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British world champion ANTHONY JOSHUA predicted he will knock out Kubrat Pulev in round 11 and warned he could ditch the back foot boxing tactics that beat Andy Ruiz Jr. The fight was confirmed for June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Pulev the mandatory IBF challenger to take on Joshua. Pulev has only […]
Chelsea are through to the quarterfinal of this year’s FA Cup tourney following their 2-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Ross Barkley said it was “a dream” to score against Liverpool as the midfielder helped Chelsea reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. The result meant Liverpool suffered their second successive defeat of this […]
Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder’s new positions as Ring Magazine releases ranking Tyson Fury, still undefeated, defeated Deontay Wilder over the weekend to retain the lineal heavyweight belt and clinch the WBC belt and is now the Ring Magazine number one world champion. Fury is the third heavyweight in history to win the […]
Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder’s new positions as Ring Magazine releases ranking Tyson Fury, still undefeated, defeated Deontay Wilder over the weekend to retain the lineal heavyweight belt and clinch the WBC belt and is now the Ring Magazine number one world champion. Fury is the third heavyweight in history to win the […]
Nigerian professional footballer, Odion Ighalo who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United, on loan from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua of the Chinese Super League came as a big surprise to many of the club’s faithful. However, professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Watford, Adrian Mariappa, said […]
Manchester United closed in on the Champions League places with victory over Chelsea as Frank Lampard’s side were left with a sense of injustice after contentious video assistant referee decisions went against them. United closed to within three points of Chelsea in fourth place with headed goals either side of the interval from Anthony Martial […]
Odion Ighalo has been training away from the Manchester United Club’s facilities as a precaution due to the coronavirus outbreak. The British media reported on Thursday, February 13, 2020, that the 30-year-old Nigerian international striker joined United on loan until the end of the season on January 31, which is the transfer deadline day, from […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Super Eagles defender and captain Joseph Yobo as assistant coach of the team. Yobo will replace Imama Amapakabo in the technical crew of the senior men’s national team. He played for the Nigeria U-20 team, the Flying Eagles – during the FIFA World Youth Championship (now known […]
Sportswear giants Nike has revealed new Super Eagles and Falcons jerseys on Wednesday. The jerseys are being revealed ahead of Eagles 2021 Africa Cup of Nations match-day three home qualifying encounter against Sierra Leone. They are the jerseys that the Super Eagles will wear for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and 2022 World […]
Nigerian football star John Obi Mikel was said to have been racially abused while in action for Trabzonspor in their 2-1 win over Fenerbahce last weekend. The former Super Eagles captain played all 90 minutes for the Black Sea Storm in their Turkish Super Lig assignment. More threats and abuses were aimed at the midfielder […]
