The revered Brazil striker Pele scored his 1,000th goal on November 19, 1969 at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium in a match between his beloved Santos and local outfit Vasco de Gama, whose vast ranks of fans gave the iconic…
Bristol City forward Famara Diedhiou overshadowed Liverpool star Sadio Mane on Sunday by scoring a hat-trick as Senegal crushed eSwatini 4-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Mane failed to score in successive Group I matches spanning five days, but…
Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Monday said that players of Bendel Insurance Football Club and Edo Queens Football Club would now receive same salary. Shaibu made this known in Benin shortly after a training session with the Bendel Insurance…
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has demanded a written explanation from the Nigeria Football Federation following the inglorious exit of national teams from football tournaments. He made this known on Monday in a meeting that…
Lionel Messi scored an injury-time penalty as Argentina rescued a draw in their friendly with South American rivals Uruguay in Tel Aviv. Messi’s Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez had given Uruguay a second-half lead from a free-kick before Martin Caceres handled…
Excerpt from Chapter 1 (1993) His mum was not in the parlour. She was not in her room either. No one divulged anything to him. Even his chatty aunty revealed nothing. They all looked at him with eyes filled with…
Hoodlums vandalise 200 vehicles during Lagos clash (Punch) There was drama in the Itire-Ikate area of Surulere, Lagos State, on Friday, November 8, 2019, as hoodlums invaded some streets and vandalised over 200 vehicles belonging to residents. According to the…
Recently, I found myself at Hardrock for a press conference scheduled to start by 7 pm, so I thought by 9 pm it would be over, and I’d be on my way home to my lovely bed. One thing led…
LASG tranquilises, removes lion from Victoria Island house (Punch) The Lagos State Government has tranquilised the lion found in a house at the Victoria Island area of the state. The Head of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences…
Cristiano Ronaldo was made to wait for his 100th international goal as defending champions Portugal edged past Luxembourg to qualify for Euro 2020. Fernando Santos’ 2016 winners required victory to confirm second spot in Group B and finish three points…
