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Although Kovalainen is not suffering from any symptoms and can carry on with his day-to-day life without any issues, the Finn has decided against competing in rallying until he has made a full recovery. Kovalainen was set to return to the Japanese Rally Championship in 2024 with Rally Team AICELLO, …

Coaches, Ladan Bosso and Chris Danjuma have released a squad list of 20 players each to represent Nigeria in the football event for men and women at the 13th African Games taking place in Ghana.   Bosso named five players from the Flying Eagles squad that reached the quarter-final of …

Table tennis star, Offiong Edem on Tuesday won Nigeria’s first medal at the 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana. Edem claimed a bronze medal in the women’s singles event. The experienced table tennis star lost 4-0 to Dino Meshref of Egypt in their semi-final contest. It would …

Anthony Joshua has vowed to “make a statement” and deliver a knockout victory over Francis Ngannou in Friday’s crossover super-fight in Saudi Arabia. Joshua is currently on a three-fight winning streak and building back towards being in world title contention, most recently despatching Otto Wallin in a dominant five-round win in …

Arsenal entered the record books as a 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United on Monday kept the Gunners on Liverpool and Manchester City’s tails in the Premier League title race. Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle’s own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice put the visitors 5-0 at half-time before Ben …

Bayer Leverkusen tightened their grip at the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cologne to pull 10 points clear of Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso’s side were handed the opportunity to stretch their lead over Bayern after the serial champions faltered again, only managing a 2-2 draw at …

Arsenal have apparently drawn up a four-man shortlist of striking options for the summer transfer window, with Super Eagles duo Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface among them. During a dismal spell of winter form, in which they won just one of seven games from December 9 to January 7 with just …

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years after testing positive for doping, according to reports by Italian media.   Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years after testing positive for doping, according to reports by Italian media. Italy’s National Anti-Doping …

Portuguese manager, Jose Peseiro, has confirmed his exit as coach of the Super Eagles after his contract officially expired on Thursday.     Peseiro who guided the Eagles to a second-place finish at the 2023 African Cup of Nations, on Friday, said he was fulfilled coaching the West African nation. …

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have successfully advanced to the final round of qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.   In a decisive match at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Monday evening, the Falcons secured a 1-0 victory against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon. This triumph allowed …