Ronaldo Shares Photos From Birthday Celebration

Footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, has shared photos from his birthday party. Birthday wishes had been pouring for the Al Nassr player who clocked 38 on Sunday. Sharing photos from how he spent his day, he said, “Thank you everyone for all the birthday messages 🙏🏻❤️ grateful to have spent the day with my family and friends. 🥰”

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Stop running away from me, Wilder tells Joshua

Deontay Wilder has accused Anthony Joshua of ducking him and has teased insider information to back up his claim, reports express.co.uk. The Bronze Bomber believes the writing was on the wall after Joshua’s ‘fishy’ response to attempts to stage the blockbuster showdown back in 2018. Five years ago, when both men were still world champions, Wilder’s representatives approached Joshua with …

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Leandro Trossard joins Gunners from Brighton for £21m

Arsenal have signed Belgium international Leandro Trossard from Brighton for £21m plus add-ons. The 28-year-old forward’s contract runs until 2027 and has the option of being extended by a year. He has scored seven goals and provided three assists in 16 top-flight games for Brighton this season. “He knows the league here and I think he can have an immediate …

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Gov Adeleke Shows Off Football Skills

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, demonstrated his football skills at the final of an annual football competition at Osogbo City Stadium on Sunday. The governor, who was dressed in sports wear, shared photos from the event via his Twitter handle on Monday.

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Arekhandi Emerges Highest Goalscorer, As BSFA Mock W/Cup Ends

ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE Denning Arekhandi was the poster boy at the just concluded Bright Stars Football Academy, BSFA which held at the First Bank Sports Complex, Satellite Town, Lagos State. Arekhandi’s 12 goals in the U-8 category for France couldn’t help his team win, as they were beaten by eventual winners, Brazil 2-2 in the keenly contested final match. Second on …

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Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82

Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970, …

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Danish Station Apologises For Comparing Moroccan Team, Families To Monkeys

A Danish television channel, TV 2 News, has apologised for comparing the Moroccan national football team and their supportive relatives to a family of monkeys. Earlier in the week, a host with TV 2 NEWS, Christian Andersen, during its ‘Current Affairs’ program compared the Moroccan team players hugging their mothers and celebrating with them on the field to a family …

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Argentina, Qatar For BSFA Mock W/Cup Final

Argentina and Qatar will on Saturday, 17 December battle for who wins the U-17 Bright Stars Football Academy, BSFA, 2022 Mock World Cup.  The game holds at the First Bank Sports Complex, Satellite Town, Lagos State, Nigeria.  To book their place in the final, both finalists pipped last placed France. Qatar recorded a 6-4 victory over France, while Argentina thrashed …

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Winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship gets listed in The World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)

Emmanuel Ojeabulu, winner of the 61st FirstBank Lagos Open Golf Championship has been listed in the WAGR. The premier golf championship which was held from 18 – 20 November at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 was keenly contested by over 190 low handicap players from several golf clubs in the country. Benin based Emmanuel Ojeabulu won the 3-day …

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Pelé responding well to treatment for respiratory infection after hospitalization

Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours, the Albert Einstein hospital said Saturday. The 82-year-old Pelé has been at the hospital since Tuesday. “I’m strong, with a lot of hope and I follow my treatment as usual. I want to thank the entire medical …

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