Afghan sporting officials have confirmed the death of young footballer Zaki Anwari. The 19-year-old plummeted to his death after trying to cling on to a departing plane this week. Tributes have flooded in for Zaki Anwari who tragically fell to his death from a plane, while trying to escape from Kabul A desperate attempt to…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Algeria, defending champion of the African Cup of Nations (CAN), will face Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast, in the clash of Group E of the 2022 edition (January 9-February 6), according to the draw made in Yaoundé on Tuesday. Cameroon, host country of the competition and second most titled nation…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with rumored transfers to the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and PSG, but the 36-year-old Portuguese superstar has called those reports “disrespectful” and “just talk” in a rather peculiar statement posted on his Instagram account. With less than one full year remaining on his current contract…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali, won his professional debut by stoppage inside a round on Saturday night in Oklahoma. Fifty-five years after Top Rank promoter Bob Arum staged his first of Ali’s fights, he oversaw a successful start to this latest generation’s plan to continue the most extraordinary of…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An anonymous user on the Argentinian website Mercado Libre has put up for sale the handkerchief that they claim Leo Messi used during his farewell speech at Barcelona. The piece is priced at $1m, with free delivery across Argentina. In the description of the product, it is specified that the handkerchief contains…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bordeaux striker Samuel Kalu collapsed on the pitch in a French Ligue 1 game at Marseille on Sunday where temperatures hit a sweltering 30 degrees. The 23-year-old Nigerian international fainted and slumped to the Stade Velodrome surface in the early stages of the match. Worried teammates gathered around the stricken Kalu and…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former African champions, Nigeria’s Super Eagles, have dropped two places to the 34th position in the current FIFA ranking. The Gernot Rohr lads polled 1480 points to sit 34th in the world and fifth in Africa in the ranking released on Thursday. On the continent, Nigeria is behind Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A United States court has issued a summons with a 21- day ultimatum to the world football body, FIFA, to respond to Samson Siasia’s suit challenging his coach licence ban and indictment for bribery. According to PREMIUM TIMES, a copy of the summons was issued on August 5, 2021 by the U.S….
