LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski’s suspension was increased to three games by the Spanish soccer federation on Wednesday. Lewandowski had received a one-game suspension when he was sent off with a second yellow card during Barcelona’s 2-1 comeback win at Osasuna on Nov. 8. The Spanish soccer federation’s competition committee has now added…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Athletic Bilbao forwards Iñaki and Nico Williams are set to become the latest brothers to play for different countries in a World Cup. Iñaki Williams was selected by Ghana on Monday, and his younger brother Nico Williams had been picked by Spain last week. They will be repeating the feat of the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo has finally spoken out about his attempts to leave Manchester United and after months of silence he did not hold back. Speaking to Piers Morgan, Ronaldo hit out at Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, the club and people within it for not letting him leave this summer. After starting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Knowledgeable boxing fans rolled their eyes when they learned that Floyd Mayweather would face YouTuber Deji Olatunji in an eight-round exhibition Sunday in the United Arab Emirates. Mayweather demonstrated why that was the case, toying with his ridiculously overmatched foe before stopping him in six rounds. “These people want to be entertained,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel Adesanya was knocked out in his second kickboxing fight by Alex Pereira despite controlling most of the bout until the finish. On Saturday in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, history repeated itself. Adesanya was controlling the fight, hurt Pereira twice and was seemingly on the way…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli’s bid for a first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona was further boosted on Saturday after surviving a late scare against Udinese to claim a 3-2 win, stretching their lead to 11 points. Luciano Spalletti’s side were cruising to the win after Victor Osimhen, Piotr Zielinski and Eljif…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WWWE is catapulting itself into the Mother Continent in a move to increase its globalization efforts. The wrestling organization is deepening its ties to Africa by launching a continent-wide talent search to find its next African superstar. The new campaign is highlighted by a multi-day tryout in Lagos, Nigeria next February, where…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WWE’s newest resident giant, Omos, has been doing a lot of traveling this week. Just one day after traveling 17 hours to Saudi Arabia where he faced Braun Strowman in a literally gigantic match at Crown Jewel, Omos traveled back to Lagos, Nigeria, for the first time in 14 years to surprise…
