A Chelsea fan who assaulted Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has been fined £807 and banned from football for three years Jordan Chidley ran on to the pitch during a Carabao Cup quarter-final tie between the two Premier League teams at Stamford Bridge on 19 December. It happened after Chelsea scored a late equaliser to…
Ireland women’s basketball team refused to shake hands with Israel before their EuroBasket 2025 qualifier in Riga. Israel player Dor Saar said on Wednesday that the Ireland team is “quite anti-Semitic”. Ireland players also lined up for their anthem beside the team’s bench rather than the centre of the court before the game, which Israel…
Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica says she “owes” it to her family to retire after the 2024 Games. The 37-year-old, regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, won the 100m title in 2008 and 2012. Fraser-Pryce also won Tokyo 2020 Olympic relay gold, plus three of her 10 world titles,…
At least three players in the Super Eagles squad have escaped being suspended for the Africa Cup of Nations final against Ivory Coast. They are Moses Simon, Ola Aina and Calvin Bassey. The trio, who was one booking away from missing the final should Nigeria beat South Africa, survived as they were not booked and…
Former Manchester United and England midfielder Jesse Lingard has completed a move to South Korean side FC Seoul. Lingard has been without a club since his contract expired at Nottingham Forest at the end of last season. It is understood the 31-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the K-League club, with the option for…
UFC president Dana White has denied a date has been set for Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC after the Irishman announced he would fight on 29 June. McGregor has not fought since losing to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, in part due to the broken leg he suffered in that loss. Asked about McGregor’s…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, will commence screening of the 12 aspirants seeking for its ticket in the September poll today by 12 noon. The exercise is to commence at the Hall of the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The screening will last for two days. Six aspirants are scheduled to go through the screening…
South Africa’s head coach, Hugo Broos, feels his side played better against Nigeria in Wednesday’s semi-finals encounter which they lost 2-4 on penalty kicks. Bafana Bafana came back from a goal down to take the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations game to extra time. Reacting to their defeat on Thursday, Broos explained that his side…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play hosts Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday after both teams won their semifinal matches last night. Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning penalty to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday after an Africa Cup of…
After Nigeria’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, Super Eagles goalkeeper Nwabali Stanley has been speaking on his heroics which helped them the team qualify for the final. “This is a game I’m born to play. A night to remember!!! I felt every bit of it!!” Nwabali exclaimed in a…
