Category: SPORT

At least twelve people have died after a crush at a football stadium in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador, officials have said. The incident occurred during a match between local team Alianza and the Santa Ana-based team Fas at Cuscatlán Stadium. The match was subsequently suspended. President Nayib Bukele described the event as “unprecedented” and said an “exhaustive investigation” would be launched. Police had earlier said that seven men and two women were among the dead, with all the victims over the age of 18. The disaster reportedly occurred after…

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West Ham United reached their first major European final since 1976 after they overcame AZ Alkmaar in their Europa Conference League semi-final. Having won the first leg at London Stadium 2-1, the Hammers were resolute away to their Dutch opponents, reaching the final in Prague on 7 June with a 1-0 second-leg win. David Moyes’ side soaked up plenty of pressure at AFAS Stadium until Pablo Fornals scored on the counterattack in second-half injury time. The night, however, was soured by unpleasant scenes off the pitch. AZ Alkmaar fans attacked…

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Newcastle United claimed an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Brighton and Hove Albion to take a massive step towards clinching a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Thursday. An own goal by Deniz Undav and a Dan Burn header before the interval put third-placed Newcastle in command. But Brighton, in sixth and themselves seeking to qualify for Europe for the first time, pulled a goal back through Undav. There were plenty of nerves around St James’ Park as Newcastle squandered chances and the visitors threatened an equaliser but…

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The official Napoli radio station says club president Aurelio De Laurentiis is negotiating a new contract with Victor Osimhen’s agents. Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli has a special deal with the club that gives them direct access and often provides information that is released in conjunction with the directors. On Monday evening, it reported that De Laurentiis was having direct negotiations with Osimhen’s agents over a new contract after they won their first Serie A title in 33 years last Thursday. The 24-year-old has a price-tag of well over €100m and…

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Osimhen (left) and Liberian President who was a former footballer My heartfelt congratulations to you, Victor Osimhen! I am very glad that you have accomplished a major milestone in your football career, after scoring your 47th goal in the Italian Serie A league. The records show that with this goal, which you netted on Sunday, May 7, 2023, when your team Napoli went against Fiorentina, effectively makes you the African with the highest scoring record in the Italian Serie A league – surpassing my own account of 46 goals. I…

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Nottingham Forest’s English Premier League (EPL) survival hopes got a massive boost as a brace by the Nigerian Internationals and Super Eagles’ Taiwo Awoniyi on Monday helped them to a 4-3 home win. They beat bottom club Southampton and the result meant Southampton’s 10-year stay in the top-flight look to be coming to an end. A nerve-jangling City Ground clash exposed the defensive frailties of both sides with Awoniyi scoring twice within four minutes early on to give his side control. Carlos Alcaraz later hit back for the visitors. A…

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These are certainly not the best of times for former Nigerian international, Wilson Oruma as he was spotted helplessly in a hospital bed receiving treatment. The former football star has not been himself since he retired from his football career. For those who don’t know, Oruma, was duped of about N2billion while trying to invest in the oil and gas business following his retirement. He was allegedly scammed of the N2billion by a Nigerian Pastor. It is noteworthy that Oruma was part of the Nigerian team that beat Brazil and…

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By NewsBits The Chairman of Enugu State Taekwondo Association, Ebere Amaraizu, has said that Taekwondo “is a sport with high moral value which transforms characters of the youth and builds them” to be future champions. Amaraizu said this after his official Black Belt decoration ceremony in Taekwondo at the indoor sports hall of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Tuesday. He explained that “Taekwondo is not just a sport but a game with high moral code, values relevant for propagation of moral rebirth among youths and children.” Amaraizu, who is…

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By NewsBits The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Enugu State Chapter, has lashed out at the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Enugu State government for the purported neglect and failure to complete the renovation work going on at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu and deplorable condition of sports generally in the state. This came when the sports journalists criticised the dangerous condition of the Enugu State-owned football club, Rangers International FC, who are currently struggling to avoid relegation in the ongoing 2023 abridged Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL season. The Enugu…

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Flying Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday in Zurich drawn in Group D alongside Brazil, Italy, and Dominican Republic for the first round of the 2023 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria were among the 24 countries which earlier secured their respective places in the competition. Nigeria secured their place in the competition billed for May 20 to June 12 in Argentina after they finished third at the 2023 Under-20 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. They and the 23 others have now…

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