• Bayo Adetu
• September 18, 2022
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Fifteen-year-old Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Brentford. The English attacking midfielder, who was born in March 2007, replaced Fabio Vieira for the Gunners in stoppage time at Brentford Community Stadium. Aged 15 years and 181 days, Nwaneri beat the record held by Harvey Elliott. Liverpool midfielder Elliott was 16 years and …

• Michael Okikiola
• September 7, 2022
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Chelsea have sacked manager Thomas Tuchel following Tuesday’s night’s Champions League defeat by Dinamo Zagreb. The 49-year-old former Borussia Dortmund and Paris St-Germain boss leaves Stamford Bridge after 20 months. Owner Todd Boehly has placed Tuchel’s coaching staff in temporary charge until a replacement is found. A club statement said the owners believed it was “the right time” to bring …

• Bayo Adetu
• August 26, 2022
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Bobola Alawode  The Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State will come alive as a professional boxing event holds on Sunday.  The professional boxing event tagged “Rumble In Lagos” is being put together by Saleh Glooves Promotion and sanctioned by the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control, NBBof C.  There would be a total of 14 bouts …

• Michael Okikiola
• August 21, 2022
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Anthony Joshua’s bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ended in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produced a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In a clash billed as the Rage on the Red Sea, a spirited Joshua, 32, showed some aggressiveness and intent – a vast improvement from their first fight – but could not …

• Michael Okikiola
• August 18, 2022
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British boxer, Anthony Joshua has rubbished speculation that he will retire if he loses his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. According to Joshua, he will continue fighting even if he fails to retrieve his world heavyweight titles from the Ukrainian. The 32-year-old said: “I respect people’s opinion. But I don’t want to retire. “I’ve got one of the biggest …

• Michael Okikiola
• August 5, 2022
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The 31st Premier League season begins earlier than usual – Crystal Palace face Arsenal on Friday – as football tries to fit in a winter World Cup. What is new this season, who are the new faces and how does the winter break work? BBC Sport explains all… New rules The biggest change is that each team can make five …

• Michael Okikiola
• July 26, 2022
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Tobi Amusan has become a world record holder and a world champion in the 100m hurdles, but she still remembers her father burning her running gear. A fourth-placed finisher at both the 2019 World Athletics Championships and the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Nigerian’s persistence has finally seen her engrave her name into the track and field record books. The …

• Bayo Adetu
• July 25, 2022
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By Akeem Busari  Japan Ambassador to Nigeria His Excellency, Mr. Kazuyoshi Matsunaga yesterday spoke glowingly of Nigerian football, describing the average Nigerian athlete as some of the physically endowed and gifted talents in world sports.  He made this remarks while donating football kits and balls courtesy of some J-League clubsides to four grassroots teams  namely, Gunners Link FC, Stars To …

• Michael Okikiola
• July 22, 2022
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Senegal’s Sadio Mane was crowned African Footballer of the Year for the second time running at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards ceremony in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Mane scored the winning penalty as Senegal beat Egypt in a shootout in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations final to lift the trophy for the first time. The awards returned for …

• Michael Okikiola
• July 18, 2022
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FirstBank Female Basketball team has retained the just-concluded Dr. D K Olukoya Women Basketball Championship by defeating MFM Queens 54-37. The weeklong competition which rounded off at the Indoor Sports Hall of National Stadium in Surulere on Friday also saw Elephant Girls’ Marjanatu Musa emerging as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the championships, Best Rebounds, and Best Five, while …