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Wayne Rooney's tenure as Plymouth Argyle head coach got off to an inauspicious start as his side were thrashed 4-0 at Sheffield Wednesday. England's former top scorer - who took over as Argyle head coach in May - saw his side struggle to create chances as the hosts eased to victory. Having dominated the first half Wednesday took a deserved lead into the break as debutant Jamal Lowe finished off a cross from close range following some excellent build-up play. Jamal Lowe set up the Owls' second as he headed Djeidi Gassama's cross against Brendan Galloway for an own goal…

Nigeria has ended the 2024 Paris Olympics without a medal. Hannah Reuben lost her Women’s Freestyle 76kg fight early Saturday to effectively put the country’s slim hope of making the podium to rest. She lost 5-2 to Mongolia’s Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan in the round of 16 tie, capping off a woeful showing for the West African nation. Team Nigeria went to the Olympics on the back of some great performances in qualifying events. The country registered for 12 events, but sadly – like previous Games – failed to translate its continental dominance at the Olympics. A series of heartbreaking losses and…

Team Nigeria’s cyclist, Ese Ukpeseraye, borrowed a bicycle from a German opponent to compete for Nigeria at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Thursday. Ukpeseraye, who was given a short notice about her participation in the Keirin and Sprint repechage, saw a display of sportsmanship from German opponent, Bund Deutscher Radfahrer, who stepped in to assist the Nigerian cyclist with a bicycle to race on the tracks. Ukpeseraye expressed her appreciation to the German counterpart on her X handle (formerly Twitter), saying: “Due to the short notice of me competing at the Keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I…

Team Nigeria’s women basketball squad, D’Tigress, ended their campaign at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics gallantly, losing 88-74 in the quarter-final to U.S. women’s basketball team on Wednesday night. The victory was USA’s 59th straight in Olympic play, a streak that dates back to the 1996 Games in Atlanta. With the win, USA advances to face Australia in the semifinal round on Friday as they pursue an eighth straight Olympic gold medal USA previously beat D’Tigress 100-46 in the qualifying, but the African champions kept Wednesday’s game considerably closer and trailed USA 31-27 early in the second quarter. A’ja Wilson…

Ezinne Joseph Kalu Erem is one of the many women competing for Nigeria in the 2024 Olympics. Following a strong performance against Canada, she has helped the women's basketball team make history. Kalu was born in New Jersey, and her mother is from South Carolina. However, Kalu's father is from Akanu Ohafia, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria which is what allows her to compete for them. After a five-year college career at Savannah State, Ezinne Kalu entered her name in the 2015 WNBA draft. She ended up not getting selected, which forced her to take her talents…

Nigeria’s D’Tigress achieved a historic Olympic milestone on Sunday after beating Canada 79-70 points to become the first African nation, male or female, to reach the quarterfinals of Olympic basketball. Nigeria’s D’Tigress achieved a historic Olympic milestone on Sunday after beating Canada 79-70 points to become the first African nation, male or female, to reach the quarterfinals of Olympic Nigeria’s D’Tigress achieved a historic Olympic milestone on Sunday after beating Canada 79-70 points to become the first African nation, male or female, to reach the quarterfinals of Olympic basketball. The Nigerian ladies kicked off their campaign at the 2024 Paris…

Nigeria’s D’Tigress have started their Paris 2024 Olympics campaign on an impressive note, stunning world number three Australia in the women’s basketball event of the Games. The Nigerian girls won the Monday basketball encounter 75-62 in the French city of Lille. The D’Tigress had an 11-0 run to end the first half on a good note, getting a 13-point advantage. That proved to be okay to keep the Opals of Australia at bay with Amy Okonkwo getting a triple to make things better for coach Rena Wakama’s charges. Nigeria’s Ezinne Kalu was impressive on the day and fired 19 points,…

Nigerian striker Emmanuel Umeh marked his debut for FC Zurich with a goal on the opening day of the Super League season in Switzerland. Umeh, who featured at last year’s U20 World Cup in Argentina, has came off the bench to score in his first official game for the Swiss since his transfer from Bulgaria. FC Zurich won 2-0 at Yverdon-Sport. It is a complete change of fortune for FC Zurich after they lost twice 3-0 at the same team last year. The Flying Eagles star joined FC Zurich from Bulgarian club, Botev Plovdiv, signing on a five-year contract. The…

Gareth Southgate has left his role as England manager. The news comes two days after England's Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain. The 53-year-old had been Three Lions boss for eight years and exits the role after a fourth major tournament in charge. Southgate stepped up from the U21s to take charge of the senior side following Sam Allardyce's abrupt exit in September 2016 and guided England to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. The former England defender then led his side to the final of Euro 2020 - which they lost on penalties to Italy at Wembley -…

Former Flying forward, Emmanuel Umeh has signed for Swiss club, FC Zurich. Umeh, who joined FC Zurich from Bulgarian club, Boev Plovdiv put pen to paper on a five-year contract. The 19-year-old spent two years at Botev Plovdiv having arrived at the club from Russian outfit, FDC Vista. The striker won the Bulgarian Cup with Botev Plovdiv last season. Umeh scored 11 goals and provided three assists in 47 appearances for Botev Plovdiv. The Right2Win graduate featured for the Flying Eagles at last year’s FIFA U20 World Cup in Argentina.