Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho won the Scottish Championship with Celtic after his team defeated Hearts FC 3-1 to become Scottish champions for the 56th time. With 79 points going into their final match against Hearts FC, Celtic needed to take all three points to win the league and they did so with a dramatic comeback victory. Hearts FC scored …
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Alonso will take over as Chelsea manager from July
Xabi Alonso has been appointed as the new manager at Chelsea Football Club and will resume his role in July 2026. The former Real Madrid boss has signed a four-year contract with the Blues, who were beaten 1-0 in the FA Cup final by Manchester City on Saturday. The 44-year-old Spaniard is available after leaving Real Madrid by mutual consent …
Read More »Nigeria wins 29 medals and places 3rd place as curtains fall on the 2026 African Senior Weightlifting Championships
The Nigeria weightlifting team that participated in the 2026 African Senior Weightlifting Championships on Saturday completed their participation by winning five more medals. The contingent of 10 athletes and three officials marked Nigeria’s dominance on the continent by winning a record 29 medals overall: 14 gold, 13 silver and 2 bronze Mary Osijo, who competed in the women’s 79kg category …
Read More »Nigeria makes history with fourth consecutive African women’s 4x100m gold
David Akande Nigeria extended its dominance in the women’s 4x100m relay after winning a fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships on Friday. The Nigerian quartet of Rosemary Chigozie, Jennifer Chukwuka Obi, Rosemary Chukwuma and Miracle Ezechukwu ran a championship record and season best of 42.94 seconds at the University of Ghana Stadium to become the …
Read More »Nigeria Premier Basketball League: coach Chiedozi is focusing on the start of the Coal City Blazers campaign
Post views: 27 By Silvernews Coal City Blazers coach, Chiedozi Nwoye, has expressed optimism ahead of his team’s debut season in the 2026 Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) season. The Nigerian basketball tactician reflected on the club’s preparations following the official start of the 2026 NPBL season,which was tipped off on May 16th after a previously scheduled date of …
Read More »The winner of the UNITECOL Cup 2026 will face Sporting Lagos in the start of the collegiate tournament on Monday
The second edition of the UNITECOL Cup will begin on Monday, May 18 in Lagos, with the winner winning a high-profile exhibition match against Sporting Lagos of the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) as part of the tournament’s rewards package. The university football competition will feature six tertiary institutions across Lagos State including Lagos State University, University of Lagos, Lagos …
Read More »The new Super Eagles winger prefers a transfer to teams that “play in the UCL”
Despite viral reports of interest in his services in the summer transfer market from Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid, 18-year-old Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna has already chosen his next destination, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Zadok has been a revelation for Swedish side AIK this season and caught the attention of Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle, who handed …
Read More »“We are proud to make history for Nigeria”: Babajide and Oladipo react after winning the Serie A title with Roma
Super Falcons stars Rinsola Babajide and Shukurat Oladipo have expressed their excitement after helping AS Roma Women win the Serie A Femminile title. READ ALSO: Solomon Alegu dominates -58kg category at NTF National Open Trials The Nigerian duo made history by becoming the first Nigerian internationals from the same club to lift the Italian top-flight women’s league title together. Roma …
Read More »AFCON 2023: S/Eagles Player Rating; Nwabali, Troost-Ekong, Outstanding As Lookman, Simon Struggle
Nigeria’s Super Eagles reached the final of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations after beating South Africa on penalty shootout. Here is how Completesports.com rated the performance of the Super Eagles players. Stanley Nwabali Despite South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams tipped to give his side victory in the penalty shootout, it was Nwabali who emerged the hero for Nigeria as …
Read More »Man City beat Chelsea to win the FA Cup
Manchester City have beaten Chelsea 1-0 in the English FA Cup final in a thrilling encounter at Wembley on Saturday afternoon. It was Antoine Semenyo who produced a moment of individual genius to wrap up a tight final in the 72nd minute. More to follow…
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