Category: Sports
American footballer shoots self dead
Nationnewslead reports that American football player, Ty Jordan has died after he accidentally shot himself in the hip at his home in Denton, Texas The Christmas...
Ronaldo named Player of the Century at Globe Soccer Awards
Nationnewslead reports that Juventus player, Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Player of the Century 2001-2020 at the Globe Soccer Awards which held on...
Chelsea to sell Moses, six others
Nationnewslead reports that Chelsea are prepared to sell Victor Moses and six other players to fund a summer bid for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and...
FIFA cancels U17, U20 Women’s World Cup
Nationnewslead reports that The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has put off the next editions of FIFA U-17 and U-20 Women’s World Cups...
BREAKING: Lewandoski defeats Messi, Ronaldo To Win FIFA Best Player Award
Nationnewslead reports that Robert Lewandowski has defeated the golden duo of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the FIFA’s player of the year award....
UEFA Champions League round of 16 [FULL DRAW]
Nationnewslead reports that Chelsea will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16, while Liverpool play last year’s semi-finalists RB Leipzig....
Borussia Dortmund sack coach Lucien Favre
Nationnewslead reports that Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund have sacked coach Lucien Favre after a string of poor results, German media reported Sunday. ...
Flying Eagles crash out of 2021 U-20 World Cup qualifiers
Nationnewslead reports that The Flying Eagles will miss out of next year’s U-20 African Cup of Nations in Mauritania and the 2021 U-20 World Cup in Indonesia...
2020/21 CAF Confed. Cup: CAF unveils first-round fixtures
Nationnewslead reports that The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the fixtures for the first round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup after...
Nigeria drop to 35 in latest FIFA rankings
Nationnewslead reports that Nigeria dropped down to 35th position in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings following a lacklustre display in November that saw...
FIFA releases nominees for ‘The Best’ football awards 2020
Nationnewslead reports that FIFA, today, released the list of nominees shortlisted for The Best FIFA Football Awards™. The nominees selected by a panel of...
CORRUPTION: FIFA bans CAF boss Ahmad Ahmad for 5 years
Nationnewslead reports that Football governing body FIFA has placed a five-year ban on the Confederation of African Football, CAF, boss, Mr Ahmad Ahmad from all...
Ronaldo Considers Old Trafford Returns
Nationnewslead reports that Manchester United have reportedly contacted Cristiano Ronaldo with the view to re-signing the Portugal international during next...
Troubled Man United Face Everton
Merseyside meets Manchester today as Everton welcome Manchester United to Goodison Park with both sides seeking a return to winning ways after back-to-back...
President Josep Maria Bartomeu Resigns
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned with the entire board also stepping down from their posts. Bartomeu’s decisions come after several months...
Real Madrid defeat Barcelona 3-1 in first El Clasico of the season
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 in the first El Clasico of the season The entertainment match was played behind closed doors. Fede Velverde opened the scoring after...
Manchester United beat Newcastle on defence of late goals
Bruno Fernandes, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Marcus Rashford all scored late to help Manchester United snatch a 4-1 win at Newcastle United on Saturday. Fernandes’ goal in...
Nigeria lifts ban on football, other sports
After seven months of lockdown, the Nigerian domestic football may roar back to life as the restriction imposed on contact sports, especially football has been lifted by...
Football Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. He will miss Portugal’s Nations League game against Sweden on Wednesday. The Juventus forward...
Pandemonium As Police Disperse EndSARS Protesters With Ammunition In Abuja
Policemen have dispersed #ENDSARS protesters with tear gas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. There was pandemonium as armed policemen chased the protesters...
