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Elon Musk Launches Grokipedia To Rival ‘Left-biased’ Wikipedia

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Elon Musk Launches Grokipedia To Rival ‘Left-biased’ Wikipedia

Elon Musk’s company xAI launched Grokipedia on Monday to compete with the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which he has accused of ideological bias. The site dubbed version 0.1 had more than 885,000 articles by Monday evening, compared to Wikipedia’s more than seven million in English. The launch came with the promise of a newer version 1.0, which Musk said would be “10X...

Timber Urge Arsenal Against Complacency

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Timber Urge Arsenal Against Complacency

Jurrien Timber urged Arsenal “not to get too high” after they extended their lead at the top of the Premier League. On a weekend where title rivals Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea all lost, the Gunners beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to move four points clear of shock second-placed team Bournemouth. Arsenal’s seventh consecutive victory in all competitions put them six points...

Super Falcons’ Alozie Shortlisted For FIFPRO World Women’s 11

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Super Falcons’ Alozie Shortlisted For FIFPRO World Women’s 11

Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie has been shortlisted for the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11, an annual global award voted for by professional footballers. Alozie features among eight defenders nominated for the elite lineup, joining Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Leah Williamson (England), Ona Batlle, Olga Carmona (Spain) and Ellie Carpenter (Australia). The 28-year-old impressed during Nigeria’s run to their...

Ashleigh Goal Seals Super Falcons’ 2026 WAFCON Qualification

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Ashleigh Goal Seals Super Falcons' 2026 WAFCON Qualification

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the 2026 WAFCON qualifiers to be held in Morocco. The 10-time African Women champions earned a place in the tournament as they advanced on a 3-1 aggregate – a two nil victory in the first leg of the tie, held at the Stade de Kégué in Lomé, Togo, last week, and a...

Flamingos Crash Out As Ruthless Italy Crush Nigeria 4–0 At U17 Women’s World Cup

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Flamingos Crash Out As Ruthless Italy Crush Nigeria 4–0 At U17 Women’s World Cup

Nigeria’s hopes at the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup came to a painful end on Tuesday as the Flamingos suffered a 4–0 defeat to an in-form Italian side, who maintained their perfect record in the tournament with four wins from four matches. The 2022 bronze medallists began brightly, showing intent and determination to progress to the quarterfinals. Captain Shakirat...

Super Eagles To Begin World Cup Playoffs Camp Nov

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Super Eagles To Begin World Cup Playoffs Camp Nov

The Super Eagles camp for the 2026 World Cup (Africa playoffs) in Morocco will open on Sunday, November 10, in Rabat, the Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed. Nigeria, Gabon, DR Congo and Cameroon will vie for the sole ticket in Africa on November 13 and 16, and the winner will qualify for the inter-continental playoffs in Mexico by March 2026. The Super...

Osimhen Pushes For Lookman At Galatasaray

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Osimhen Pushes For Lookman At Galatasaray

Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen is reportedly pushing for his club to sign Nigeria teammate Ademola Lookman from Atalanta, according to reports in the Italian press. The Turkish giants still have their sights set on Lookman, Atalanta’s dynamic forward, as they look to bolster their attacking options, especially with Barış Alper Yılmaz potentially on his way out in January. According to Foot Africa,...

Pinnick Refute Claims Of Misappropriation Of $1.2m Stadium Fund

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Pinnick Refute Claims Of Misappropriation Of $1.2m Stadium Fund

The former President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has rejected claims of financial mismanagement related to the FIFA Goal Project in Kebbi State, describing the controversy as a misunderstanding. His clarification comes amid public outrage over a photo shared by FIFA on social media showing the Kebbi Stadium under the FIFA Forward Programme. The image, taken in 2023,...

Saudis Declines Signing Messi Ahead Of 2026 World Cup

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Saudis Declines Signing Messi Ahead Of 2026 World Cup

Saudi Arabia declined an offer to sign Lionel Messi for a short-term stint in the Saudi Pro League before next year’s World Cup, according to a senior sports official. “During the last Club World Cup, Messi’s team contacted me and offered for him to play in Saudi Arabia because the MLS will stop for nearly four months,” Abdullah Hammad, CEO...

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Apologize To Teammates, Fans

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Real Madrid's Vinicius Apologize To Teammates, Fans

Real Madrid may have beaten Barcelona in last weekend’s Clasico but the game exposed problems in both camps, from the difficulties in dealing with Vinicius to the concerning recent form of the Catalans. Madrid’s Brazil superstar Vinicius finally issued an apology on Wednesday, three days after his team defeated arch-rivals Barca 2-1, following his huff at being substituted at the...

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