LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian born America wrestler Sesugh Uhaa popularly known as Apollo Crews has clinched the United States Championship on Monday Night Raw. The 32-year-old heavily built fighter dethroned former champion Andrade to win his first-ever title in the WWE rings. According to Bleacher Reports, the immediate ex-champion didn’t respond well to the defeat…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Odion Ighalo is close to agreeing a deal to stay at Manchester United beyond next week, the striker’s agent has revealed. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Tuesday said Ighalo will be returning to parent club Shanghai Shenhua next week unless a last-minute deal can be reached, while Standard Sport understands the Chinese club…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United have hit a brick wall in their attempts to extend Odion Ighalo’s loan deal with just a week to go before it runs out. Shanghai Shenhua have rejected United’s requests to keep Ighalo at Old Trafford for another three months and are demanding that the Nigerian striker rejoins them to…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua views Tyson Fury as “just another fighter” as he seeks to solidify his heavyweight legacy. Joshua regained the IBF, WBA and WBO titles with a lopsided points win over Andy Ruiz Jr last December, instantly avenging his shock knockout loss to the Mexican earlier in the year. Two months later, Fury…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria International, Sunday Eboigbe has written the Nigeria Football Federation and the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare to save his life stating that “he is dying”. The Super Eagles strongman famously known for his central-defensive partnership with Bright Omokaro at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) said he needs help to…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been ranked the second-richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom. In the ranking done by The Sunday Times, Gareth Bale was rated the richest young sports star. However, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton was ranked the richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom with a net worth of £224…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-He was tragically outmatched. Pro sumo wrestler Kiyotaka Suetake, known as Shobushi, died yesterday in Tokyo of multiple organ failure brought on by COVID-19, the Japanese Sumo Association announced. The 28-year-old fourth-tier competitor became ill April 4, but hospitals turned him away until four days later, when he began coughing up blood….
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian football star could be heading back to China after both Shanghai Shenhua and Manchester United failed to reach an agreement over his loan extension. The 30-year-old’s initial temporary stay at Old Trafford expires at the end of this month but the Red Devils want to keep the striker until the season…