Nigeria are accelerating their attempts to snatch Arsenal wonderkid Bukayo Saka from England. The 18-year-old is emerging as a real contender to break into Gareth Southgate’s squad following a string of excellent displays for his club. He has represented England…
Juventus missed out on the chance to wrap up the Serie A title as they fell to what boss Maurizio Sarri called a “messy” defeat at struggling Udinese. Juve, who have been Italian champions for exactly 3,000 days, need to…
Burkina Faso star Aristide Bance, one of the most colourful and popular footballers in Africa, has called time on his international career. He played 79 times for the ‘Stallions’ and scored 24 goals over 16 years while helping the national…
Bukayo Saka has been handed Arsenal’s No. 7 jersey for the 2020/21 season, the club announced on their Twitter page on Wednesday, while unveiling the home kits for next season. “Our homegrown talent. The Arsenal’s No 7 from 2020/21. Keep…
For some athletes, today was the last chance to take part in the Tokyo Olympics. They are too old, too exhausted or too financially stretched to wait for another year. One of them is 35-year-old Tetsuya Sotomura. When I met…
Mike Tyson is set to return to the boxing ring against fellow legend Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition match, according to reports. 54-year-old Tyson looks set to fight 51-year-old Jones in California, with TMZ reporting that it will…
BRT bus crushes businessman to death in Lagos (Punch) A businessman, Ahmed Sulaiman, has been crushed to death by a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle in the Owode Onirin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the businessman had attempted…
Nigeria’s confirmed coronavirus infections have hit 38,948 with the addition of 604 fresh cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The agency, which made the announcement via its twitter handle Thursday night, also provided the total number…
After lying prostrate for over four decades, President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the Ajaokuta Steel Plant to be revived as part of his administration’s deliberate strategy to diversify the economy. Our over-dependence on oil revenue, from all indications,…
Housewife fakes daughter’s Kidnap, demands N2M ransom (Vanguard) A housewife, Fatima Bishir 22, is now in the Police net for faking the Kidnap of her five-year-old daughter in Katsina. SP Gambo Isah, the katsina Police command spokesman (PPRO) disclosed this…
