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South African Dricus Du Plessis defeated Sean Strickland to win the UFC middleweight title with a split-decision victory in the main event of UFC 297 in Toronto. The pair engaged in a bitter war of words before the fight and even a brawl in the crowd of UFC 296 but Strickland was very controlled onceContinueContinue reading “South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis Defeats Sean Strickland To Become New Middleweight Champion With Victory At UFC 297”

The Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper, Jesus Owono, made some saves to deny the wasteful Nigerian team, which earned him the Man of the Match title. The Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea in their first match of the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast on Sunday. EquatorialContinueContinue reading “Nigeria’s Super Eagles Begin AFCON 2023 With Disappointing Draw With Equatorial Guinea”

The Super Eagles faltered 2-0 against Guinea in a pre-AFCON friendly game in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Monday, raising concerns about Nigeria’s readiness for the competition which begins this week.  Nigeria named a strong side for the game with returning William Troost-Ekong captaining the side while South Africa-based goalkeeper Stanley NwabaliContinueContinue reading “Guinea Clip Super Eagles’ Wings In Pre-AFCON Game”

Liverpool lead the way in a tantalisingly poised Premier League title race heading into 2024 with just six points separating the top five. Champions Manchester City are ominously poised to strike in the new year despite a dip in form from last season’s treble winners, while Arsenal, Aston Villa and Tottenham are also in theContinueContinue reading “Five talking points from the first half of the Premier League season”

After the fourth round, Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable, was declared winner of the celebrity boxing fight against Nollywood actor, Charles Okocha, on Wednesday. The fight, which was sanctioned by Heritage Boxing Entertainment, held at Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, started after 1am and lasted about 40 minutes. The pair hadContinueContinue reading “Portable beats Charles Okocha in a celebrity boxing fight”

Anthony Joshua put in a terrific performance to beat Otto Wallin inside the distance. But Deontay Wilder’s shock points loss to Joseph Parker on the same bill scuppered plans for the long-awaited heavyweight showdown. Nigerian-Briton Joshua boxed magnificently in Saudi Arabia, dominating Wallin before the Swede’s corner pulled him out of the fight at theContinueContinue reading “Anthony Joshua beats Otto Wallin, Deontay Wilder suffers shock loss to Joseph Parker”

Jurgen Klopp’s men came into the match as hot favourites to inflict yet more agony on their bitter rivals and boasting 11 wins from 11 games in all competitions at home this season. Liverpool dominated, hogging nearly 70 percent of possession and 34 shots to United’s six but they could not break through against theirContinueContinue reading “Battling Man Utd Hold Liverpool As Arsenal Top Premier League”

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury beat mixed martial arts fighter Francis Ngannou in a split decision after their boxing bout went the distance in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Ngannou knocked Fury down in round three but the 35-year-old British fighter, though shaken, was able to continue. The undefeated Fury earlier this week laughed off hisContinueContinue reading “Tyson Fury defeats Francis Ngannou by split decision”

Gabriel Martinelli’s late strike was enough for Arsenal to see off Manchester City on Sunday, the Gunners’ first league win over Pep Guardiola’s side since 2015.  Arsenal’s Brazilian midfielder #11 Gabriel Martinelli (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at theContinueContinue reading “Arsenal Record First League Win Over Man City Since 2015”