Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has joined Italian side Fiorentina The 33-year-old spent last season on the sidelines after his contract at United ended in 2023. Fiorentina said De Gea would be presented to the media on Monday, 12 August but did not state the length of the Spaniard’s contract. De Gea made…
Spain came from behind to beat France to win Gold in the football event at the Olympic games The Spanish team fought back from 3-1 down to force extra time – eventually winning the match 5-3. The hosts took an early lead but in a pulsating match they quickly fell two goals behind before half-time,…
Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations in style, defeating German champions Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners dominated the match, racing into an early 2-0 lead courtesy of goals from Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard. Gabriel Jesus added a third before halftime, capitalizing on a loose throw-in to run clear and score. In the…
In a groundbreaking achievement, Nigerian athletes Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and Prestina Ochonogor have become the first trio of Nigerian women to advance to the final round of the long jump event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This historic feat marks a milestone for Nigerian athletics. Ese Brume secured her spot in the final with…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state has unveiled a former super Eagles superstar, Emmanuel Amuneke as the new coach of the state owned Heartland Football club of Owerri. Uzodimma announced Amuneke who hails from Eziobodo community in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state at state government House in Owerri on Monday. Unveiling…
Spain will meet France in the final of the men’s Olympic football competition after a 2-1 comeback victory over Morocco. The 2020 silver medallists fell behind in the first half of the semi-final after tournament top scorer Soufiane Rahimi converted a penalty for his sixth goal at the Games. Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez equalised midway through…
A 38-year-old Ella Ada, a successful Nigerian businesswoman, has taken to social media to announce her search for a husband. The owner of a large poultry farm is offering a whopping N50 million to any man who agrees to marry her. In a video posted on TikTok, Ella Ada holds a placard that reads, “I…
Novak Djokovic made history by winning his first Olympic title and completing the coveted ‘Golden Slam’ in singles tennis. The Serbian superstar, 37, defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) in a gripping final at the Paris Olympics, marking his fifth Games appearance. With this triumph, Djokovic joins an elite group of five players to…
USA sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finish. The 27-year-old took gold ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second as both sprinters finished with a time of 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France….
Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the Olympic 100m competition before her semi-final at Paris 2024 on Saturday because of injury. The 37-year-old, a five-time world and two-time Olympic 100m champion, is competing at her final Games before retirement. Fraser-Pryce, who has 24 global medals, qualified from her heat on Saturday but did not…
