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Liverpool forward Raphinha   Brazil winger Raphinha, who played a pivotal role in Leeds United retaining their place in the Premier League last season, is poised to sign for Barcelona after the clubs agreed to the deal in principle on Wednesday. The 25-year-old will cost the Catalans a reported 55 million euros ($55.3million) — with […]

  Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo has joined Premier League side, Southampton on a four-year deal from Scottish Giants, Rangers. Although his transfer fee is undisclosed, sources close to the situation say the deal is worth £6m that could potentially rise to £10m with performance based add-ons. The 25-year-old has played the past three seasons […]

Chimezie Metu scored 25 points including this dunk against Uganda in 2023 FIBA African World Cup qualifiers in Kigali on July 3, 2022.   Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers will face 11-time AfroBasket Champions, Angola in Group E of the final qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The Nigerian side will […]

D’Tigers squad for FIBA African World Cup Qualifiers in Kigali.   Nigeria’s senior men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers have advanced to the second round of the FIBA African World Cup qualifiers with a game to spare after walking over Mali. Despite losing their first game of the third window of the qualifiers to Cape Verde, […]

(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 01, 2022 shows (L-R, top) Simone Biles, Denzel Washington; former Democratic US Representative Gabby Giffords; US football player Megan Rapinoe; Khizr Khan, a Goldstar father; Apple CEO Steve Jobs; US Republican Senator from Arizona John McCain; AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. (Photos by AFP)     Gymnastics […]

  Nigeria’s D’Tigers have begun the third window of the FIBA African World Cup Qualifiers with a 79-70 loss against Cape Verde at the BK arena in Kigali. Nigeria won the first quarter 15-14 on a Chimezie Metu lay-up as time expired, but lost the second 25-11 before bouncing back to win the third quarter […]

NBBF 12-man Roster   The Nigeria Basketball Federation on Tuesday released a 12-man roster for the window of the FIBA African World Cup qualifiers in Kigali. This follows a decision by the FG earlier in the week to rescind its decision to suspend Nigeria’s basketball teams from all international competitions. D’Tigers teams will be led […]

In this file photo, the Flamingos line up before their match against Guinea in a 2020 U-17 World Cup qualifier held in Conakry. Photo: Twitter@NFF   Nigeria’s Flamingos have been paired alongside Germany in Group B of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.  The draw was held on Friday with Chile and New Zealand […]

A photo combination of Mark and Ochai.   Ochai Agbaji has been selected with the 14th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2022 NBA draft with Mark Oluwafemi Williams headed to Charlotte. Born to a Nigerian immigrant father, the 22-year-old Agbaji who plays as a forward was projected to be a lottery in […]

The Nigerian girls are the African champions. Photo: FIBA.   The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to suspend Nigeria’s basketball teams from all international competitions. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Youth and Sports Development Ismaila Abubakar disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said the latest decision is based on […]

Photo Credit; Bayern Munich   FC Bayern have confirmed the signing of Sadio Mané from Liverpool. The 30-year-old attacker has agreed on a contract with the German record champions until 30 June 2025. Herbert Hainer, FC Bayern president disclosed this on Wednesday  “Sadio Mané is a global star, who underlines the appeal of FC Bayern […]