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 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 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian woman reportedly won a whopping sum of N48 million in a sporting bet after playing with N10k. An intriguing video showed her screaming and jumping up in excitement after the games she played allegedly entered. The woman was said to have won the sum of N48 million in a sporting…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWS RANGERS)-Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday clinched the 2024 Republican nomination for president, eclipsing the 1,215 delegate threshold after wins in the Georgia, Mississippi and Washington state primaries. The ex-commander in chief is also expected to win Hawaii’s GOP caucus, which was held Tuesday. Trump, 77, dominated the GOP primaries and…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Edo State. Akpata won the LP primary election held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday. He was declared the winner of the primary after polling the highest number of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen has won the Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) Player of the Year award for the 2022/23 Serie A season. The 24-year-old Nigerian won the prize at the Gran Gala del Calcio held in Milan on Monday evening. The award was organised by AIC, which is the organisation that protects and assists…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany have lifted the Under-17 FIFA World Cup for a first time after a thrilling penalty shootout victory against France at the Stadion Manahan in Indonesia on Saturday. Germany took the lead from the penalty spot on 29 minutes through forward Paris Brunner. They doubled their lead just after half-time when Noah…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian boxer, Elizabeth Oshoba, is delighted to have won the International Boxing female super-featherweight title after she defeated Italian, Martina Reighi, on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. In her debut title fight during her sixth professional bout, the 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medalist exhibited sheer determination, clinching a resounding unanimous decision victory…