Sport
15 Sep
Ajax fans angry some of their fixtures have been postponed due to police strikes set off flares, attacked buildings, and clashed with officers Sunday in Amsterdam after a demonstration. Images on local media showed Ajax fans grabbing bicycles and barriers and marching towards the police HQ in the Dutch capital before officers intervened to restore…
15 Sep
Gabriel Magalhaes headed Arsenal to a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday as the Gunners overcame the absence of key midfielders Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard to extend their north London derby dominance. Mikel Arteta's side were without skipper Odegaard due to an ankle injury suffered on Norway duty, while Rice served a suspension for…
15 Sep
Goals from Marius Wolf, Phillip Tietz and Yusuf Kabadayi took Augsburg to a 3-1 Bundesliga home win over promoted St Pauli on Sunday. One-time Germany defender Wolf, who moved from Dortmund to Augsburg in the summer, broke the deadlock with a superb curling strike three minutes into the second half. Tietz doubled the home side's…
15 Sep
Former world number one Novak Djokovic teamed up with doubles partner Hamad Medjedovic on Sunday to seal a 3-0 play-off win over Greece which keeps Serbia in World Group I of the Davis Cup. The 37-year-old, playing his first competitive tennis since losing in the third round of the US Open, and his 21-year-old team-mate…
15 Sep
Ademola Lookman made sure that Atalanta warmed up for their return to the Champions League with the winner in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Fiorentina in Serie A. Nigeria forward Lookman did not feature in Atalanta's first three league matches after agitating for a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. But the 26-year-old netted the decisive strike in…
15 Sep
Imo State Commissioner for Sports, Obinna Onyeocha, on Sunday hinted that the 300 athletes and close to 100 officials currently participating in the 8th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, have had their allowances "in their pockets" to boost their morale in winning more medals. Onyeocha, who disclosed this to journalists covering the games…
15 Sep
With the expanded UEFA Champions League beginning this week, AFP Sport casts an eye over some of the new names to look out for in the
15 Sep
Lionel Messi dazzled in his return from injury Saturday, scoring two goals in the space of four minutes and adding an assist in Inter Miami
15 Sep
In this engaging interview with AZUBUIKE JIDEAKA, former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo offers candid reflections on his time as both a player and assistant coach with the Nigerian national team. Yobo speaks about working alongside Austin Eguavoen, the challenges of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, and his thoughts on the national team’s future. He…
Sport
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Morotoluwa Ojomo, a Nigerian-born American football player, over his Super Bowl 59 victory with Philadephia Eagles.
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One of Nigeria’s leading financial services providers, Coronation, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable sports development by returning as the title sponsor of the Coronation Silver Cup, at the 2025 Lagos International Polo Tournament.
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Super Eagles coaches are thrilled with the return of the hitherto injured Ademola Lookman, who has reportedly started training with Atalanta before their Champions League play-off against Club Brugge of Belgium, tomorrow.
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The six states of the South West region have officially declared their readiness to participate in the South West Games 2025 (SWG 2025) scheduled to be held in Lagos next month.
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Former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has enjoined Nigerians to embrace sports, especially golf, saying “playing golf keeps one alive, hearty and healthy.”
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Spain manager Montse Tome on Monday denied "punishing" Jenni Hermoso by dropping her after ex-football federation chief Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed her at the 2023 Women's World Cup final. Rubiales will testify on Tuesday in a trial viewed as a case against macho culture and sexism in sport after the kiss in Australia sparked a…
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Novak Djokovic said Monday his leg injury, which shattered his Australian Open dream, was "almost 100 percent healed," and he was ready to aim for his 100th ATP title in Doha this month. "There's no longer any muscle tear. The injury is almost 100 percent healed and I'm ready to go for more victories," Djokovic…
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Alessandro Nesta was recalled as Monza coach on Monday after the Serie A club sacked his replacement, Salvatore Bocchetti, with the team bottom in Italy's top flight. Monza confirmed the decision with two short statements, with 48-year-old Nesta continuing his contract until the end of the season which reportedly has an option for another year…
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The International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Monday it is to take legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the inclusion of Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting at last year's Olympic Games. The two female boxers had been excluded from the IBA's 2023 world championships after the fighters failed gender eligibility…
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The champions of England Manchester City will take on the kings of Europe in Real Madrid for the fourth consecutive season in the Champions League. The sides face off earlier than expected this time in the play-off round, with the first leg in Manchester on Tuesday. AFP Sports looks at five ties between the clubs…