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Nigeria’s D’Tigress have reached a new milestone after climbing to eighth place in the latest FIBA Women’s World Rankings, their highest position in history. The African champions cemented their status as the continent’s dominant force by winning a record seventh Women’s AfroBasket

The Nigeria Premier Football League has confirmed that the 2025/26 season will end on Sunday, May 24, 2026, following the release of the full fixtures on Thursday. Defending champions Remo Stars will begin their title defence on August 22 with a blockbuster

Brentford have reached an agreement worth up to £42.5m to sign Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara, setting a new club transfer record. The 23-year-old Burkina Faso international is expected in London on Friday for a medical ahead of completing the move. Ouattara, who

Nottingham Forest have agreed a £37.5m deal for Ipswich Town winger Omari Hutchinson and are set to pay nearly £30m for Manchester City midfielder James McAtee, with the latter move including sell-on and buy-back clauses. Both players starred in England Under-21’s Euro

The Premier League returns on Friday night as champions Liverpool host Bournemouth at Anfield in their season opener. Arne Slot’s side will be aiming to extend an impressive record in this fixture, having won their last six home meetings with the Cherries

Liverpool have opened negotiations with Crystal Palace for England defender Marc Guehi, confident the player is keen on a move to Anfield. Palace value the 24-year-old at around £40m, but with Guehi in the final year of his contract, Liverpool are unwilling

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi delivered strong performances at the 2025 Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest but narrowly missed out on victory in a meet stacked with world-class talent and record-breaking moments. In the women’s 200m, Ofili pushed Jamaica’s Ashanti Moore

Nigeria’s African Nations Championship campaign ended in embarrassment as Sudan ran riot with a 4-0 demolition in Zanzibar on Tuesday. Under pressure after a narrow opening loss to Senegal, Eric Chelle’s men collapsed against a Sudanese side that combined relentless pressing with

Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of Italy forward Giacomo Raspadori from Napoli on a five-year deal worth €26 million. The 25-year-old, who began his career at Sassuolo, joined Napoli in 2022 on loan before making the move permanent, helping the club

Jannik Sinner battled through multiple interruptions, including a power outage, equipment failure and a blaring alarm, to defeat Canada’s Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 7-6(6) and move into the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open. The top seed and defending champion saved a set

Nigeria face Sudan today at 6pm in their second group match at the African Nations Championship in Zanzibar, needing victory to keep their knockout hopes alive. The Eagles B, runners-up in 2018, began the tournament with a narrow 1-0 loss to defending

Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, landed in Luanda on Sunday ahead of the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket, which runs from August 12 to 24. A final 12-man roster, unveiled a day earlier, features NBA shooting guard Josh Okogie of the Houston Rockets,

Carlos Alcaraz overcame a shaky second set to beat Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in his Cincinnati Open opener on Sunday. Playing his first tournament since losing the Wimbledon final to Jannik Sinner, the Spaniard stormed through the first set but dropped

Crystal Palace began the new campaign in the same way they ended the last, clutching silverware at Wembley. The FA Cup holders toppled Premier League champions Liverpool 3-2 on penalties after a gripping 2-2 draw in the Community Shield. Dean Henderson emerged

Nigeria’s four representatives in the 2025/26 CAF interclub competitions have discovered their preliminary round fixtures following Saturday’s draws in Tanzania. NPFL champions Remo Stars will begin their CAF Champions League quest against US Zilimadjou of Comoros. Victory would set up a daunting