Lagos Kicks Off ’Sports Is Back’ Competition

Lagos State Sports Commission has kicked off non-contact Sports Competition tagged “Sports is Back” at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere Lagos.  LagospyNG gathered that about 106 Athletes were competing in nine sports, namely Ayo, Chess, Darts, Monopoly and Scrabble (Board Games), Abula, Badminton, Squash and Table Tennis (Racket Sports). Speaking at the…

COVID-19: Sporting Leagues To Resume With No Fans – PTF

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that sports leagues are to resume without fans in the stadiums Few weeks ago, LagospyNG reported how the FG earlier approved use of recreational parks for supervised physical exercise and non-contact sports. It emphasised that sporting leagues can resume without fans in the stadium. The National Coordinator of the…

Man United Fans Blast Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for UEL Loss To Sevilla

Manchester United run at the Europa League comes to an end on Sunday evening as they lost to Spanish side Sevilla 2-1 out there in RheinEnergieStadion in Germany. Goals from Suso and Luuk de jong in both halves cancelled out Bruno Fernandes opener in the first half. Sevilla will wait until Monday night before they…

[BREAKING] Arsenal Sign Brazilian Star Willian

Arsenal completed the signing of Willian on a three-year deal on Friday after the Brazilian winger’s contract at Chelsea expired. The Brazilian has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Gunners, believed to be worth around £100,000-a-week. The number 12 was most recently worn by Stephan Lichtsteiner at Arsenal – who incidentally…

Wolves Reach First European QF In Nearly 50 Years

Wolves battled into the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday while Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen and Basel enjoyed far more comfortable victories in the matches that brought the Europa League round of 16 to a belated close. Raul Jimenez scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the ninth minute and Wolves survived a…

Leeds Promoted To The Premier League

Leeds United were promoted to the Premier League on Friday after West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield ensured the Championship leaders will end their 16-year exile from the top-flight. Marcelo Bielsa’s side were able to celebrate promotion without kicking a ball as second-placed Albion’s failure to take three points guaranteed Leeds will finish in…

Lagos Sports Commission Gives Relief Packages to Sports Writers

The Lagos State Sports Commission on Friday distributed packages, comprising of 5kg Rice, 5kg Beans, One-litre Groundnut Oil and Hand Sanitisers to 250to sports journalists in the state. Mr. Moses Kolawole, Director, Sports Development, who made the presentation on behalf of the Management of the Commission, stated that the gesture is to support the Sports…

Cristiano Ronaldo Emerges First Billionaire Footballer

Juventus hit man, Cristiano Ronaldo has emerged as the first soccer billionaire, according to Forbes. The 35-year-old Portuguese footballer is the third athlete after Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather to hit the $1 billion earnings mark while still actively competing. Forbes via its  Twitter handle said Ronaldo earned $105 million in the past year (2019), making him number…

Former Tottenham Boss Denies Reports Linking Him To Nigeria Coaching Job

Former Tottenham Hotspur coach Harry Redknapp has denied speculations linking him with the three-time African champions’ job. Recent reports indicated that the 73-year-old English manager was being considered to take over from Rohr, whose contract was billed to expire in June. Redknapp was in Nigeria with Portsmouth in 2008 for a pre-season friendly match against…

Sunday Times Ranks Anthony Joshua As Second-Richest Sportsperson In UK

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been ranked as the second-richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom. In the ranking done by The Sunday Times,Gareth Bale rated as the richest young sports star. However, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton was ranked the richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom with a net worth of £224 million. Apart from…