Southampton's…
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France’s Nassourdine Imavov delivered the biggest victory of his career on Saturday night, knocking out former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in the second round of their UFC Saudi Arabia main event. Competing in a non-title bout for the first time since 2019, the Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist was seeking to re-establish himself…
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Barcelona women stumbled 2-1 against Levante on Saturday for a first home league defeat since 2019 but remained comfortably top of the Liga F table. The reigning Spanish and European champions lead second-place Real Madrid by eight points. Their last home league loss was to Huesca in February 2019. Barcelona have only lost one other…
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Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick for the second time in four days as Paris Saint-Germain hammered Brest 5-2 on Saturday in a dress rehearsal of the upcoming Champions League clash between the two sides. Dembele followed up his three-goal haul in Wednesday's 4-1 win at VfB Stuttgart which saw PSG secure a place in the…
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Real Madrid stumbled to a shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Espanyol on Sunday which left them leading La Liga by a single point. Carlos Romero's 85th minute strike snatched victory for the relegation-battling hosts, provisionally 17th. Atletico Madrid pulled within a point of Los Blancos with a 2-0 win against Mallorca earlier, ahead of next…
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Bayern Munich stretched their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to nine points on Saturday with an extraordinary 4-3 victory over Holstein Kiel. Bayern led 4-0 as Harry Kane scored twice, but Finn Porath replied for Kiel before Steven Skrzybski's stoppage-time double threatened to steal an unlikely point. The full-time whistle was met with…
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Mohamed Salah's controversial penalty put Liverpool on course for a 2-0 win at Bournemouth as the Premier League leaders moved nine points clear on Saturday. Arne Slot's side took the lead in the first half when Salah netted with a penalty awarded after Cody Gakpo appeared to trip over his own feet rather than go…
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Daniel Maldini, the son of Italian football icon Paolo Maldini, has signed for Atalanta from Monza, his new club announced on Saturday. "Atalanta are happy to announce the permanent signing of Daniel Maldini from Monza," the Bergamo-based team said in a statement. Italian media report that Atalanta paid around 11 million euros for attacker Maldini,…
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Chris Wood netted a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest thrashed Brighton 7-0 to reignite their charge towards next season's Champions League at the City Ground on Saturday. Morgan Gibbs-White, Neco Williams and Jota Silva were also on target after Lewis Dunk's own goal opened the scoring in an astonishing performance from Nuno Espirito Santo's men as…