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…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-ENGLAND’S Dele Alli was battered by knife-wielding robbers who burst in as the ace played pool with his girlfriend and brother. Cops were last night hunting for the thugs who escaped with watches and jewellery worth thousands of pounds from the star’s £2million home. Dele, 24, was in a downstairs room with…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- ‘Iron Mike’ was 38 years old, had been knocked out by Danny Williams in his last fight and spent 11 months out of the ring since, but the Tyson phenomenon lived on regardless. A crowd of 20,000 packed out the MCI Arena to witness the former undisputed heavyweight world champion in…