Fulham seal five-year deal for Arsenal’s Smith Rowe
Fulham have signed England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe from Premier League rivals Arsenal on a five-year contract, it was announced on Friday.
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Enekwechi primed for second final appearance in shot put
Three-Time African champion, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, should have no problem qualifying for his second straight Olympic shot put final when the event starts today, at the Stade de France in Paris, reports sportsnow.com.ng.
Gallant D’Tigress bow to France, wait on Canada for quarterfinal ticket
The D’Tigress, who have been the surprise team of the women’s basketball event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games, were brought down to earth, yesterday, by hosts, France, who beat the Nigerian girls by 75 points to 54.
Twenty teams battle for N20m as second IXBET Cup begins Aug 5
Twenty teams have been listed for the second 1XBET Cup, a community football competition, which offers N20 million to the participants. In the draws held in Lagos, defending champions, Shomolu/Bariga FC, who defeated Odion Ighalo FC 2-0 to win the maiden edition last year, are paired with Dosu FC, Collins Edwin FC, Team360 FC, and Ilupeju Pillars in Group B.
Davis Cup heroes ready to rumble as Zenith Next Gen gets date
Some of the stars, who made Nigeria proud at the just-concluded Davis Cup promotional play-off, have been listed for the Zenith Bank Next Gen Masters, which serves on August 7.
D’Tigress battle France for quarterfinal ticket
The D’Tigress are on the move again. The women’s national basketball team, who pulled off the biggest upset yet at the ongoing Olympic Games by beating world number three-ranked Australia in their opening Group B game, will do battle against seventh-ranked France, today.
Paris 2024: Super Falcons crash out of women’s football
Nigeria’s faint hope of making it to the second round of the women’s football at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics was extinguished by Japan, who defeated the Nigerian girls 3-1 in their last group game of the competition, yesterday.
Manchester City fined over £2 million for delayed kick-offs
Manchester City have been fined £2.09 million ($2.68 million, 2.48 million euros) by the Premier League for 22 instances of delaying the kick-off or restart of matches, it was announced Wednesday.