LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The judges were split, but the title is undisputed. Boxing has its first true heavyweight king in 24 years, and his name is Oleksandr Usyk. The WBA, WBO and IBF champion defeated WBC champion Tyson Fury on Saturday by split decision (115-112, 113-114, 114-113) to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday became the first team in Bundesliga history to go through an entire season unbeaten after a 2-1 home win against Augsburg extended their undefeated streak in all competitions to 51 games. Crowned champions for the first time in April, goals from Victor Boniface and Robert Andrich put Leverkusen…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Real Madrid have the best history in the UEFA Champions League. They have won 14 Champions League titles and this season, they are presented with the opportunity to win a 15th, setting themselves even further apart from AC Milan. First, though, they must beat Borussia Dortmund in London, England, on June 1st….
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World champion N’Golo Kante will make a surprise return to international football as France coach Didier Deschamps announced Thursday the 25 players that will make up the French squad at Euro 2024. Kante left English side Chelsea last summer to join Saudi club Al Ittihad and has not represented France since June…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Burundi took a giant stride towards the final qualifying round for the 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup with a staggering 18-0 win over Djibouti in the first leg of their third round tie on Sunday. In a one-sided contest relocated to Ethiopia, the young Burundian stars ran riot, with Esperence Habonima…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe was named France’s player of the year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Paris, as he comes to the end of his seven-season stay with Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe, 25, picked up the prize for the best player in Ligue 1 at the UNFP (French players’ union) Trophies gala for…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kylian Mbappe is on the verge of joining Real Madrid after announcing his exit from Paris Saint-Germain last week. Mbappe will depart PSG after a glittering seven years at the club having won six league titles, although he and his expensively assembled team failed to win the Champions League, losing the 2020…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-If anything defines Real Madrid it is a relentless hunger for silverware and that remained clear even as they celebrated their 36th La Liga title triumph on Sunday. Los Blancos players partied with fans at their traditional location outside the city’s Cibeles palace but the upcoming Champions League final remained in focus….