Comrade Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji, the Chairman of the Ogun State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has expressed his appreciation to Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun for swiftly disbursing funds to support athletes and coaches participating in the ongoing 7th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, Delta State. The SWAN Chairman gave the commendation...
Nigerian track queen Tobi Amusan has won the 100m hurdles at the Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon, US. The Sunday feat is her third consecutive Diamond League trophy. Amusan achieved this after finishing in 12.33 seconds to see off competition from Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quin in 12.38 seconds. US Kendra Harrison came third in the...
Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award, becoming one of the few players from the country to have achieved the feat. The Napoli striker was in impeccable form last season, helping the Italian side win their first Scudetto in 33 years. He is the first Nigerian to be nominated...
Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are among the leading contenders to win this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or, while Spain World Cup star Aitana Bonmati leads the nominees announced on Wednesday for the women’s prize. Messi, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, is in with a chance of succeeding Karim Benzema and winning the...
Former world champion Anthony Joshua needed seven rounds to stop stand-in opponent Robert Helenius in the seventh round of their heavyweight bout on Saturday. Helenius was only drafted in after fighting in Finland last weekend when Dillian Whyte was ruled out of what would have been an all-British clash following “adverse analytical findings” in a...
Manchester United have reached an “agreement in principle” for the transfer of Fred from Old Trafford to Turkish side Fenerbahce, the English Premier League club announced Friday. A statement on United’s website added Fred would fly to Istanbul for a medical on Saturday, with the deal also subject to the midfielder “agreeing personal terms and...
Asisat Oshoala says her father is not happy with her celebration after scoring in Nigeria’s 2-3 win over Australia. The Super Falcon netted her side’s third goal of the game to give Nigeria a two-goal cushion at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. She removed her shirt while celebrating the goal, minutes after coming on as a...
Juventus were kicked out of next season’s Conference League on Friday for breaching financial fair play rules, UEFA announced.The Italian giants were also fined 20 million euros ($22 million) with half that amount suspended. “Juventus violated UEFA’s regulatory framework…and it was decided to exclude Juventus from the 2023/24 UEFA men’s club competition,” said a UEFA...
Women’s hurdles world record-holder, Tobi Amusan, on Wednesday said she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation, casting doubt on her participation in next month’s world championships. “Today the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged me with an alleged rule violation for having 3 missed tests in 12 months,” she said in a...
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s...