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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Sam Watson leaves the Paris Games with another world record in speed sport climbing but without the Olympic gold medal. The American broke the speed world record on Thursday for the second time at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the feat came in the fight for the bronze after he was eliminated […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Tobi Amusan, women’s 100m hurdles world record holder and Nigeria’s gold medal hope at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics, has missed out on qualifying for the final. In a semi-final race that was held on Friday, Amusan returned a time of 12.55 seconds to finish third behind Grace Stark of the United […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou, has passed away at the age of 77. The football administrator, who was a key figure in African football for decades, died in Paris on Thursday, August 8, 2024, a day before his 78th birthday. He was a former 400m and […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shortly after leading Napoli to the Scudetto at the end of the 2022/2023 season, Saudi club Al Hilal offered a staggering amount to sign Victor Osimhen. The striker’s 26 league goals had just helped the Partenopei to the Italian title for the first time in more than three decades. After winning the […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has given Chelsea two conditions to join the Premier League club this summer. Osimhen’s future at the former Serie A champions remains uncertain, as there are no active talks despite his availability. The Blues are trying to bring in the Nigerian on a loan deal while sending Romelu […]
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LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a heart-wrenching moment at the Paris Olympics, Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili was seen crying after her 200m final, highlighting the lack of support from AFN. Osasu Obayiuwana, Times Radio pundit and former FIFA Anti-racism taskforce, shared the emotional experience through a post in a group chat, relaying the sentiments of a […]
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