LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rafael Nadal’s return to the French Open – and possible farewell – ended at the first hurdle as the 14-time winner lost to Alexander Zverev. The 22-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 by the in-form German fourth seed. Nadal has become synonymous with Roland Garros but, in front…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boxing heavyweight legend Mike Tyson is “doing great” after suffering a medical emergency while on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, seeing paramedics rush onto the plane at LAX less than two months out from his professional return to the squared circle against Jake Paul on Netflix. Tyson began feeling nauseous…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles head coach Finidi George has named a 23-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. The Eagles will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic after drawing their first two games of the qualifiers. Here’s the full list of players invited: Goalkeepers:…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United have sprung a surprise to beat rivals Manchester City 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley to claim the trophy for Erik ten Hag, who is set to be relieved of his duties First-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo put United into a shock 2-0 lead and…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen’s 51-match unbeaten run to win the Europa League final 3-0 on Wednesday and claim their first trophy for 61 years. Lookman became the first player to score a hat-trick in a European final since 1975 to secure Atalanta’s first ever continental…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Premier League giants Arsenal have sent some of their officials to Italy to begin negotiations with Napoli for the signing of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen has emerged as a top target for many top teams across Europe following his impressive performances for Napoli in the last three years….
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A yet to be identified man has died allegedly watching football in an open bar along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway in Lagos. It was discovered that the deceased, a man in his fifties, was a frequent patron of the open bar prior to the incident and had visited on May 15, 2024, to watch…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a commanding display at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Nigeria’s U17 Women’s National Team, the Flamingos, secured a decisive 6-0 victory over Burkina Faso in the second leg of their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualification tie With a stellar performance, Harmony Chidi emerged as the star of the match, netting a…