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Ademola Lookman has told Europa League champions Atalanta that he wants to leave the club following concrete interest from French Ligue 1 giants PSG, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Lookman, who shot to global prominence with a hat-trick in the Europa League final to give his side a 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, is the subject of interest from PSG, according to respected …

Dricus du Plessis retained his middleweight title at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, by knocking out Israel Adesanya in the fourth round in an intense contest. The 30-year-old South African stunned Adesanya, a Nigerian-born New Zealander, with a right hook before taking him to the ground and locking in a rear-naked choke. After the fight, Du Plessis paid tribute to …

There is a new twist as to where Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen will play this season, with both Chelsea and Napoli FC set to begin their 2024/2025 campaign with the player in their opening matchday squad. Victor Osimhen has been heavily linked with Chelsea FC, with most of the Stamford Bridge faithful keen to see the deal completed before their …

Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina is a doubt for Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Cheetahs and Rwanda’s Amavubi. Aina suffered a calf injury in Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 home draw with Bournemouth on Saturday. The 27-year-old was replaced by Harry Toffolo in the 54th minute of the match. The versatile defender is now expected to spend time …

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will play world No. 3 Arnya Sabalenka in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open, after both Grand Slam champions won their quarterfinals in contrasting fashion on Saturday. Swiatek made the final four at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the second consecutive year after coming from behind to defeat 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the first …

KRC Genk’s Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare maintained his impressive start to the season with two goals in a thrilling 4-3 away win against Beerschot on Matchday 4 of the Belgian Pro League on Saturday. Arokodare, who has scored in three consecutive league games this season, increased his tally to four goals in four matches. Genk, who were on a two-match …

Arsenal and Liverpool both claimed wins in their opening Premier League games of the season on Saturday. The Gunners beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium while Liverpool beat newly promoted Ipswich 2-0. Kai Havertz scored the Gunners’ first-half opener with a header from Bukayo Saka’s cross from the right, and the England forward added their second after the …

61-year-old Swede Jan Olof “Janne” Andersson has been appointed as the new head coach of the Nigerian national team by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The coach will replace Finidi George, who left his post six weeks ago after a poor run of results in World Cup qualifying matches, where the team drew 1-1 with South Africa before …

The Honourable Minister for Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has issued a clarion call to the Nigeria U-20 Women’s National Team, the Falconets, as they depart for Bogota, Colombia for their final phase of preparations ahead of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. With the tournament set to begin on August 31, the Falconets are ready to showcase their …

Robert Lewandowski scored as Barcelona secured a 2-1 win over Valencia in their La Liga opener on Saturday night. Barca started life under new boss Hansi Flick with a win at Valencia. Trailing in the 44th minute to Hugo Duro’s goal from Diego Lopez’s cross, Barcelona came from behind to secure a remarkable win. Also Read: Arsenal beat Wolves after …