LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris Saint-Germain soccer superstar Neymar has reportedly agreed a two-year deal to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal. France’s leading sports daily L’Equipe said on its website Sunday that the PSG and Brazil forward will receive a total of 160 million euros ($175 million) over two seasons. No details were given as to…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has returned to first-team training and is likely to stay at the French champions this summer. The France forward, 24, had not been training with the first-team squad and was left out of PSG’s 0-0 season opener with Lorient on Saturday. He has been in a contract…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tobi Amusan, the reigning World 100m hurdles champion will get the chance to defend her title in Budapest, Hungary if she is cleared of her whereabouts failures, World Athletics has declared. The world governing body for the sport has included the 26 year old in the list of athletes that will…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-England midfielder, Lauren James, will play no further part in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, following her red card against Nigeria. With the scores still at 0-0, James was sent off for stamping on Michelle Alozie in the 70th minute. The referee had initially brandished a yellow before she was advised to…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH(NEWSRANGERS)-Six of the United States women’s national team refused to sing their national anthem once again at the World Cup, this time before the defeat to Sweden in the last 16. The US team, the reigning world champions, have triggered a row in which some players have beeb labelled “disrespectful” by prominent right-wing…
Lagos august 3rd (newsrangers)-Former Super Eagles defender, Sam Sodje, has expressed discontent over comment by Fatma Samoura, Secretary-General of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), disparaging the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). NAN reports that Samoura had reportedly told the Super Falcons in their dressing room that FIFA had decided to pay their prize money…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Secretary-General of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Ms Fatma Samoura has told Super Falcons of Nigeria that it is because of players like them that FIFA decided to pay prize money directly to players. The FIFA secretary general who addressed the Super Falcons after their 0-0 draw with the…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum, expressed his disappointment in his team’s inability to win the game against Ireland on Monday. Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum, has made it clear that he was disappointed in his team’s inability to secure three points over the Republic of Ireland, Soccernet.ng reports. The game ended in…