LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nico Ali Walsh, the 20-year-old grandson of the late heavyweight icon, has signed a multi-fight contract with Top Rank and will make his pro debut in a four-round middleweight bout on Aug. 14. The fight will be televised on ESPN. Ali Walsh is the son of Rasheda Ali Walsh, the legendary champion’s…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of three-bedroom houses to members of the victorious Super Eagles squad of 1994, which won the Tunis 94 edition of the African Cup of Nations. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the approval was contained…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The valuation of six top Nigerian players has drop ahead of the summer transfer window, The PUNCH reports. The summer transfer window for 2021 will be reopened on July 1 and closes August 31. The players, who have already seen their market values drop significantly are Alex Iwobi, Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze,…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Watford have reached an agreement with Club Brugge over the transfer of forgotten Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis. The Hornets announced in a statement on their official website, which read: An agreement with Club Brugges has been reached for the transfer of exciting young forward Emmanuel Dennis, Watford FC is delighted to…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles coach Samsom Siasia’s life ban from football has been reduced to five years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports. In August 2019, world football body FIFA banned Siasia for life and fined him $50,000 and for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches’ for betting purposes. According to FIFA,…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Team Nigeria’s quest for Tokyo Olympics tickets in both men’s 4x100m and women’s 4x400m relays could not materialise in Lagos yesterday. But the women’s 4x100m made up of Blessing Okagbare, Grace Nwokocha, Blessing Ogundare and Rosemary Chukwuma gave the spectators something to celebrate, as they ran 42.97 seconds to improve on their…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City have made their move for Harry Kane, with a huge transfer fee of $138 million plus player deal put on the table to Tottenham. According to Fabrizio Romano from our partners at Sky Sport in Italy, the bid has arrived and Tottenham are expected to reject it as Daniel Levy…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Christian Eriksen surprised the Denmark team with a visit in the middle of a training session Friday and then gave everyone all a hug, his teammates said on Saturday. Eriksen was discharged from a Copenhagen hospital on Friday and immediately went to see his teammates at their European Championship base camp outside…