Victor Osimhen’s Agent Denies Chelsea Loan
Agent Roberto Calenda has denied reports about Victor Osimhen joining Chelsea on loan, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Calenda broke his silence on the protracted transfer of the player in the wake of Tuesday’s report by The Athletic, whose Football Correspondent, David Ornstein, reported that both clubs have continued negotiations over a deal, which will see Romelo Lukaku move to Napoli...
Sprinter Favour Ofili Denied 100m Spot At Paris Olympics
Sprinter Favour Ofili, displeased at her non-participation in the 100-metre, at the ongoing Olympics in Paris, due to AFN administrative failures. She called for accountability from those responsible and voiced her skepticism about the trustworthiness of both the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and the Nigerian Olympic Committee. organisations. The LSU Track and Field alumni hopes to be entered in the 200-metre event. LSU...
Transfer: LaLiga Club, Sevilla Give Iheanacho Two-Year Contract
Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho will sign a two-year contract at LaLiga club, Sevilla this week, ABN TV reports. Iheanacho is expected in Spain on Tuesday (today) to undergo his medicals. The 27-year-old will sign the dotted lines afterward. The versatile striker will join the former UEFA Europa League winners on a free transfer. Iheanacho left Premier League club, Leicester City last month...
Nigeria Surprises Australia In First Olympic Win In 20 Years
D’Tigress of Nigeria have beaten the Opals of Australia 75-62 in women’s basketball at the Paris Olympics. Point guard Ezinne Kalu produced a clutch performance, inspiring the Rena Wakama-coached team to withstand a late rally from the Aussies at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium on Monday. The victory was Nigeria’s first at the Games since Athens 2004. Kalu finished the game with 19...
Iheanacho Close To Sevilla Transfer
The Nigerian forward, Kelechi Iheanacho is close to completing a move to Sevilla after agreeing personal terms with the La Liga club. The 27-year-old striker is set to join the Rojiblancos on a free transfer after his contract with Leicester City expired last month. According to Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg, the former UEFA Europa League champions have reached a verbal agreement...
Super Falcons Loses To World Champions
Super Falcons 1-0 loss to Spain in the second Group C match leaves the African giants on the brink of elimination, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Coach Randy Waldrum made two changes to the Super Falcons team that started the 1-0 defeat against Brazil, bringing in Bay FC forward Asisat Oshoala for Veronica Ihezuo, while Esther Okoronkwo was preferred to...
Olympics 2024 Under Heavy Security After France’s High-Speed Railway Hit
Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, France’s high-speed rail network was hit by “malicious acts” disrupting transport system, A source close to the investigation told AFP the attacks were coordinated acts of “sabotage”. “This is a massive attack on a large scale to paralyse the TGV network,” SNCF told AFP, adding that many routes will have to...
Transfer: PSG Want Slash In Osimhen Price
Paris Saint-Germain pushes for a lower transfer fee as they continue their pursuit for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio, PSG are set to return to the forefront in their charge for the Napoli striker. Contrarily, Italian sports news outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the French champions remain unsatisfied...
Morocco Striker En-Nesyri Joins Mourinho’s Fenerbahce
Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri has signed a 5 -year contract with Fenerbahce’s Turkish club coached by Mourinho after four years with Sevilla. Fenerbahce will pay 19.5 million euros ($21.2 million) over four years for the 27-year-old Moroccan, who becomes the biggest transfer in the history of the Turkish Super Lig. “Welcome to Fenerbahce Youssef En-Nesyri,” wrote the Istanbul club on X,...
Nigeria’s Aruna Begins Medal Quest Against Romanian In Paris 2024
Nigeria's Quadri Aruna takes on Romania’s Eduard Ionescu on Saturday in the table tennis competition of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aruna will face Ionesco in a first-round match of the men’s singles event. The pairing emerged following the event’s draw on Wednesday at the South Paris Arena, the venue of the...
