MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas He rejected 3,289 shots, the second most in NBA history, during his long career that included stops in Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and Houston. Many of those blocked shots were followed by an intimidating finger wag, telling opponents that it was in their best interest not to shoot the basketball within […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Super Eagles striker, Kayode Olarenwaju, has urged a Federal Capital Territory High Court to dissolve his marriage to his estranged wife, Ezinne, because it has broken down irretrievably. The Turkey-based footballer who is also seeking custody of their children, urged the court to order a UK-based pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, to pay him […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Amusan, the 100m hurdles world record holder, has now been cleared to run in the Paris Olympics after the sport’s top court on Friday dismissed appeals against the decision to clear her of a doping offence. The disciplinary tribunal of the World Athletics has cleared Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, 27, charged in July 2023 […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Some media outlets have been criticised for the “divisive” choice of using a photograph of Bukayo Saka to illustrate England’s defeat to Iceland. Saka came on as a 65th-minute substitute in the game at Wembley on Friday, but an image of him was used across several back pages of English newspapers. A […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has paid a sympathy visit to Tijani Babangida, the former Super Eagles winger who was recently involved in a motor accident last month. Babangida was among the Dream Team that won gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA. Babangida, now 50, played for Ajax […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Europa League next season Despite winning the English FA cup and sealing qualification to play in Europe next season, Manchester United football club of England may be banned from playing in Europa League. After defeating EPL title winners, Manchester City by 2-1 win at Wembley, to seal their qualification to play in […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Nigeria Football Federation, on Monday, unveiled former Ajax star Finidi George as the new coach of the Super Eagles. Finidi was appointed two weeks ago, but the NFF did not reveal the specifics of the deal he signed. He, however, signed his contract at the event where NFF President, Ibrahim Gusau, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas I Watch AFCON More Than European Football – Mourinho Reveals The Portuguese tactician while admitting that he watches the African tournament more than European football, stated that Europe should emulate Africa’s honesty in officiating, especially the use of Video Assistant Referee, VAR. Jose Mourinho, the former Chelsea and Roma coach, has hailed the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas A statement on the X (formerly Twitter) handle of Tinubu’s Media Centre, on Sunday, disclosed the approval of the payment of the outstanding backlog for the sporting teams in the country. President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of N12 billion owed to Nigeria’s national teams of various sports, which includes the Super […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas Coach Sebastian Broderick-Imasuen, the man who led the Golden Eaglets to their historic victory at the 1985 U-16 World Cup in China, is dead. He was 85. Football Community Mourn Brodricks-Imasuen Broderick-Imasuen, affectionately referred to as Nigeria’s first World Cup-winning coach, passed away early Wednesday morning after battling illness for some time. The […] Read more