LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria international Victor Osimhen scored the 12th goal of his debut season for Lille in their 3-0 victory over Monaco in their French Cup game round of 16 encounter. The 20-year-old put the Great Danes in front just 19 minutes into the game with a cool finish from close range as the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua has been the one of the biggest boxing star of this decade. The two-time unified heavyweight champion, having held WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles, reigns as one of the professionals in heavyweight boxing. This we all know about Anthony Joshua, but only a few have information about his father, Robert…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Philip Osondu, who was the star boy of Nigeria’s Under-17 Golden Eaglets’ exploit in Canada in 1987, is dead. He reportedly died in Belgium at the age of 48 after taking self to the hospital to be examined on Thursday. According to the Nation, Osondu was said to have felt unwell at…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships on Monday after sporting officials decided to punish it for tampering with doping-related laboratory data in another blow to Russia’s already tarnished sporting reputation. The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), imposed a four-year ban on Russia participating in a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This is the shocking moment an ugly brawl breaks out in Newcastle after Anthony Joshua regains his heavyweight boxing crown. A group of men stop traffic as they throw punches on Grainger Street on Saturday night. A huge crowd of onlookers laugh and chant Joshua’s name as the fight unfolds in the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Deontay Wilder let rip at Andy Ruiz Jr after the Mexican-American lost his heavyweight world titles to Anthony Joshua. The American, the WBC heavyweight champion, had been hoping to eventually unify against Ruiz Jr as they both fight under Al Haymon’s PBC banner but was furious to see him relinquish the belts…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua delivered a boxing masterclass to beat Andy Ruiz Jnr on an unanimous points decision and regain the WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heayweight titles. The judges awarded the fight 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 as the Brit enjoyed sweet revenge in Saudi Arabia. The eagerly-anticipated rematch took place in Diriyah in a custom-built…
LAGOS DECEMBER7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Family members and fans of Anthony Joshua have converged on his family house at Remo ahead of his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. As of 5.30pm, music was being played with youths in the area trooping into the Baba Josh Memorial Hall. Some of them were also seen dancing and others delighted over…
