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Nigeria/Ghana final qualifying fixture in the race to 2025 African Nations Championship ended in a scoreless draw in the first leg played at the Accra Sports Stadium yesterday.

Former President of Lekki Scrabble Club, Adowei Ebikeme, has said that scrabble has raised the standard of sports and youth development in the country this year.

Italian club, Atalanta, have told Liverpool that they will not sell Ademola Lookman or any of their stars in January.

Mohamed Salah dropped another hint that his future could lie away from Liverpool as the Egypt star said he would be happy "wherever I am going to end my career" after starring in Sunday's 6-3 demolition of Tottenham. Salah scored twice and provided two assists in the goal-spree in north London as Liverpool moved four…

Borussia Dortmund scored three goals in a devastating five-minute spell to beat Wolfsburg 3-1 and end the year in the top six of the Bundesliga. Dortmund came into this game without a win in their previous three league outings but produced some stylish attacking moments to blow Wolfsburg away on the road. Dutchman Donyell Malen…

Kylian Mbappe said he had bounced back from hitting rock bottom after helping Real Madrid thrash Sevilla 4-2 on Saturday to move second in La Liga above stuttering rivals Barcelona. After Atletico Madrid beat Barca on Saturday to claim top spot at Christmas, Carlo Ancelotti's side also took advantage with a comfortable home win which…

Atalanta surged back to the top of the Serie A standings with a Charles De Ketelaere-inspired 3-2 win at home to Empoli on Sunday, while inconsistent Roma thrashed Parma 5-0. De Ketelaere was twice on target for Atalanta in the topsy-turvy encounter -- his second goal proving to be the winner with just four minutes…

Liverpool swept four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah's masterclass inspired a memorable 6-3 rout of Tottenham on Sunday. Salah delivered a sublime performance featuring two goals and a pair of assists as Arne Slot's side ran riot in north London. Liverpool took advantage of second-placed Chelsea's 0-0 draw…

Remo Stars Football Club returned to the apex position in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday with a 2-0 home win over visiting Bayelsa United of Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they won their Match Day 18 fixture at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne with two late…

Tyson Fury has been told the "only fight" left for him after his unanimous points decision defeat in a world heavyweight boxing title bout

Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic dropped league points for only the second time this season as they were held to a goalless draw

Manchester United crashed to a humiliating 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth, while Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the Premier League

Gary Neville believes Marcus Rashford is approaching the "inevitable ending" of his Manchester United career after the forward was again left out of the matchday squad on Sunday. The 27-year-old England international will sit out a third successive game United prepared to face Bournemouth in the Premier League at Old Trafford. Rashford was also omitted…

Tyson Fury has been told the "only fight" left for him after his unanimous points decision defeat in a world heavyweight boxing title bout with champion Oleksandr Usyk is an all-British clash against Anthony Joshua. Fury, like Joshua a former world heavyweight champion, was beaten on all three judges' scorecards by 116-112 at the end…

Nigeria's Home Eagles, also known as the Super Eagles B team, will face off against Ghana’s Black Galaxies at 5 PM Nigerian time today in the first leg of the CHAN qualifiers. The highly anticipated encounter will see Ani Henry Ozoemena take his place between the sticks, capping off a remarkable rise for the 23-year-old…

Atletico Madrid came from behind to snatch a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Barcelona and claim leadership of La Liga on Saturday. Pedri sent the Catalans ahead but second-half goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Alexander Sorloth helped Diego Simeone's side move three points clear at the top of the table, having played one match fewer…

The biggest sporting event of 2024 was without doubt the Parisian high-wire double-act of the Olympic Games followed by the Paralympics. From a colourful, sometimes controversial and sodden opening ceremony to boxers caught up in a gender row to refugees on the podium, they served up many memorable moments. As part of our sports year…

Dubois has told Usyk he wanted to avenge the “robbery” from a low-blow controversy in his fight with Usyk last year. A fight with Dubois

Oleksandr Usyk won his heavyweight championship rematch against Tyson Fury by unanimous decision on Saturday to stay unbeaten across two divisions and cement his place among the greats. The Ukrainian, who forced the pace and repeatedly tagged Fury with his accurate left hook, was awarded the fight 116-112 by all three judges. Usyk's win takes…

  Usyk is relentless. He’s refusing to leave Fury alone and is peppering him with shots. Fury does briefly step in to land a 1-2 to Usyk’s body, but he seems caught in two minds. The pair then smash their heads together in a messy exchange but, thankfully, there is no damage to either man.…

Usyk is so hard to slow down. He just keeps marching forward. Fury dominated that last round but Usyk doesn’t yet seem to be feeling the pace of the fight and he immediately goes on the attack. Fury does lead another good lead left hook, which he follows with a right to the body, but…

Usyk stepped up the attacks to the body in that last, he’ll be hoping they have some accumulative damage as the fight progresses., Fury keeps standing his ground, but he’s not firing too many shots – and he’s yet to find those right uppercuts that worked so well for him in the opening rounds of…

Fury doubles up on the jab, then cuffs Usyk with a left hook., Usyk is doing a good job staying away from Fury’s lead right hand so far. He’s moving his head well, feinting, stopping Fury from launching anything too damaging., They come together a shuddering clinch but quickly separate., Usyk targets the body as…

Usyk looking serene Fury took his time getting to the ring, soaking up the atmosphere. He shadow boxes a little in the ring as we wait for Usyk to make his entrance. Usyk looks ice-cool but menacing as he swiftly makes his way to the ring. READ ALSO:Fury vs. Usyk: Boxing aficionados pick who will…

Fresh report emanating from Riyadh says Tyson Fury has told his promoter Frank Warren that he wants a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk even if he claims the crown in their title fight on Saturday. The United Kingdom-born challenger immediately called for a rematch, as part of the fight’s terms, after the first bout but…

@Itunu   Fury vs. Usyk: Boxing aficionados pick who will win?   Here’s the hot take from three legendary boxers – current and former – as to who might win tonight between Fury and Usyk.   Daniel Dubois, IBF heavyweight title holder (Picks Fury) Dubois, against all odds, defeated Anthony Joshua and is the man…

The last bout that precedes Usyk versus Fury's bout has been won and lost after Itauma knocked out McKeane halfway through the round. Well, that didn’t last long! No doubt that many, many more fans will know who Moses Itauma is after his first-round knockout of Demsey McKean just now. READ ALSO:Live build-up: Who is…

Television cameras have revealed what Tyson Fury’s dressing room looks like as he gets his hands taped ahead of the fight.   It’s the first sighting of either boxer ahead of the main event. Fury appeared fully focused – as he promised he would be for this fight. No joking around this time! READ ALSO:Live…

Fury is a two-time heavyweight world champion and has been a professional boxer since 2008. The Manchester-born 36-year-old stands 2.06 metres (6 ft 9 inches) tall, with a record of 34 wins, 24 by knockout, and one defeat (34-1-1, 24 KOs). READ ALSO:Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch Who is Oleksandr Usyk? Usyk…

Global attention now shifts to United Kingdom’s Tyson Fury as he faces champion Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine in the rematch of their heavyweight boxing title fight slated for Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by 11pm Nigerian time Usyk beat Fury in May in a split decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the…

Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Arsenal dismantled Crystal Palace 5-1 to reignite their Premier League title charge. Nottingham Forest stormed Brentford's fortress to briefly climb to third in the table and Alexander Isak scored his first hat-trick in the English top flight…

Napoli moved to the top of Serie A on Saturday with a laboured 2-1 win over Genoa, the team's fourth victory in their last five outings. Frank Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani scored Napoli's goals in an eight-minute spell in the first half before Andrea Pinamonti cut the deficit early in the second period. Genoa were…

Bayer Leverkusen closed the gap on Bayern Munich at the top of the German Bundesliga to four points after Patrik Schick scored four in a 5-1 victory over Freiburg on Saturday. The final Bundesliga games of the year struck a bleak tone following the deadly car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday,…