LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Dricus du Plessis submitted Israel Adesanya in the fourth round of a captivating contest to retain his middleweight title at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. The South African, 30, rocked Nigeria-born New Zealander Adesanya with a right hook before dragging him down and securing a rear-naked choke. Following the contest, Du…
LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian international, is pressured by football fans to apologize to Finidi George as he is determined to secure a transfer out of Italy this summer. Napoli’s sporting director, Cristiano Manna, has confirmed that the 25-year-old player has expressed the desire to leave, as there is interest from several top…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The father of Spain Euro 2024 star Lamine Yamal has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a car park on Wednesday evening, according to reports. Mounir Nasraoui was in the Spanish town of Mataro where he is understood to have been attacked and has since been rushed to hospital. According to…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe struck on his Real Madrid debut to help his new side claim a record sixth UEFA Super Cup with a 2-0 win over Atalanta on Wednesday in Warsaw. The superstar French forward has waited years to play for his dream club and after finally signing for Los Blancos this summer…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Real Madrid’s Brazilian star Vinícius Júnior has rejected the chance to leave the club and move to Saudi Arabia on a contract which would have been worth almost €1 billion over five years, according to Spanish reports. The striker, who has constantly been the butt of racism in Spain, nevertheless turned down…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles and Napoli hitman, Victor Osimhen, risk being fined by the club over an altercation with a fan who filmed him at a nightclub in Naples. Roberto Cerullo posted the video that showed the African Footballer of the Year pushing his way through a crowd to get an individual who was…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A rising footballer has died during a match training session in Ogrute, a community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The victim, Chisom Oodo, slumped during the training session on Saturday and died, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. The President of Concerned Igbo-Eze North Youths, Chijioke Eze, told PREMIUM…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has strongly criticized Nigeria’s sports leadership following the country’s disappointing performance at the recently concluded 2024 Paris Olympics. Nigeria returned without a single medal, despite investing billions of naira, while nine other African nations celebrated medal wins. In a statement on his…