LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lionel Messi will join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, according to the BBC, turning down a deal from Saudi Arabia that would have paid him $400 million annually. The Argentine superstar is being offered a profit-sharing agreement with Adidas and Apple, The Athletic reported, citing people familiar with the transaction. Apple…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia is hoping to lure a swathe of world-famous footballers including Luka Modric and Hugo Lloris, a source close to the negotiations has told AFP, after snagging Cristiano Ronaldo and launching bids for Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema. “More than 10” seasoned players including N’Golo Kante and Roberto Firmino have been…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A game of few chances saw South Korea emerge victorious over Nigeria courtesy of a header from Choi Seok-Hyun five minutes into the first half of extra time. It was South Korea’s first and only shot on target in the third time Nigeria has lost out in the quarterfinal in extra time—2007,…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sweden has officially declared sex as a sport and is also set to host its first-ever sex competition. The participants will engage in sex sessions which can go up to six hours daily. A panel of judges will decide the winners of the sex competition while the audience will also influence the final decisions….
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi are expected to move to Saudi Arabia, reports said on Sunday after the ex-France attacker’s departure from Real Madrid was confirmed. Saudi state television channel Al-Ekhbariya claimed 35-year-old Benzema had signed with Jeddah-based Al-Ittihad. Senior officials from Al Hilal have flown to France to try and seal…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel shocked favorite Brazil 3-2 and advanced to the semifinals of the Under-20 World Cup in San Juan on Saturday. The tense encounter featured extra-time goals and two penalty shots wasted by Israel, which will face Uruguay or the United States in the semifinals. Italy also reached the last four in the…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Wetin Bukayo Saka dey find for Bariga? Iwobi and Nigerians react on social media as Arsenal star roams Lagos. The Lagos State Government and Bukayo Saka’s team have yet to confirm this meeting, but the reports are based on speculation that has gone viral on social media. Bukayo Saka, a Nigerian-born international…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-UEFA began disciplinary proceedings on Friday against AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho for using insulting and abusive language against an official in the Europa League final. Mourinho, 60, was shown the yellow card by English referee Anthony Taylor during the bad-tempered final in Budapest on Wednesday, which Sevilla won on penalties after…