The Federal Government has approved January, 2025 as the official date for the 22nd edition of the National Sports Festival, tagged “Gateway Games, Ogun 2024.” In a communiqué released after the first National Council on Sports, held at the Old Government Lodge, Abakaliki Road, Enugu, Enugu State, the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan…
The head coach at AC Milan, Stefano Pioli, has been sacked. Trust News Africa reports that the club announced his departure in an official statement on Friday. Despite leading the team to a second-place finish this season, they fell far behind their city rivals, Inter Milan, who dealt them a blow by defeating Pioli’s team…
FC Barcelona have officially confirmed the sack of club legend, Xavi Hernandez after a series of back-and-forth. Recall that FC Barcelona appointed Xavi Hernandez as the club’s manager ahead of the 2021-2022 season. Following his appointment, the club struggled in his debut season but bounced back in the 2022-2023 season in which they won La…
Rafael Nadal will start his French Open return – and expected farewell to the tournament he has dominated – with a first-round match against German fourth seed Alexander Zverev. Spain’s Nadal, who has won the men’s title on a record 14 occasions, plans to retire later this year. Zverev, 27, is one of the favourites…
InsertRetry The world number one downed Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3 in the second round at the Parc des Eaux-Vives grounds. Djokovic becomes only the third man after Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer to reach the 1,100-win landmark. Djokovic took a wild card to play in Geneva in a bid to rescue an alarming dip…
Jannik Sinner remains comfortably top of the ATP prize-money earners list in 2024, while Alexander Zverev is in second place after his Italian Open title run. Two-time Major champion Carlos Alcaraz is seventh on the list, while world No 1 Novak Djokovic is just outside the top 10 in 11th position with $1,367,706 earned this…
St Mirren captain Mark O’Hara twice gave the visitors the lead at Parkhead but goals from Matt O’Riley and Kyogo Furuhashi meant Celtic were level come half-time. The second half was a less incident-filled contest but when Palma turned in Anthony Ralston’s cross in the 86th minute, home fans were able to roar on Celtic…
The head coach of the Brazil national team, Dorival Junior made some big-name omissions from his Copa America 23-man squad that left many tongues wagging. It was not a surprise that a superstar player like Neymar was not included in Brazil’s Copa America squad because the player has been battling with a knee injury since…
Monaco’s defeat gave PSG an unassailable 12-point lead at the top of the table with three games remaining and means they are champions for a French record-extending 12th time. PSG could have clinched the title on Saturday with a win at home to struggling Le Havre, but in the end, they needed a 95th-minute equaliser…
