Author: Rashaad Harris

Nigeria’s Super Falcons moved up eight places from 40th to 32nd in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola women’s world ranking. The latest ranking was released on Friday and published on the world football governing body’s website. The Falcons climb in the ranking can be attributed to their impressive showing at the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Despite being ranked the lowest in Group B, that had Australia, Canada and Republic of Ireland, the Falcons finished second to reach the round of 16. Unfortunately, they got eliminated in the first knockout stage against England, losing 4-2 on…

Manchester City have announced that they’ve signed versatile winger Jeremy Doku from Rennes in a £55.5m deal.The Belgium international has signed a five-year deal with the Premier League champions.The 21-year-old is seen as a replacement for Riyad Mahrez, who joined Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli for £30m last month. Doku had been linked with a number of Premier League teams this summer, with West Ham having a bid rejected for him earlier this month.”Manchester City are the best team in world football, so to be joining them is something very special for me and my family,” Doku told the Man…

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan failed to defend her World Athletics Championship title after finishing sixth in Thursday’s final in Budapest. Amusan returned in a time of 12.62s which was not enough to earn her a place on the podium. Amusan returned in a time of 12.62s which was not enough to earn her a place on the podium. Amusan was dethroned by 2015 champion Danielle Williams of Jamaica who won the gold after clocking a season best of 12.43s.Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the silver medal with a time of 12.44s while the bronze went to Keni Harrison of the United…

Vice President Sen. Kashim Shettima conveyed that President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms and diplomatic alliances aim to attract investments and collaborations for Nigeria, in line with global and regional cooperation. He shared this during his address at the 3rd BRICS-Africa Outreach and BRICS Plus Dialogue, held alongside the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Vice President emphasized the importance of partnerships for accelerated growth, sustainable development, and inclusive multilateralism, addressing a distinguished audience including leaders from China, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Russia’s Foreign Minister.”The new government, which began less than three months ago, is…

Prominent Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has advocated for the elimination of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), citing security concerns. She emphasized that the program’s purpose has been undermined by the government’s inability to ensure the safety of corps members. Sharing her own experience as a former corps member, Henshaw mentioned the privileges she enjoyed, such as carefree travels and the benefits of having an NYSC ID card, during her service. She expressed her views on her X platform on Wednesday, saying: “When I served in the North, it was a very memorable experience. Travelling from Bauchi by road to…

Team Nigeria Women’s Volleyball team ended their journey in the African Volleyball Championship in Yaounde Cameroon with a defeat, BSNSports.com.ng reports.The Nigerian side started the competition on an impressive note and reached the knockout round after recording two wins and two defeats in the group-stage matches. They lost to Kenya in the quarter-final and crashed out of the medal zone but still classification games to fall back on. They won their first classification game against Morocco 3-0 on Wednesday but their final classification match on Thursday ended in a 3-1 defeat to Algeria.The North Africans dominated the game and clinched…

The Governor of Edo state Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki believes that Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin are capable of posting good results away from home when they trade tackles with ASO Chlef of Algeria in the revised fixture of 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup preliminary match on Saturday.The Governor was speaking at the Benin Airport where he bade the Algiers bound Bendel Insurance FC farewell. He told the team to be conscious of the fact that they represent Edo state and Nigeria as they embark on the journey to Algeria for the continental engagement.” I came to the Airport to…

Serie A club Udinese have completed the signing of Maduka Okoye on a four-year contract. The Super Eagles goalkeeper joined Udinese from Sky Bet Championship club, Watford. The 23-year-old will wear jersey number 40 at his new club.Okoye made two appearances for Watford during his one-year spell at the Vicarage Road. The shot stopper arrived from Eredivisie outfit Sparta Rotterdam last summer but endured a torrid spell at the club. The former Fortuna Dusseldorf goalie suffered an injury towards the end of the campaign.Okoye failed to make Watford’s matchday squad this season prior to the transfer. He will play alongside…

Bernardo Silva has signed a contract extension at Manchester City until 2026.Silva, who joined City from Monaco in 2017, has won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups and the Champions League in his six years at the Etihad.The treble-winners now have Silva for an extra year after he agreed to prolong his stay beyond 2025.The Portugal attacking midfielder says he is staying put at City because it “gives me that opportunity to keep winning”. “I’ve had six incredible years at Manchester City and I’m delighted to extend my time here,” Silva, who had been attracting interest…

World Record holder in the women’s 100m Hurdles Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has qualified for the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. In Wednesday’s semi-final Amusan won Heat 2 with a time of 12.56s. Amusan came through to overturn Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent’s early lead and qualify for her third consecutive World Athletics Championship final. Nugent, who is the reigning NCAA Champion clocked 12.60s to finish second. Meanwhile, former world record holder Kendra Harrison of the United States won the first semifinal race in 12.33s.Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn took Heat 3 in 12.41s, ahead…