The Super Eagles of Nigeria, whose performance was tagged “insipid” by the commentator, have won the return leg of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau at the latter’s home on Monday. Nigeria scored 30 minutes into the game with a penalty by Moses Simon, to go […]
Anthony Joshua has reacted to the Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk negotiations, specifically the purse split offered to the Ukrainian. The fight the world wanted to see the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis crowned, but talks between Fury and Usyk collapsed last week after drawn out and often public negotiations. When the […]
English Premier League giants, Manchester City are set to offer their Norwegian striker Erling Haaland a new bumper contract that is expected to be £500,000 weekly. The new deal would make Haaland become the best-paid player in the Premier League. Haaland currently earns £375,000 per week, putting him equal at the top of […]
The original FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to Aug. 20 arrived in Abuja on Saturday afternoon. The trophy arrived in Nigeria after being taken to the three other African countries which will participate in the finals —- Morocco, South Africa […]
The battle to buy Manchester United heated up on Wednesday as Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani returned with a second bid for the English giants. British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is also expected to make a second offer for the 20-time English champions. Raine, the merchant bank brought in to assist with […]
Villarreal forward, Samuel Chukwueze has been nominated as one of the candidates for the La Liga player of the month for March award. The contest for the POTM is a six-way battle between Antoine Griezmann, David Silva, Raphinha, Iago Aspas and Borja Iglesias. The 23-year-old registered three assists in the league in March, adding […]
At a jubilant Anfield, Liverpool performed a flawless performance, and Mohamed Salah set a new record for the team in Premier League goals scored. The Carabao Cup, a tangible reward for United’s revival under manager Erik ten Hag, was already bestowed upon them, but Liverpool’s severe thrashing of them served as a brutal reality […]
Nigeria vice-captain William Troost-Ekong has sustained an injury ahead of next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The experienced defender’s Italian club US Salernitana have announced that he will be out for two weeks due to an injury with Nigeria set to face Guinea-Bissau in the AFCON qualifiers The Serie A club […]
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said his team is still a work-in-progress despite their outstanding performance this season. Speaking ahead of his side’s clash with Liverpool on Sunday, Arteta said that there are still weaknesses his team need to improve on. “Our team is as well [a work in progress]. I think you always […]
TheHILL | SPORTS | February 5. Nigerian football legend, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has tipped Senegal to win the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Taranga Lions will tomorrow (Sunday) lock horns with the Pharaohs of Egypt in the 2021 edition of the binary tournament. The Pharaohs defeated the host nation, Cameroon 3-1 […]