LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina are through to the World Cup Round of 32 following their 2-0 win over Austria, in a match where Lionel Messi became the quadrennial tournament’s all-time leading scorer. The Inter Miami star came into this game level with Miroslav Klose as the World Cup’s joint-top scorer with 16 goals, and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A surgeon in Austria has been fined after amputating the wrong leg of a patient earlier this year. The elderly patient’s right leg was removed instead of his left, with the mistake only discovered two days later. On Wednesday, the court in Linz found the 43-year-old guilty of gross negligence and fined…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Television Authority has been removed from the largest digital satellite television service platform in Europe, Sky Limited. A visit to Sky’s website showed that NTA had been barred indefinitely from airing on Channel 794. A message on Sky’s website read in part, “794: NTA International; currently temporarily removed from EPG…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will go into the World Cup on a five-match winless streak after losing its final warmup game to Czech Republic 1-0 on Wednesday. Czech defender Tomas Kalas scored after 25 minutes, handing Nigeria another defeat four days after its 2-1 loss to England in London. Coach Gernot Rohr’s team has lost…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Francis Uzoho will continue in goal and Wilfred Ndidi will make a return for the Super Eagles in Wednesday’s international friendly against the Czech Republic in Vienna, Austria. Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr is expected to make several changes to his lineup after a shambolic first half display in Saturday night’s 2-1 loss…
