LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties to give hosts Cameroon a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso on Sunday in Yaounde as the Africa Cup of Nations finally got under way after a build-up troubled by the coronavirus. A raft of positive Covid-19 cases among competing teams has marked the days leading…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Arsenal became the highest-profile casualties of the FA Cup third round as the 14-time winners lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest, but Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur avoided early exits after scares against lower-league sides on Sunday. Forest repeated their third-round win over Arsenal in 2018 thanks to substitute Lewis Grabban’s 83rd-minute finish. Liverpool…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Since last year, the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has released most of it’s Superstars. Braun Strowman, Jeff Hardy and Toni Storm are among the Superstars that were released by WWE recently, and today being the 7th day of January, 2022 WWE has released another superstar. According to multiple reports, the World Wrestling…
LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday after a storm of protest about a decision to grant him a medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements to play in the Australian Open. The tennis star remained in Australia after his lawyers launched an appeal seeking to…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Floyd Mayweather will be making another return to the ring. The 44-year-old Hall of Famer announced that he will take part in an exhibition Feb. 20 on a helipad atop the iconic Burj Al Hotel in Dubai. He will have turned 45 four days before the event. Mayweather reportedly has been targeting…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen is out of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Friday. Also, Super Eagles have invited four new players for AFCON over the health concerns and injuries of some players. The NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, made this known on Friday, adding that only the goalkeeping…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-On Wednesday evening, there came word from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of the appointment of Portuguese manager Jose Peseiro to the post of Nigeria manager. While he will spend the first six weeks of his tenure familiarizing himself with the squad, this will not be his first turn working with Nigerian…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona have signed Ferran Torres from Manchester City in a deal which could total $73 million. The initial transfer fee is believed to be $62 million, with over $11 million due in potential add ons as Torres has signed a five-year contract at Barcelona. Torres, 21, spent the last 16 months at…
