LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Eagles of Mali beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-0 on Tuesday night. In the clash with the Eagles, Nigeria suffered the loss courtesy of one goal in each half of the game. Toure gave Mali the lead in the 18th minute and the runners-up in the recently concluded African Cup…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina forward Angel Di Maria received a threat at his family home on the outskirts of Rosario, domestic media said, amid an intense wave of drug-related violence in the central city from which Lionel Messi also hails. Monday’s message, following a similar threat last year to Argentine captain Messi, came a week…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-After reportedly persuading Neymar’s father to pay his €1 million (£850,00/$1.09m) bail, Dani Alves is set to be released from prison this week. Marca claims that Neymar’s father has consented to cover the bond needed to release Alves from custody. The former Barcelona full-back was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City has been drawn against Real Madrid in a mouthwatering Champions League quarterfinal clash. Real Madrid will be looking for revenge after suffering a 5-1 aggregate drubbing at the hands of City in last season’s semifinals, as Pep Guardiola’s side went on to win the title for the first time in…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Social media – especially Twitter – was taken over on the night of Saturday (March 9) by the information that Daniel Alves had passed away. The former football player is in prison in Spain and was recently sentenced to four years and six months for rape. The news of the Brazilian’s death,…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Drake has lost a huge six-figure sum after betting on Anthony Joshua‘s heavyweight showdown clash against Francis Ngannou on Saturday evening. The rap star was hoping for an outrageous payday of over £1million after wagering on the bout in Saudi Arabia that was won by the British star in two rounds. Joshua…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou with a devastating second-round finish to shatter any prospect of a sensational upset and continue his march towards becoming a three-time world champion on Friday. Joshua floored a shell-shocked Ngannou with a vicious right hand in the opening round before knocking down the former UFC heavyweight…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United are emerging as two of the main contenders to land the signature of Napoli‘s Victor Osimhen this summer, with both clubs keen to make different statements in the transfer market. The Nigerian is already being built up as one of the window’s biggest stories, given a €110m…