Sport

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has stated that 60 Nigerian sporting icons will be celebrated for 60 days as part of the country’s 60th Independence celebrations.

Manchester City held off a second-half Wolves fightback to begin their quest to regain the Premier League title with a win at Molineux.

Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, has invited Dele Alampasu, Kelechi Iheanacho and Victor Osimhen are among players invited for the Super Eagles friendly games against Ivory Coast and Tunisia.

Napoli’s coach Gennaro Gattuso on Sunday dished out rare praises on new Nigerian signing Victor Osimhen, describing him as “a young lad with the head of a 40-year-old”.

Sadio Mane scored twice as Kepa Arrizabalaga made another calamitous error in a 2-0 victory for Liverpool over 10-man Chelsea, with Thiago Alcantara conceding a penalty on his debut.

The Andrea Pirlo era at Juventus began with a 3-0 emphatic victory over Sampdoria in their Serie A opener at Allianz Stadium.

Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday said the state is making arrangements to host a half-marathon on Nov. 21, 2020, tagged ‘Kaduna Runs’.

Wilfried Zaha scored twice on his return to Manchester United as a controversial retaken penalty helped Crystal Palace to an impressive 3-1 win at Old Trafford.

Former Tottenham winger, Gareth Bale has sealed his return to the London club on loan.

A contract formalising the world heavyweight title unification fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is on the verge of being sent out, the former’s promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed.

Bundesliga and European champions Bayern Munich have opened their season in style, thumping Schalke 04 8-0.

Liverpool will pay £20m for the Spain international, Thiago Alcantara with the potential for a further £5m in add-ons, and the midfielder will wear the No 6 jersey.

Qatar has pegged its national minimum wage at QAR 1,000 (N105,000) per month as part of plans to create a first-class labour system in the Gulf country.

Tottenham Hotspur are in talks to re-sign Wales forward Gareth Bale from Real Madrid, and are closing in on a deal for his team-mate Sergio Reguilon.