Sports
Golf: eTranzact tables record N50m for classic tourney
Africa’s leading digital payments platform, eTranzact, has announced a record-breaking N50m as a professional purse for the third edition of the eTranzact Golf Classic set for the prestigious Lakowe...
8th June 2025
Cricket: Salome shines as Nigeria hit Cameroon by 104 runs
The Female Yellow Greens secured their second victory of the 2025 Kwibuka Women’s T20i tournament on Saturday with a commanding 104-run win over Cameroon Women at Gahanga Cricket Stadium 2 in Rwanda...
8th June 2025
Ndidi gifts Ugbade new car
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has surprised his former grassroots coach, Nduka Ugbade, with a car gift, in a display of gratitude and appreciation for nurturing his talent, PUNCH Sports Extr...
8th June 2025
22 Nigerian student-athletes storm into NCAA Championship finals
Nigeria’s talent pipeline to the United States collegiate athletics scene has once again flourished, with an impressive contingent of 22 student-athletes qualifying for the final of the 2025 NCAA Di...
8th June 2025
Al-Hilal schedule Osimhen medical after €75m offer
Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal are inching towards the signing of Victor Osimhen after increasing their offer to €75m to meet Napoli’s demands, and are looking to have the player’s medical soo...
8th June 2025
Trabzonspor to relaunch Onuachu bid
Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor are keen on bringing Paul Onuachu back to the club, almost two seasons after he featured for them on loan. Onuachu has been heavily linked with them in the last 12 m...
8th June 2025
Chelle hails relentless Simon
Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle, has lauded FC Nantes forward, Moses Simon, for his relentless attitude towards the national team. Moses made his 81st appearance for Nigeria in the friendly clash agai...
8th June 2025
Troost-Ekong marks 10th year with Eagles
Captain of the Super Eagles, William Troost-Ekong, has expressed his pride and delight in representing the Nigerian senior men’s national team for the past ten years with an emotional tribute, PUNCH...
8th June 2025
Okoye talks up Nwabali rivalry
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has admitted he is not yet on the same level as Nigeria’s preferred goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, but the Udinese man has welcomed a healthy competition with th...
8th June 2025
Tuchel slams England's lack of 'seriousness' after defeating Andorra
Thomas Tuchel slammed England’s attitude and accused them of a lack of “seriousness” during Saturday’s lacklustre 1-0 win against minnows Andorra. Tuchel’s side were booe...
7th June 2025
Kane scores as England beat Andorra 1-0 in World Cup qualifier
Harry Kane spared woeful England’s blushes as his second half strike sealed a lacklustre 1-0 win against minnows Andorra in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Barcelona. Thomas Tuchel’...
7th June 2025
Gauff beats Sabalenka to win 2025 French Open
Coco Gauff battled back from a set down to beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a Grand Slam final for the second time with a dramatic victory in the French Open showpiece on Saturday. The second-...
7th June 2025
Italian club, Brescia, goes bankrupt
Historic Italian football club Brescia will cease to exist after 114 years following its owner’s decision not to honour a debt of three million euros ($3.4 million). Italian businessman Massimo ...
7th June 2025
Spain's Yamal, Portugal's Ronaldo set for Nations League Final
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo acknowledged he was “another generation” to Spain starlet Lamine Yamal but said Sunday’s Nations League final was more than just a battle between t...
7th June 2025
Super Eagles need to find balanced playing pattern, says Chelle
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle says his team would continue to work on their playing pattern and try to find balance. Chelle made the remarks during a post-match press conference at the Luzhniki ...
7th June 2025
Ballon d'Or 'should go to Champions League winner', says Ronaldo
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo said Saturday the individual honour should be awarded to a player who won the Champions League. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Nations League fin...
7th June 2025
I am 'not bitter' about PSG's Champions League triumph - Mbappe
France captain Kylian Mbappe said Saturday he is not bitter Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League the year after he departed for Real Madrid. “I didn’t leave too soon; my story with...
7th June 2025
I won't be at Club World Cup, says Portugal's Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed he would not play in the upcoming Club World Cup on Saturday, dismissing rumours he was set to transfer to one of the participating clubs. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s ...
7th June 2025
Tottenham Hotspur's Son praises sacked Postecoglou as legend
Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min said Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked as manager on Friday, had ‘changed the trajectory of this club’ by delivering their first silverware in 17 yea...
7th June 2025
Olanrewaju’s body will arrive Nigeria next week – NBBofC
The remains of Nigerian boxer Segun Olanrewaju are expected to arrive in Nigeria next week, the President of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control has confirmed, following over two months of legal, dipl...
7th June 2025
I’m ready to serve AFN, says Ikpokpo
Project consultant and co-chairman of the Niger Delta Sports Festival, Itiako Ikpokpo, has said that he is open to working with the board of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria if the conditions are ri...
7th June 2025
Kano athletes’ deaths must not be in vain – Comrade Evah
Pioneer president of the Nigerian Skating Federation, Comrade Joseph Evah, has called for urgent mobilisation to ensure that the deaths of 22 Kano State athletes and officials are not forgotten, warni...
7th June 2025
Umeh joins SJK with Champions League dream
Finnish club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho have announced the signing of 19-year-old Nigerian striker Chinedu Umeh, who joins the side from Atlantic Business FC with the ambition of developing his game a...
7th June 2025
Galatasary submit Osimhen proposal after Saudi rejection
Galatasaray have intensified their pursuit of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen following his refusal to join Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Turkish champions have submi...
7th June 2025
Oliseh’s iconic ‘98 W’Cup goal against Spain still lives in my head – Ajebutter22
Nigerian rapper Akitoye Balogun, popularly known as Ajebutter22, talks about supporting Arsenal and watching the Super Eagles at the 1998 World Cup, in this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE Watching foo...
7th June 2025
Rivers Hoopers unveil squad, set for BAL showdown
Nigeria’s sole representatives in the fifth season of the Basketball Africa League, Rivers Hoopers, have unveiled their roster for the finals currently ongoing at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South...
7th June 2025
Amusan drops hurdles, races 100m flat in Jamaica
World record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will not compete in her trademark event at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica, on Saturday (today), as she lines up instead for the 100m A...
7th June 2025
NOC leads Olympic Day celebration across Nigeria
The Nigeria Olympic Committee will lead the national celebration of Olympic Day on Saturday, June 28, across various states, as the country joins the global movement to commemorate the founding of the...
7th June 2025
Nigeria eye podium return as WA unveils Tokyo 2025 medal
World Athletics has unveiled the official medals for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, which will take place from September 13 to 21 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....
7th June 2025
Echegini targets impressive WAFCON outing
Super Falcons midfielder Jennifer Echegini is confident of an impressive outing with the Nigerian national team at the upcoming CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament scheduled to take place i...
7th June 2025
Gateway return to Abeokuta as NNL survival intensify
Gateway United will return to the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta on Saturday (today) for their final home match of the season, as their fight to remain in the Nigeria National League enters a cri...
7th June 2025
