Glasgow Rangers will be without key Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun for the first leg of the third qualifying UEFA Champions League clash against Malmo at the Eleda Stadium today. As a reminder, back in March 2021, the experienced center back was dismissed for a second bookable offense in the 73rd minute of Rangers 2-0…
Napoli, inspired by a brace from Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, showed impressive signs of their progress under new manager Luciano Spalletti by thrashing German giants Bayern Munich this past weekend. In a pre-season friendly played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, the Neapolitans claimed the lead through Osimhen on 69 minutes, before the Super Eagles…
Racing Genk chairman Peter Croonen has emphasized that Paul Onuachu is not trying to force a move away from the club at all costs after the striker skipped the recent First Division A clash with KV Oostende.Manager John van den Brom omitted the Nigeria international from the roster against KVO because he was not in…
Henry Onyekuru’s switch from Monaco to Olympiakos is all but confirmed after the player landed in Greece on Sunday to put the finishing touches to his contract with the Greek champions.Olympiakos have agreed to pay five million euros for Onyekuru’s services and could announce the winger’s signing in the coming hours. The Super Eagles star…
Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy won the men’s 100 metres gold at the Tokyo Olympics, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on the event. Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds in Sunday’s final, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84 seconds in one of the most understated major 100…
Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi have put the nightmare of serious injuries behind them to share a rare Olympic athletics gold in the high jump. Barshim – giving Qatar its first Olympic track and field title – and Tamberi recorded a best clearance of 2.37 metres on Sunday Maksim Nedasekau of Belarus also…
Weightlifter Fares Elbakh shattered two Games records in Tokyo as he became Qatar’s first Olympic champion in history. The 2019 world silver medallist dominated the men’s 96kg on Saturday, setting new marks for the clean and jerk (225kg) and total lift (402kg). “I’m very honoured to have won a gold medal during these Olympics,” said…
Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women’s 100 metres final, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fastest woman in history. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who had been seeking a third gold in the event, took silver in 10.74 with Shericka Jackson third in 10.76 at the Tokyo Olympic…
Simone Biles has withdrawn from the vault and uneven bar apparatus finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the US gymnast continued to wrestle with mental health issues. Biles had earlier stunned the Tokyo Games when she dropped out of the team competition following a poor opening vault and then decided not to defend…
