Two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua finally emerged victorious on Saturday night at the 02 Arena in London with a unanimous decision win over Jermaine Franklin. The 33-year-old British-Nigerian heavyweight controlled the contest against the durable American but it was not the explosive early finish many expected and betting sites predicted. The two-time…
Emmanuel Adebayor has retired from professional football. The Togolese footballer spent over a decade in England playing for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Crystal Palace but has now called time on his career. The forward won the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008 during his time at Arsenal. He was also named Togo’s…
FIFA, the football governing body has expanded the 2026 men’s World Cup in North America to 12 groups of four teams. This is a change from the original 8 groups of 4 teams. FIFA announced this on Tuesday, March 14. The next World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be the first…
Ace football commentator, John Motson, has passed on at the age of 77. Motson’s death was disclosed in a statement released by his family on Thursday. The statement read, “It is with great sadness that we announce that John Motson OBE died peacefully in his sleep today.” Motson covered ten World Cups, ten European Championships…
Usain Bolt on Thursday, lost $12 million in his account with an investment company, Stocks and Security Limited, to hackers. The track star’s lawyers said they are ready to file a lawsuit if that will make it possible to recover the lost money that mysteriously disappeared from Bolt’s account. According to a statement from Bolt’s…
Jay Briscoe, a world-famous American wrestler has died. The wrestler was killed in a car accident aged just 38. Daily Star UK reports that Jay Briscoe – real name Jamin Pugh – who formed one half of the world champion tag team duo The Briscoe Brothers with his sibling Mark, died in the crash, which…
FIFA will ask all countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon’s wake. Infantino was in the city of Santos, Brazil, to pay his final respects to the player widely considered the greatest of all time, who died…
It has been revealed that the burial of the late world-famous football legend Pele has been set for Monday and Tuesday. The wake will be held on Monday and his body will be laid to rest on Tuesday at his Santos home, where he enchanted the world, according to his former club. “The wake for…
Argentina’s Central Bank is reportedly considering putting Lionel Messi’s image on their 1000 peso banknote. According to Daily Mail on Thursday, an Argentina newspaper, El Financiero, claimed that the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina is eager to commemorate the national team’s historic win in Qatar and has been working on ideas before the…
Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan has emerged as Africa’s best female athlete for the Year 2022. The latest honour was conferred on Amusan by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on Tuesday, December 20. Amusan has been far above her contemporaries this year. The record holder emerged victorious at the Commonwealth Games in…