Latest Sports News in Nigeria

French side, Lille have confirmed that Victor Osimhen 'is about' to leave the club, as Napoli stressed the need to restart the contract negotiations after the player changed his agent. ‘We now have to start negotiations all over again’…

Liverpool's hopes of breaking Manchester City's record Premier League points haul from 2017/18 went up in smoke as they were beaten 2-1 at Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Jurgen Klopp's men only have themselves to blame though with…

Nigeria's unbeaten heavyweight prospect Efe Ajagba has become the latest to join the growing stable of high-powered boxing manager James Prince. The news was announced by both parties through their respective social media platforms…

One time boxing champ Mike Tyson has decided to go toe-to-fin with a shark. As part of Discovery Channel’s annual “Shark Week” programming event, the longtime Las Vegan will hit the water for “Tyson vs. Jaws: Rumble on the Reef.” Ring…

Senegal and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have mutually agreed to postpone the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2022 to 2026. President Macky Sall's proposal was welcomed by IOC President Thomas Bach, following in-depth…

Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has commenced a week-long online conference/webinar on handball development in Nigeria in celebration of the International Handball Week. The first day of the online webinar which had several handball…

Tottenham are reportedly trying to hijack Napoli’s proposed £70million move for Lille forward Victor Osimhen. Reports from France and Italy have suggested that the Naples club were close to landing the forward. However, it is now…

Manchester United missed the chance to go third in the Premier League table as Southampton secured a late 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. Michael Obafemi played the role of a super-sub with a goal deep into stoppage time to deny United a…

Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka finished in second place behind Scottland international Kieran Tierney who has been crowned Arsenal's Player for the Month of June. Tierney's victory was announced on the Gunners official website on Monday…

Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has penned a two-year contract with Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam from Regionalliga West side Fortuna Dusseldorf. The young stopper, who began his career at Bayer Leverkusen, completed the move with…