The 2026 NFL Draft is about the best possible outcome for Nigeria, at least relative to the country’s interest and investment in American football. The 6-foot-4, 306-pound Nigerian phenomenon Uar Bernard, drafted in the seventh round by the Philadelphia Eagles, may have stolen the headlines with his extraordinary physique and, more interestingly, his near-zero football […]
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The first contingent for the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final in Budapest has been decided. Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal squad will touch down in the Hungarian capital later this month for the Champions League final, the first time the club has gone this far in European football’s grandest competition since 2006. After two decades […]
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YouTube is rethinking what a search bar can do. The platform has begun testing a conversational AI search tool that moves well beyond returning a ranked list of videos, offering users something closer to a guided experience built around their actual intent. The feature, accessible via a prompt in the search bar labelled “Ask […]
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Anthony Joshua might not be leading the pack right now, but the world is never quite done watching him. It is now confirmed that the British-Nigerian is set to return to the ring against Kristian Prenga on July 25 in Riyadh, his first fight since surviving a road accident that claimed the lives of his […]
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There is a world where Uar Bernard would have ended up as a real estate developer somewhere in Abuja. It was always his plan to do something different from most people around him, and by all accounts, he had the drive to succeed with his ambitions. What he did not have, until a basketball coach […]
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Despite the qualms, and there are many, about the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), the 2026/27 season will be one to watch, thanks to the presence of three Lagos-based teams in the country’s top-flight league. Ikorodu City had been Lagos’ sole representative for the past two seasons, but they will now be joined by Sporting […]
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress came out of Tuesday’s draw in Berlin knowing exactly what September holds for them. Placed in Group B of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, they will face France, South Korea and Hungary when the tournament opens on September 4 at the Berlin Arena. The competition will run from September 4 […]
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It was a WrestleMania debut like never before for Oba Femi at WrestleMania 42 Night 2 in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 19, as the Nigerian took 10-time WWE Champion Brock Lesnar to the cleaners in under five minutes. For anyone who has followed Oba Femi since his days as a […]
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World Athletics has dealt a significant blow to Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili, rejecting her attempt to switch her international allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey and effectively shutting the door on her hopes of competing for the European nation at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The decision, issued on April 16, 2026, was made by […]
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Though recent developments might suggest otherwise, the Super Eagles of Nigeria don’t have a goalkeeping crisis just yet. However, Arthur Okonkwo’s availability is a welcome and long-overdue addition. The 24-year-old London-born goalkeeper, who currently plays for Wrexham A.F.C. in the EFL Championship, is now eligible to be selected by Nigeria after his international switch of […]
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On Thursday, April 2, Chelsea FC announced that it will visit Lagos, Nigeria, for the first time in the club’s history as part of its international fan engagement programme, The Famous CFC. Scheduled for a weekend in May 2026, the visit to Nigeria will be led by Super Eagles legend Victor Moses, who will meet […]
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Thirteen months after his redemption arc took a hit with a knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov, Israel Adesanya’s downward spiral has further deepened after suffering a bruising loss to American star Joe Pyfer at UFC Fight Night Seattle on Saturday, March 28. Coming off three consecutive losses, Israel, who was ranked fourth in the […]
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