LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Manchester City youth team player Jeremy Wisten has tragically passed away, aged just 17 years old. The cause of death is currently unknown and Wisten’s family are yet to comment. Born in Malawi, Wisten moved to the UK with his family as a child. He joined City in 2016 and played for…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Nigeria captain helped the Potters grab their first league victory at bet365 Stadium this season John Obi Mikel captained Stoke City to their first Championship victory at home this season with a 3-2 win over Brentford on Saturday. The 33-year-old midfielder was handed the captain’s armband for the second straight…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazilian soccer great Pelé turns 80 on Friday, but the celebration will have to wait. The three-time World Cup winner will spend the day isolated with a few family members outside Sao Paulo, where he is expected to receive a flood of tributes from players, fans, celebrities and politicians. His long-time spokesman,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)- “Nobody Knows tommorow” they say. Now, I can actually agree to the fact that ” no one knows tomorrow”. As things are getting better for some, things are getting from bad to worst for some. One thing is sure, there are bound to be Changes. Who would have given it a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Didier Drogba has been selected to receive the 2020 UEFA President’s Award. The former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker was hailed as a “pioneer” by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. Drogba fired Chelsea’s winning penalty in the 2012 Champions League final shoot-out, steering the Blues to four Premier League titles and as many…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was billed as one of the greatest title bouts in UFC history. It pitted two unbeaten and largely unchallenged middleweight fighters against each other. In the end, though, it was no contest. Israel Adesanya made short work of Paulo Costa, making a superstar turn as he knocked the unbeaten Brazilian out…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Early in the morning hours of Feb. 14, 2013, Olympian Oscar Pistorius fired multiple shots through the door of the bathroom in his South African home. Curled in the bathroom was his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who died from the gunshots. These are the facts, and they are not in dispute. Beyond that,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the Elephants of Ivory Coast and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, scheduled for Austria. Five other players have been put on standby, according to a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday. The…