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  Kylian Mbappe scored twice and set up another as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to cut Barcelona’s La...

Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has released a 54-man provisional team list ahead of the 35th Africa Cup of...

    Mikel Merino rescued Arsenal as the Premier League leaders battled to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Chelsea in...

  Arsenal thumped Bayern Munich 3-1 in a clash of the English and German league leaders on Wednesday to maintain...

  Bayern Munich staged an incredible comeback to smash Freiburg 6–2, overturning a two-goal first-half deficit and extending Vincent Kompany’s...

Harvey Barnes scored a brace as Newcastle United defeated Manchester City 2-1 at St. James’ Park on Saturday to hand...

    Premier League giants Arsenal have reportedly informed teenage Nigerian forward Nefeye Osaze that he will not be offered...

  Bayern Munich winger Luis Diaz has been handed a three-match ban for a reckless challenge on Paris Saint-Germain right-back...

    Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi won the African men's player of the year award on Wednesday, capping a season...

Nigeria has ranked 38th globally in the latest FIFA ranking released on Wednesday by the world governing football body. Nigeria...

  In an exciting development that could see two of Nigeria's most promising attacking talents reunited, Turkish giants Galatasaray are...

  The Super Eagles won’t be at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the US, and Mexico! This was after...

  The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is eligible to feature against...

  UEFA have handed Marseille a partial stadium closure punishment over a series of incidents in their 1-0 defeat at...

  President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Danny Jordaan, has extended his goodwill to the Super Eagles as...

Lionel Messi scored one goal and laid on another for Lautaro Martinez as Argentina defeated Angola 2-0 in a friendly...

Manchester City celebrated Pep Guardiola’s 1000th game in management with a statement 3-0 win over Liverpool to close to within...

FIFA’s appointment of a team of South African match officials for Nigeria’s World Cup playoff clash against Gabon has sparked...

  Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Malawi’s Temwa Chainga and Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie have led the African nominees for...

Mikel Merino’s two second-half goals helped Arsenal to a 3-0 win at Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday,...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed Viktor Gyokeres will miss Tuesday’s Champions League clash away to Slavia Prague after he...

Salifu Abubakar Usman, Group Sports Editor of LEADERSHIP Newspaper, has been honoured with the Fellow of the Sports Writers Association...

  Arsenal brushed Burnley aside 2-0 on Saturday to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier...

  Manchester United have a “clear plan” to continue backing head coach Ruben Amorim in the transfer market and have...

  The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has launched a N2billion appeal fund for the construction of its headquarters...

  Liverpool’s poor run continued on Wednesday as the reigning Premier League champions were eliminated from the Carabao Cup following...

  The Super Falcons of Nigeria on Tuesday qualified for the Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) coming up in...

Arsenal stretched their Premier League lead to four points as Eberechi Eze’s goal beat his former club Crystal Palace 1-0,...

  Bryan Mbeumo scored twice as Manchester United survived a late scare against Brighton to claim a third successive Premier...

  LONDON - Sunderland continued their impressive Premier League return with a stunning 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge...

  Nigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Benin 2–0 in the first leg of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier...

Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi are among 10 stars nominated for the 2025 African Player...

Viktor Gyokeres scored twice in Arsenal’s second-half demolition of Atletico Madrid to extend their perfect start to the Champions League...

  Erling Haaland’s extraordinary form continued as he netted twice in the second half to guide Manchester City to a...

    African table tennis powerhouses Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Algeria have officially booked their places at the 2026 ITTF...

  The Super Eagles booked their place in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers playoffs after a commanding 4-0 victory...

  Having missed the automatic group ticket to the 2026 World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Eagles now face a crucial test...

  ‎President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Super Eagles on their emphatic 4–0 thrashing of the Cheetahs of Benin Republic,...

Former Premier League referee David Coote has pleaded guilty to making an indecent image of a child, one classified as...

A cracked windscreen on a chartered aircraft has delayed the Super Eagles’ arrival in Uyo ahead of Tuesday’s FIFA World...