Enugu Rangers striker Israel Abia has received the prestigious Eunisell Boot awarded to the top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) during the 2019/20 season.Abia scored 12 goals to claim the Eunisell Boot, which is sponsored by West Africa’s largest independent chemical as well as oil and gas engineering solutions company, Eunisell.Each goal…
By Segun Fajimolu with agency reports Coach Bala Nikyu has said he is very elated to watch his side scored four goals against a pitiable Sunshine Stars on Sunday in the NPFL.Nasarawa United trashed Sunshine 4-0 at Lafia Township and the goals were enough to keep them second on the table ahead of Kano Pillars…
Nigerian forward Emmanuel Dennis has snubbed Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, and several other legendary compatriots who lighted up the Premier League at the peak of their careers.Instead, the Watford star has named Chelsea’s Ivorian icon Didier Drogba, Manchester United’s hero Wayne Rooney and Crystal Palace forward Wilfred Zaha as the players he admires…
Japanese Momiji Nishiya, 13, has clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition, shedding tears of happiness after nailing her final trick and becoming the country’s youngest gold medal winner. On the Olympic podium with her on Monday, two other female athletes – aged 13 and 16 – stood wearing silver and bronze…
By Segun Giwa Former Chairman, Ondo Football Association (FA), Dele Ogungbemi, has said football competition among secondary schools in Okeigbo Community is to identify talents that will represent the community in future competitions. Ogungbemi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Okeigbo at the finals of the…
The 24-year-old from Coventry beat Switzerland’s Fabienne Kocher by ippon. An early scoring waza-ari gave Giles the advantage and she showed the greater composure to secure success. “It feels so special to do it in Japan. I believed I could do it, my coach has always believed I could and it showed in today’s performance,”…
Biles was penalised on both floor and vault as her team finished on 170.526, behind the leaders’ mark of 171.629. With one group of athletes still to go, Biles remains in a qualifying place for each of the five individual finals. Great Britain are in fifth place with Jessica Gadirova on target for the floor…
Al Moez Ali scored twice, making Asian champions Qatar the first team to reach the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday, holding on to beat El Salvador 3-2. Abdelaziz Hatim also scored for Qatar, who were invited as guests in the tournament, in the quarter-final clash in Arizona. Ali opened the scoring in…
Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning the Refugee Olympic Team’s first ever medal after three impressive wins in the Tokyo Games’ taekwondo tournament on Sunday. Alizadeh shocked two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones in the round-of-16, beating the British champion 16-12. Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning…
