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Published by: Quam Shonibare Omotayo Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has identified the trio of forwards he would prefer to sign over Atletico Madrid man Joao Felix in the upcoming transfer window. Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix was once deemed the hottest prospect in European football, but nowadays he doesn't even make the top three of Erik ten Hag's transfer wish-list. The Manchester United boss is keen to bolster his attacking options, particularly in light of Cristiano Ronaldo's latest temper tantrum throwing further doubt on whether the 37-year-old will remain at the club beyond January.  The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has grown tired of being seen as surplus to requirements in the eyes of Ten Hag. Their relationship hit a new low last week when Ronaldo refused to come on during the last knockings of the 2-0 home win over Tottenham and instead chose to storm down the Old Trafford...

Published by: Kaosarah Yusuf and Yetunde Adebiyi.  Edited by: Tolulope Onifade.  The HND 1 women's team of the department of Mass Communication, Lagos State University of Science and Technology has won the 2022 edition of the Dean's Cup after defeating the HND 2 5-1 at full time. The 40-minute 5 a-side football match was played on the school field and it commenced at 2:05pm and ended at 2.58pm. Nafisat Ayegbami scored a hat-trick for the HND 1 team and the HND2 scored a goal through an own goal after an HND 1 player played the ball into their own net  Also, the first half was played for 15mins with 2 minutes stoppage time .             photocredit: Sodiq Yahaya  During the match , Oyinlade from HND1 happened to be a good defender following how she kept playing the ball to make sure the goal post was defended.              Photocredit: Kaosarah Yusuf  Rodiat Yusuf f...

Published by: Deborah Aderoju Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford before the final whistle as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Wednesday. Ronaldo left his seat on the bench and walked down the tunnel before the end of the match. He then got changed and left the stadium before the full-time whistle. Ronaldo was not present when manager Erik ten hag and the rest of the rest of the squad returned to the dressing room . Ten Hag, during his post-match press conference, said he would “deal with” Ronaldo on Thursday. Ronaldo was named on the bench against Tottenham, and Ten Hag still had two available substitutions when Ronaldo decided to leave the pitch.  He was seen leaving in the 90th minute, before four minutes of stoppage time had been played.

*1st Edition of the Akinbo's Soccer Football Club Competition* published by : ILUYEMI MARY FOLUKE. Akimbo Soccer FC 1st edition football competition 22/23, took place at the Power line field, first gate, Ikorodu, Lagos state commencing from the 11th to 28th of October 2022. The form fee for the competition is said to be twenty thousand naira (#20,000).there are (16) sixteen team involve in the match competing against one another, The team are further divided into four sub - group. Cash&Carry FC, Deaf Kid FC, Progressive Academy FC, Rooney FC belong to the first group(A).  Grace FC, Down Town FC, Eyita FC, All star FC belong to the second group (B). Oriokuta FC, V.V.D FC, Kukume FC, Dynamic FC belongs to the third group (C). Rising star FC, Phoenix Fx, Martini FC, Shogunwa FC belong to the fourth and last group (D). A price is attached to the competition, The winning team goes home with the price of three hundred thousand naira (300,000), whil...

Mohamed Salah stuns Mancity with Wonderful finish for Liverpool compiled by: Osamgbi chinyere Wendy Mohamed Salah showed his class again by scoring a brilliant goal or Liverpool to give them 1-0 victory over Manchester City at Anfield. The Egypt international stunned the Premier League Champions in the 76th minutes when he opened the scoring in a huge match at Anfield. Salah's goal is his 21st in the top flight for Liverpool which moves the team forward into the clubs all time list of top scorers in the Premier League

FIFA World cup, Qatar Compiled by: Osamgbi chinyere Wendy The 2022 World Cup in Qatar kicks off on Sunday November 20th at AL Batt Stadium when the hosts take on Ecuador in GroupA.  32 teams will be competing in the tournament. Unfortunately, Nigeria will not be participating in this year's munclial having lost our to the Black Start of Ghana in the play off. Senegal,Tunisia,Morocco,Cameroon and Ghana will be representing Africa at World Cup. The final will be played at the Lusail Stadium in Deha a week before Christmas on Sunday December 18th

Manchester United's Greenwood Charged with Attempted Rape and Assault Compiled by: Osamgbi chinyere Wendy The twenty one year old was arrested in January 2022 and now faces prosecution. Mason Greenwood has been charged with Attempted Rape engaging in controlling and coerave behavior and assault. The Greenwood was suspended by United indefinitely while the investigation took place . The twenty one year old will now be charged with the offences after evidence from greater Manchester Police was reviewed. The defendant first court appearance would take place on Monday 17th October 2022 at Greater Manchester Magistrate Court

Published By: Rashidat Yunus Deontay Wilder believes a bout with Anthony Joshua is still "the number one fight in the world" as he prepares to make his return to action on Saturday. Deontay wilder, last fought a year ago and faces Robert Helenius in New York  The heavyweight's goal is to become world champion again, but Wilder also has big plans for a bout against Britain’s Joshua. "I would love to do that fight in Africa," said wilder to the bbc sport. "It's still the number one fight in the world for everyone. Everywhere I go, people always talk about me versus Joshua." "I think it would be an amazing place to have it, to go back home. I can just see that being an amazing fight, win, lose or draw. "I think we'll get the respect and love from all the people over there." Wilder seriously considered retirement after suffering successive stoppage defeats to Tyson Fury, but now says he plans to fight for another three ye...

Published By;Rashidat Yunus It was a double honour for Nigeria’s Super Falcons attacker Asisat Oshoala on Wednesday evening as she was again voted Woman of the Match against Benfica. Former Rivers Angels player was the star of the game in Portugal as she bagged a brace and brace of assists to her club FC Barcelona Feminine to an emphatic 0-9 over the host. Her victory in the voting was confirmed by UEFA late in the evening and Oshoala was extremely excited about the outcome. The lanky attacker has now scored 3 goals for the Catalan-based club in all competitions this season. She emerged as the top scorer in the Spanish Iberdrola last season with 20 goals despite her injury worries.

Published By:Bisoye Lawal Greater Height Fc eased to a 4-2 victory over Agric town Fc on Sunday, to win the Ikorodu Division Association Cup, at the police barracks stadium, Igbogbo. Peter Okon opened the scoring mid way through the first half’s (22 minutes) for Greater Heights Fc, finding the net with an assisted pass from Saheed. Greater Heights Fc dominated the possession in the first half as they had 5 shots on target in 30 minute of the game. Basit created a scoring opportunity for his teammate as Ibrahim Shokumbi scored in the 35th minute to double the advantage for Greater Heights Fc. Agric Town Fc snatched the ball possession almost at the end of the first half as Elijah found the net to make the scores 2-1 at half time. Greater heights Fc totally dominated the opening stage of the second half with their possession to create chances against Agric town Fc’s back line Greater Height Fc created chances more frequently than in the first half as they increase the qua...

Published by:  Habeeb Abdulazeez Babatunde Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he will "deal with" Cristiano Ronaldo after the unused substitute walked down the tunnel minutes before the end of the win over Tottenham. Ronaldo, 37, left in the 89th minute, shortly after Ten Hag brought on Christian Eriksen and Anthony Elanga. "I will deal with that tomorrow, not today. We are now celebrating this victory," said Ten Hag. "I have seen him, but I haven't spoken with him." Despite United having only made three of their five permitted substitutions in Wednesday's 2-0 home win, Ronaldo decided to leave the bench early and disappeared down the Old Trafford tunnel. It came three days after he showed his displeasure at being substituted against Newcastle. After Sunday's 0-0 draw Ten Hag said he had "no problem" with Ronaldo's negative reaction, but added the Portuguese must convince him "he has to stay on". For...

Published by: Rohimot Ishola Oluwadamilola Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag does not want his season disrupted by contract talks, even though 12 members of his squad could leave for free next summer. Key players like David de Gea, Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo have options to extend those deals by an additional year. Ten Hag said the club has to focus on "performances, not on negotiating". The Old Trafford club have traditionally triggered contract extensions as a matter of course in an attempt to protect player values. However, while some, like Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe, could be released immediately with no effect on the first-team given how rarely they have been available, others are important figures at the club. Goalkeeper De Gea and forward Rashford fall into the latter category, while full-backs Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw would be expensive to replace. And then there is Ronaldo, who is almost certain to be the subject of more rumours about a...

Published by: Rohimot Ishola Oluwadamilola Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round as the 'Bronze Bomber' made a winning return to boxing in Brooklyn, New York. The American, 36, was stepping into the ring for the first time since his second successive knockout defeat by Tyson Fury last October. He hit Finnish opponent Helenius flush in the face from his famous right hand with seconds left in the opening round. "It was a great night," said Wilder. "I had to take my time. I was making him reach. I wanted to be mobile, agile and hostile. I set him up, allowed him to reach and then when he reached, I attacked." He added: "We wanted to make this fun again. You can do this so long it can be a job, just something you are doing. We made it fun. It paid off big time." Victory over Helenius, his former sparring partner, at Barclays Center improved Wilder's record to 43-2 with one draw a...

Published by: Rohimot Ishola Oluwadamilola London Lions became the first British team to win a EuroCup match since 2004 with an 80-75 victory over Trento. Making their home debut in the competition, the Lions came from behind to score 20 points in the final 10 minutes at the Copper Box Arena. Great Britain's Ovie Soko finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds. "It's just cool for British basketball to see the crowd and to do something for the first time in 18 years," said Lions head coach Ryan Schmidt. "It's a big win for us. It's a big win for our organisation, it's a huge win for the BBL (British Basketball League) and UK basketball as a whole and I'm proud of our guys. "We gave up 27 points in the first quarter, but they just chipped away at it." The EuroCup features 20 teams from across Europe, split into two groups. The Lions, who are top of the BBL after winning their opening five games, will win promotion to the EuroLeag...

Written and Published by: Kausarah Yusuf  Atinuke Ronaldo was named among the substitutes against Spurs as United stormed to an impressive 2-0 victory over Antonio Conte's side thanks to goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes. Erik ten Hag's decision not to bring Ronaldo on prompted a public display of frustration as the 37-year-old walked down the Old Trafford touchline and up the tunnel before the full-time whistle. Speaking after the game, the United boss insisted he would "deal with" Ronaldo on Thursday, where it was confirmed he would not feature in Saturday's trip to Stamford Bridge. A club statement read: "Cristiano will not be part of the Manchester United squad for this Saturday's game against Chelsea. The rest of the squad is fully focused on preparing for that fixture."

Written by: Yusuf Kausarah Atinuke Edited by: Yahaya Sodiq Akolade Published by: Adebiyi Yetunde Abimbola Real Madrid - $5.1 billion Real Madrid comes in first as the richest soccer club in 2022. According to Forbes, it had a revenue in the last year of about $5.1 billion. Spain FC Barcelona - $5 billion Spain's FC Barcelona is one of the second-richest football clubs in the world in 2022. Its net worth is valued at $5 billion, with a revenue of $692 million in 2021. Bayern Munich  Bayern Munich is the world's third-wealthiest football club in 2022 and Germany's richest soccer club. According to The Business of Soccer rankings by Forbes, it was valued at about $4.22 billion with a revenue of $703 million in 2021.

Published By: Oluwasegun Olawale. Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique could be forced to wear a kit with Shakira's name on it during a Barcelona game. Reports in Spain indicate that Shakira could be the next in line to benefit from Barcelona’s sponsorship with the music streaming platform, Spotify.  The Camp Nou outfit rocked the OVO owl logo on the front of their jersey for the crucial top-of-the-table game against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu last Sunday. OVO is a clothing brand owned by R&B idol Drake, after he recently made history by becoming the first artist to reach 50 billion streams on Spotify. Per reports filed by journalist Moises Llorens, cited by Tribuna, a contract is close to being signed which will see Shakira feature on the Barcelona shirt. The Barcelona-based journalist's report has since been echoed by a number of Spanish and South American news outlets. However, the LaLiga giants and Shakira are yet to pass comment ...

Published By: Oluwapelumi Olagunju. Lisandro Martinez said the Manchester United supporters' chants of 'Argentina' nearly brought him to tears during the win over Tottenham at Old Trafford. United signed Martinez from Ajax during the summer transfer window and the centre-back has quickly become a favourite among supporters after silencing critics who doubted whether he could play in the Premier League. Martinez helped United keep another clean sheet on Wednesday night in the Reds' 2-0 win against Tottenham and he was emotional when interviewed after the match, explaining that it meant so much for him to have the opportunity to play for the club. "To be honest, it’s very emotional for me because I’m at one of the best clubs in the world," Martinez told MUTV. "This stadium, the atmosphere is amazing and when I heard the people say that, 'Argentina, Argentina', to be honest, I want to cry. I’ve had many moments in my head. My beginning wa...

Published By: Fredrick Alabi. Diogo Jota is OUT of the World Cup for Portugal after the injury he picked up for Liverpool against Manchester City. Diogo Jota will miss the 2022 World Cup. The injury contracted in the final stretch of the game with Manchester City, last Sunday, will not be resolved in time for the player to integrate Fernando Santos' squad for the competition that starts on November 20, in Qatar. The 25-year-old Portuguese international underwent an MRI and, although the results have not yet been released, BOLA knows that the break time will be longer than a month, completely ruling out the possibility of Diogo Jota being called to represent Portugal in the World Championship. Diogo Jota, it should be noted, has 29 caps for Portugal, having scored 10 goals.

Published By:Habeeb Abdulazeez Babatunde Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says he will not "feel sorry for myself" as he looks to steer the club away from the Premier League relegation zone. Gerrard is under increasing pressure with Villa sitting 16th in the table having won just two games this season. The former Liverpool midfielder was jeered after Villa's defeat by Chelsea on Sunday, but he insists he has "total trust" in himself and his players. "The outcome was a defeat but we'll take the positives," said Gerrard. Appointed as Dean Smith's successor last November, Gerrard led Villa to Premier League safety but the club's fanbase has grown increasingly disgruntled this season after just two wins this term. After beating Southampton on 16 September, Villa drew with fellow strugglers Leeds United and Nottingham Forest before losing to Chelsea having found Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in inspired form. But despite Villa...

Published By: Beatrice Jimoh and Yetunde Alade Former Arsenal captain William Gallas has revealed that the duo of Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere have failed to utilise their full potentials in the round leather game. The Frenchman was impressed by the talent shown by Walcott and Wilshere at an early age, but feels both did not reach their potential. Gallas claims the media put too much pressure on Walcott, 33, to become a world class player, and suggests the weight of expectation was difficult for the winger to deal with as a youngster.

Published By:Beatrice Jimoh and Yetunde Alade.   The Nigerian striker struggled to score goals at the beginning of the season, but he has been on fire for about a month. Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu has revealed that his goalscoring run is a result of consistent training and hardwork. Onuachu had a torrid start to the season at Genk. After suffering an injury days before the Jupiler League started, the Nigerian hitman returned to action in game week 3. Upon his return, Onuachu failed to score in six consecutive games for the Limburgers. However, all that is past now, as the FC Ebedei product has hit six in his last four games for the Smurfs. Onuachu netted a brace for Genk in their 6-1 drubbing of Westerlo on Tuesday, and he explained that the result was down to the quality and work rate of him and his teammates. “Everyone did their job and knew what they had to do in the game against Westerlo,” Onuachu told Sporza as per Walfoot. “It’s not correct to say that our ...

Published by: Mathew Afuwape Damilare  Aaron Rodgers believes better execution will help the Packers' After a somewhat surprising loss to the New York Jets Sunday that dropped the Green Bay Packers to 3-3, Aaron Rodgers said he believed a simpler offense could help the struggling offense. Before losing to the Jets, the Packers lost to the New York Giants 27-22 and failed to score in the second half.  "And that’s why we need to simplify things because, on the couple drives that we did move the ball, it was very simple things. Very simple plays, no motion," Rodgers said of the offense Sunday. On Tuesday, during Rodgers' weekly appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers tried to clarify those comments.

Published by:Christian Ugwu Oluchi ZIMBABWE Netball Association (Zina) Bulawayo chairperson Joseph Nkomazana has praised the province for winning the First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa’s Drug Survivors’ Sports Tournament. The competition held at White City Stadium last week is aimed at curbing drug abuse amongst the youth. The tournament was launched in Harare before it was taken to Kadoma in Mashonaland West, making Bulawayo the third stop. Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South provinces converged at White City Stadium in Bulawayo for the third leg of the competition. Bulawayo province beat Matabeleland South province 24-3 to be crowned champions. “We are pleased as a province to have won this competition. This goes to show the talent that we possess as a province. All we need is support like what we saw last week. I am glad that when the opportunity availed itself we did not disappoint. We thank our First Lady for encouraging youths to get involved in sportin...

Published by: Wasiu Zakariya Babatunde Darwin Nunez scored his first Anfield goal for Liverpool and Alisson saved a penalty as the Reds defeated West Ham in an incident-packed encounter. Nunez had already gone close with a rasping attempt when he rose to meet Kostas Tsimikas' cross and plant a downward header beyond the reach of Lukasz Fabianski. The busy Nunez was presented with a chance to double the lead moments later but this time Fabianski was able to save before the Hammers were awarded a penalty after Joe Gomez's foul on Jarrod Bowen. Bowen picked himself up to take it but Alisson produced a fine diving save in front of the Kop to ensure Liverpool backed up their excellent win over Manchester City on Sunday with another three points.

Published by: Wasiu Zakariya Babatunde Graham Potter’s unbeaten start at Chelsea continues although this west London derby proved to be one of the most difficult games so far under his management. The match ended 0-0 and it will be Brentford counting more missed opportunities than their local visitors from Stamford Bridge, whose best attempts at goal were a Kai Havertz shot in the second half that was kept out fairly comfortably, and a more difficult one to stop at the very end from Carney Chukwuemeka. The home side certainly had the better of the first half without scoring. Again the Blues were grateful for Kepa’s current form when the Spaniard kept out two Bees’ headers, with threats at the other end few and far between. Substitutions in the second half did give the Chelsea attacking play more impetus, with young Chukwuemeka in particular looking sharp on the ball, but still shots-on-target proved scarce until the very end and as a result, for the first...

Published by: Wasiu Zakariya Babatunde. Manchester United produced a thrilling attacking performance to deservedly defeat Tottenham 2-0 at Old Trafford. Fred's opener was deflected in off Ben Davies early in the second half before Bruno Fernandes added a second as shots rained in on the Tottenham goal. This was surely the best performance by United since Erik ten Hag arrived at the club in the summer. Antonio Conte's side needed only a point to move above Manchester City into second but they were outplayed for much of the game. Indeed, Spurs had captain Hugo Lloris to thank for staying in it as long as they did - and then keeping the score down. While the result means Spurs stay third and United retain fifth spot ahead of Newcastle, the trajectory of the two teams feels rather different after such a convincing display. Even if Cristiano Ronaldo did not feel a part of it. The veteran walked off down the tunnel late in the game having not been brought on a...

Published by: Michael Godwin.  Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has won the 2022 Yashin award, which names the world’s best goalkeeper for the 2021-2022 season. Courtois was historically great last year and was also named the MVP in the Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, so this award is as obvious as it gets. It’s true that the panel of voters only considered Courtois the seventh best goalkeeper last year and that he deserved way better than that, but this time he wasn’t snubbed. The Belgian goalkeeper is currently out treating some pain on his sciatica nerve, but he was able to travel to Paris and collect the award. Courtois should be back with the team soon, which will only help Real Madrid as he’s still in his prime. Courtois is 30 years old and should have some good years of football left in the tank, so if Real Madrid keep succeeding and he keeps performing at a high level, this might not be the only time he wins a Yashin award.

Published by: Abdulrasheed Abdulrasaq Karim Benzema has been crowned as the top-performing player in world football in 2022. The Real Madrid skipper was recognised as the best player in the world and collected the Ballon d’Or in Paris. France Football, which awards the coveted prize, recognised his outstanding year at a ceremony at which our club was well represented in an expedition headed up by president Florentino Pérez. Benzema saw off competition from Mané, De Bruyne and Lewandowski (in that order) in voting that involved 180 international journalists, who cast their votes on the basis of the achievements of each player during the 2021/22 season. Benzema collected the trophy from Zidane and commented: “It makes me proud to have this trophy in front of me. I remember when I was younger and all the hard work and training sessions. It was a dream I had as a child and I always had this award in my mind. I was motivated to win it because of two of my idols: Zidane and Ronaldo. It’s...

Published by:  Bowale Oluajo. Chelsea confirm N'golo Kante will miss France's World Cup campaign after undergoing an operation on his hamstring, Chelsea have confirmed. Kante suffered the injury in his Chelsea's 2-2 home draw with Tottenham in August and has not featured for club and country since then. Chelsea have now established Kante will play no part in France's defense of their World Cup crown, which starts with their opening group game against Australia on November 22. In a statement of the club website, Chelsea said N'golo Kante has undergone a successful operation on his hamstring injury. "The midfielder visited a specialist with the club's medical department to explore the options for his rehabilitation approach and it was mutually agreed for N'golo to have surgery to repair the damage. "Following a successful operation, N'golo is now expected to be sidelined for four months." Kante was a key member of the France side...

Published by: Rashidat Adeneye Super Eagles forward, Terem Moffi will be sidelined for two weeks as a result of injury. Moffi sprained his ankle in Lorient’s 0-0 draw against Reims last weekend. The 23-year-old was replaced by Mali international, Ibrahima Kone in the 25th minute. “He will be out for two weeks,” a reliable source close to Moffi told SCORENigeria. “The injury was not as serious as first feared. “Extensive tests and scans were done and he will soon be back.” Moffi is now expected to miss Lorient’s games against Troyes and OGC Nice. The striker has scored eight goals in 11 league appearances for Lorient this season.

Published by: Rohimot Ishola Oluwadamilola. Robert Lewandowski has sent a reminder to Erling Haaland that he might not be a shoo-in for next year’s Best Striker award at the Ballon d’Or. The Gerd Muller trophy is handed to the attacker who has impressed most over the last year and Monday was the second time Lewandowski had picked up the accolade. The Poland great netted 57 times last season in all, 50 of them for Bayern Munich. The 34-year-old has scored 14 times in 13 outings for new club Barcelona this season, something that has largely been overlooked due to Haaland’s epic return for Manchester City. The 22-year-old blanked against Liverpool in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat but has already hit 20 goals for the season, doing so in just 12 games. He is unsurprisingly being tipped for the Premier League golden boot and could well finish top scorer in Europe. Chelsea hero Didier Drogba cheekily reminded Lewandowski of Haaland ’s amazing start to the season when the Barcelona star pick...

Published by: Rohimot Ishola Oluwadamilola.  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association following his sending-off during his side's 1-0 win against Manchester City Klopp was dismissed after berating a referee's assistant when a foul was not given for a challenge on Mohamed Salah. The incident came on a weekend where Merseyside Youth League games were postponed amid ongoing issues with referee abuse. Klopp apologised for his reaction in his post-match comments. "Something snapped in that situation, I'm not proud of that. I deserved a red card, and the way I looked in this moment is not right," the German admitted. Klopp has been charged with a breach of FA rule E3, which covers "comments which are improper, which bring the game into disrepute, which are threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting". The 55-year-old has until Friday to respond to the charge and will be allowed to take his place in the dugout for ...

Published by: Zeenat Lawal. Alexia Putellas and Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or award for the best football players in the world on Monday. The Spanish midfielder kept her title as the best women's player in 2022 after scoring 18 goals to lead her team, Barcelona, to another domestic trophy.  The Catalan team won all 30 league games as well as both domestic cups, but an ACL injury prevented her from playing in the European Championship. Spain, her national team, lost to the eventual champions, England, in the quarter-finals. “I’m very happy to be back here,” Putellas said at the ceremony in Paris.

Published by: Boluwatiwi Animasahun and Damilola Animasahun  A winner has emerged in the 2022 CBN Junior Tennis Tournament held in Lagos. Murewa Egbeyemi emerged the tournament’s Most Valuable male player in the CBN Junior Tennis Tournament. Murewa also won the 10-under title after defeating Dubem Amasiani 9-4 in a one-sided match making him the winner. Speaking at the end of the 2022 CBN Junior Tennis Tournament, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Director of Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, said the organisation was happy with the outcome of its sponsorship of the annual tournament.

Written by: Yusuf Kausarah Atinuke Published by: Adebiyi Yetunde Abimbola Joshua Kimmich enters our list as one of best midfielders in the world in the tenth position. Kimmich previously played as a right-back. He has won numerous titles with Bayern, including the 2019/20 Champions League title.  Joshua Kimmich's profile summary  Full name: Joshua Walter Kimmich  Nickname: Mr Versatile  Date of birth: 8 February 1995  Place of birth: Rottweil Nationality: German  Age: 27 years (as of February 2022)  Height : 1.77 m  Position: Defensive midfielder  Club : Bayern Munich   Instagram: @jok_32  Facebook: @JoshuaKimmich  Transfer market value as of February 2022: $10 million

Published by: Beatrice Jimoh. The Creative Championship 2022/23 League season continued on Sunday as Gbagada FC of Lagos, Dino SC of Ogun, and Atlantic Business FC of Lagos won their respective games . Gbagada FC edged Dannaz FC by 1-0, with Sanda Gabriel registering his name on the scoresheet late in the 82nd minute of the game. Gabriel was named Man of the Match for the Lagos-based club side for rescuing his team in this encounter. On the other hand, Sporting Lagos and Atlantic Business FC kept things going as early as the second minute of the game. Simeon Umeh scored the opener for Sporting Lagos in the 2nd minute. They weren’t done with their goal celebration before their opponent equalized in the third minute to keep the scoreline level. Both teams searched for a lead before the halftime whistle, but nothing was forthcoming. Abiodun Mustapha’s 63rd-minute strike put Atlantic Business FC in the lead, but there was an equalizer again through Akekoromowei Godspower’s spot...

Published by: Beatrice Jimoh Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from football following the diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition. The 24-year-old, who joined Brighton from RB Salzburg in 2021, has been informed that to continue playing competitive sport would put him at an extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event. Mwepu was taken ill while on a flight to join up with the Zambian national team during the international break, and, after returning to Brighton, learned of his condition during subsequent medical checks. "We are all absolutely devastated for Enock," club chairman Tony Bloom told the club's official website. "He and his family have had a traumatic few weeks and while we are just thankful he has come through that period, he has seen such a promising career cut short at such a young age. "As a club we will give him all the love, help and support we possibly can to make a ...

Published by: Christian Ugwu Oluchi Zimbabwe lost a warm-up game against Sri Lanka at the famed Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Zimbabwe's cricketers have been urged to seize their chance at the T20 World Cup, with their coach saying his team have every chance of upsetting some of the tournament's more fancied sides. Appearing at their first global tournament in six years, the Africans face Ireland, the West Indies and Scotland in their first-round group in Australia. Only the top two will progress to the Super 12 stage of the competition, and Zimbabwe head into their opener on Monday ranked above both European sides in Group B. "It's unrealistic to think we're going to go on and win this World Cup," coach Dave Houghton told BBC Sport Africa. "But the great fun about being in these World Cups is the ability to upset some of the big dogs." The momentum that Houghton has now built as coach after a few difficult years could give the sid...

Published by: Adebiyi Yetunde Abimbola The world of sports terminology is a fascinating one. There are terms that are self-explanatory (double dribble, jump ball, three-point line, goal, kickoff), terms that have pretty obvious or intuitive origins (field goal, “taking a charge,” free throw, play action), and there are terms that are just plain weird. Alley-Oop The term “alley-oop” seems a bit random right? It turns out its origin is in the phrase “Allez hop!” from French, which was what a circus acrobat would yell before attempting a leap so that everyone else would clear out of the way. This is now the second good thing France has contributed to modern life, after Bordeaux wine of course. It was popularized in the 1950s in practices by players like Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain who would apparently judge a teammate’s shot trajectory to be missing the hoop, and instead, jump in the air, catch their errant shot, and slam it down. Teammates were pissed but it was worth i...

Published by: Yetunde Alade. Harry Kane scored for a fifth Premier League match in a row as Tottenham Hotspur moved a point off the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 home win over Everton. After a first half in which Everton had the best chances, Spurs dominated the second and broke the deadlock when Kane won a penalty that he converted for his ninth league goal of the season, on his 400th appearance for the club. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg wrapped up the win late on to take Spurs to 23 points after 10 matches, their best start to a Premier League season. They are level on points with second-placed Manchester City and one behind leaders Arsenal, both of whom are in action tomorrow. Everton are 14th with 10 points.

Published by: Tolulope Onifade.  Manchester United star, Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of breaching his bail conditions. The Man Utd striker, 21, was bailed after his arrest on suspicion of rape, assault and making threats to kill. Mason Greenwood was arrested for allegedly breaching his bail. He has now been arrested on suspicion of contacting his alleged victim in a breach of those conditions. Greenwood is being quizzed by cops after officers swooped on his £15,000-a-month mansion this morning. The striker has been waiting to discover his fate since he was first held in January this year. He spent three nights in custody after he was arrested at his rented home in Bowdon, Greater Manchester. Greenwood was bailed on February 2 and has been keeping a relatively low profile since. He was originally due to answer his bail on April 30 but the decision was pushed back after a court hearing in June. The England international remains suspended by Utd but stil...

Published by: Deborah Aderoju. Liverpool player Mohammed Salah has scored a hat-trick with just six minutes and 12 seconds between his first and third goals on Wednesday playing against Rangers ,the quickest ever in UEFA in champions league history.   Salah had been left out of the starting line-up ,but single handedly took the score line from 3-1 to 6-1 in six minutes 12 seconds, he netted a hat-trick in the 75th,80th and 81st minutes , the fastest goal that has happened in champions league history.   He also now holds the record for the most champions league goals scored for English club(38).

Published By:Christian Ugwu Oluchi Spain-based Warriors striker Tino Kadewere has started individual training at La Liga side Real Mallorca as he continues his recovery from a muscle injury sustained early September. Kadewere suffered yet another injury setback after suffering a quadriceps injury in his right leg ahead of his debut for Real Mallorca. The Zimbabwe international had a couple of weeks earlier joined Mallorca on a season-long loan transfer from French outfit Lyon. Real Mallorca also have an option to buy Kadewere on a permanent transfer for around US$10 million when his loan deal lapses but after his latest injury setback it’s unlikely they will take up the opportunity. It was initially thought he would need surgery to repair his torn quadriceps, but it has since been revealed he would not need to go under the knife, with the forward already commenced his recovery process. Surgery to repair his knee injury would likely have taken longer, considering the recover...