By  Peter AkinboMMA fans have taken to social media to react to Israel Adesanya’s second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida on Sunday morning.The main event showcased the long-standing rivalry between the two fighters but in the end, it was the ...

Seun OpejobNigerian-born UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya has described his victory over Alex Pereira as a sweet revenge.Adesanya had knocked out Pereira to reclaim the UFC middleweight title.One fierce punch from the Nigerian-born had knocked out Pereira’s lights and handed the belt back ...

By Adegboyega AdeleyeLeon Edwards retained his welterweight UFC title after defeating Kamaru Usman by majority decision at UFC 286 in London.Edwards, who is on a 12-fight unbeaten streak in the UFC retained his title in front of his own fans after a brilliant striking display as he ...

Leon Edwards is confident that beating Kamaru Usman once again could open the door for the latter’s retirement.‘Rocky’ and ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ will complete their trilogy as they lock horns at UFC 286 this weekend.Today’s fight is the third meeting between Usman and EdwardsTheir ...

By  Johnny EdwardJose Peseiro is facing significant crisis in his defence line as he prepares for the Nigeria versus Guinea Bissau clash in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations double-header later this month, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.The Super Eagles take on the Wild Dogs in a match-day three ...

By  Johnny EdwardVictor Osimhen has declared interest in playing in the Premier League amid a stunning season for Serie A leaders Napoli.Osimhen is the Italian topflight’s top scorer this season, having netted 19 goals in 21 appearances and has become Napoli’s most important player on their ...

FT 2 : 0            Aggregate 2 : 1 Graham Potter enjoyed his finest night as Chelsea manager as they overcame a first-leg deficit against Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.Potter was under huge pressure after a dismal run of results following Chelsea's huge ...

Victor Osimhen has clinched an award for being the Best Foreign Athlete in Italy.Osimhen has enjoyed a blistering campaign leading Napoli’s charge for a first Scudetto in three decades.The forward was presented with the award by Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis.The 24-year-old ...

Former Olympic boxing gold medallist, Audley Harrison, has weighed in on who hit him hardest during his stint in the sport, reports express.co.uk.Despite getting flattened by renowned punchers Deontay Wilder and David Price, Harrison claims the biggest whack he ever ...

Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, failed to reach the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations Final after losing by the odd goal to The Gambia’s Young Scorpions in the second semi-final played at the Cairo International Stadium on Monday evening.Lanky forward Adama Bojang capitalized on a defensive ...

Olalekan OkusanChelsea are prepared to double the current salary of Victor Osimhen from €4.5m to €9m (N4.4b) yearly in their efforts to secure the services of Napoli’s goal poacher.But Osimhen has insisted that he wants to ‘repay’ the love shown by Napoli fans with the Scudetto after he was ...

Seven-time champions, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria will face their biggest test when they confront Gambia in a semi-final clash at the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations on Monday (today).The encounter billed for the Cairo International Stadium promises to be an interesting affair.The ...

Mohamed Salah has penned his name in Liverpool’s and English Premier League’s history books by overtaking Robbie Fowler as the Reds’ all-time highest Premier League goalscorer against rivals Manchester United. Salah smashed in Liverpool’s fourth goal to grab his brace and wrote his name in the ...

I don’t know what just happened.Big Away Day BluesWhen you look at Man Utd’s form in the big games this season, it has been split essentially between whether we play in front of our own fans or not. At home, with only Chelsea to play, all four of the traditional top six have been dispatched ...

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has blamed Kelechi Iheanacho for Leicester City’s defeat to Southampton on Saturday.The Foxes went down to a 1-0 defeat against the Saints at the St Mary’s Stadium.Iheanacho fluffed two clear-cut opportunities for Leicester City in the game.While manager ...

By  Damilola OlufemiSports commentators, Richard Keys and Andy Gray, have questioned referee Chris Kavanagh’s role in Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League match on Saturday.The duo argued Arsenal would not have had the chance to win the match if Kavanagh had not ...

By Ifreke InyangKylian Mbappe has overtaken Edinson Cavani as Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time top scorer.Mbappe netted his 201st goal against Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday.It was the last goal of the match as PSG won 4-2.The French champions organised a short ceremony ...

Paul Lagan at Stamford Bridge Chelsea 1 v Leeds United 0Head coach Graham Potter will sleep easy tonight as his charges beat relegation-haunted Leeds United 1-0 at the Bridge thanks to a sound half header from Wesley Forfana.Chelsea started brilliantly, pushing Leeds back to their ...

FT 1 : 0 Welsey Fofana scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea as the Blues beat Leeds to ease the pressure on manager Graham Potter. After a run of just one win in their past 15 games, there was a sense that three points were a must for Potter, despite insisting he retained the support ...

By Scott Wilson NEWCASTLE UNITED suffered a second Premier League defeat in a row for the first time all season as they went down 2-0 to reigning champions Manchester City.The Magpies were unable to get last weekend’s Wembley defeat to Manchester United out of their system as goals from ...

By  Peter AkinboTickets for Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin have not been selling as expected and it appears fans have branded the contest uninteresting with thousands of tickets still available.The O2 Arena’s website shows that there are loads of sections with available seating just a ...

By  Peter AkinboAccording to South African UFC fighter, Dricus du Plessis, although former champions Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman are both Nigerian-born, they are not true Africans.The world of Mixed Martial Arts has seen a rise in African talent in recent years and fighters from the ...

Agency Report Rampant Manchester United are eager to inflict more pain on Liverpool at Anfield as Arsenal aim to pull further clear of Manchester City in the Premier League title race this weekend.The Gunners are hot favourites to see off Bournemouth at the Emirates, while City face a ...

Tickets for UFC 286, headlined by welterweight title rematch between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards have set a new standard for pricing with exorbitant prices.Former welterweight kingpin Usman will attempt to reclaim the title from Leon Edwards, who dethroned him with a spectacular knockout at ...

The winners of the 2022 Best FIFA Awards were announced on Monday night.Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas went home with the top two individual awards at the ceremony in Paris.Messi was named Men’s player of 2022, ahead of his Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Real ...

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi won this year’s Best FIFA Men’s Player award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday.Messi beat Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid captain, Karim Benzema, to the prize.The 35-year-old won the 2022 World Cup with his country in December, ...

FT  2 : 0 Tottenham boosted their hopes of top-four Premier League finish with a London derby win over Chelsea that increases the pressure on Blues boss Graham Potter.Oliver Skipp's thumping 20-yard effort just after the interval put the hosts in command and their victory was sealed when ...

Chelsea manager, Graham Potter has revealed he has received death threats.However, Potter insists it has not rocked him, as he tries to turn the club’s results around.The former Brighton boss is under mounting pressure following last the 1-0 defeat at home to Southampton in the Premier ...

FT  1 : 0 Substitute Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal as Inter Milan beat 10-man Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.Lukaku converted a rebound after his first effort had bounced off the post in the 86th minute at the San Siro.Porto had a double chance at 0-0, ...

FT 1 : 1 Manchester City paid the price for failing to make the most of their first-half dominance as they were held to a draw by RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.The away side were in complete control in the first 45 minutes and got the breakthrough midway ...

FT  2 : 5 Liverpool have been left with a mountainous task to keep their Champions League ambitions alive after they were torn apart by ruthless Real Madrid at Anfield.Holders Real - who beat Liverpool in last season's final in Paris - became the first side to score five at Anfield in ...

In the UFC, Kamaru Usman is regarded by many as one of the greatest welterweight fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, and the Nigerian’s net worth has grown as a result.‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ has fought and defeated some massive names inside the octagon, including Colby Covington, ...

Manchester City’s quest to finally conquer Europe resumes on Wednesday when Pep Guardiola’s men travel to RB Leipzig, but all is not well for the English champions on or off the field.City appeared to have laid down a marker in the Premier League title race by beating leaders Arsenal 3-1 away ...

The clock is ticking for Chelsea head coach, Graham Potter, to save his job at the west London club amid the club’s recent poor form.Potter’s side is currently in the 10th position on the Premier League log with 31 points from 24 games.Potter has won just one of his last ten games ...

Laliga club Barcelona are set to bid for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi in the summer transfer window.With Sergio Busquets contract expiring at the end of the summer, Xavi sees Zubimendi as the perfect replacement for the Blaugrana (Blue and Red) captain.According to Football Espana, ...

Neymar was taken off on a stretcher in Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 clash with Lille on Sunday.The Brazil star had assisted Kylian Mbappe's opener and put PSG 2-0 up in a thrilling first half at Parc des Princes.But with PSG leading 2-1, Neymar had to go off shortly into the second ...

According to Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, the British-Nigerian could fight Tyson Fury this year and is willing to make the bout immediately if Fury’s proposed meeting with Oleksandr Usyk falls through.Talks were held over a meeting between Joshua and Fury following the former’s ...

Newcastle legend, Alan Shearer has suggested that Chelsea’s major problem under their manager, Graham Potter this season is that the Blues lack a centre-forward that has a killer instinct.Shearer said this following Chelsea’s Premier League 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.James ...

FT 1 : 1 Manchester City missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the Premier League as Chris Wood's late goal earned Nottingham Forest a point at the City Ground.Bernardo Silva's rocket from 20 yards out opened the scoring after 41 minutes and the visitors missed chances in abundance ...

FT 2 : 2 Manchester United and Barcelona contested a thrilling first-leg draw at the Nou Camp to leave their Europa League play-off tie finely poised.Having previously met in two Champions League finals - both of which Barca won - the sides are on the path to recovery in trying to reach ...

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger has said that he was surprised by the Premier League’s decision to charge Manchester City.The Premier League had last week announced over 100 charges against Manchester for allegedly breaking financial fair play rules.Wenger, who spent over 20 years at the ...

By  Ebenezer BajelaAnxiety has gripped a host of Nigerian Arsenal fans as the current league leaders welcome champions, Manchester City, to the Emirates Stadium for a Premier League title showdown in a mouth-watering top-of-the-table contest on Wednesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.The ...

Ian Whittell A 3-1 win over outclassed Villa featured first half goals from Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez and was the perfect response to a controversial week in which they were charged with financial fair play violations. MAN CITY 3 ASTON VILLA 1  Manchester City responded in ...

By Lee SobotThe lively Crysencio Summerville had several good opportunities for the hosts but the Red Devils went ahead with ten minutes left when Marcus Rashford headed home a Luke Shaw cross. The visitors then added a second just five minutes later as Wout Weghorst played in Alejandro ...

by SuperFrankThis might well be a new low for VAR.They had just taken about twenty minutes to rule out an obvious offside for West Ham, but when it came to a handball in the box from West Ham, they simply waved it away.The ball didn’t just strike Tomas Soucek’s arm – he literally ...

By Ifreke InyangParis Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi is a doubt for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash against Bayern Munich due to a hamstring problem, according to L’Equipe.Messi played the full 90 minutes of their 2-1 defeat to Marseille in the French ...

By Don SilasLiverpool legend, Jamie Carragher has hit out at Liverpool duo, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez for their poor performances in the Reds’ Premier League disappointing 3-0 defeat to Wolves on Saturday.Carragher singled out Matip and Gomez for their displays for Liverpool against ...

FT 1:0 New Everton manager Sean Dyche enjoyed a dream start as a much-improved side stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal at a raucous Goodison Park.Dyche was appointed as boss last Monday following the departure of Frank Lampard, who was sacked with Everton in the relegation zone....

By William SchombergChelsea's Enzo Fernandez shone on his debut and some other new faces hinted at their potential but, after a 300 million pounds ($361.53 million) January spending spree, the same problems weighed on the Blues in their 0-0 draw with Fulham on Friday. With ...

Former Barcelona player, Dani Alves is sharing his prison cell with Coutinho.Coutinho is an old acquaintance who was Barcelona and PSG legend, Ronaldinho’s bodyguardThe Brazil international has continued to adapt to life in the Brians 2 prison in Barcelona.It is now over a week since he ...