Category: SPORT

By NewsBits Enugu capital of Enugu State witnessed the first, biggest and most intense, terrifying and brutal Martial Arts Mega Cage Fight Championship, on Easter Sunday 31st March 2024, at the Base Landmark Event Centre, Independence Layout, Enugu. International fighters from Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, and Congo came down to Enugu to fight for honours, in a Championship, sponsored by, I Tour Africa and Warrior Sports Championship in collaboration with Enugu State Ministry of Youth and Sports. In the ferocious bout between Congolese Jerry Pambata aka Kimbo and Nigerian Ifeanyi Agoha.…

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By Phil McNulty Arsenal are almost a year on from the start of the collapse that cost them dearly in last season’s Premier League title race so all vital signs will be placed under the fiercest scrutiny as they face the same pressures again. The ultimate test remains a visit to Manchester City, who forced Arsenal to crack under the strain of relentless pressure last year, flaws exposed cruelly in a 4-1 thrashing at Etihad Stadium that proved a defining moment of the campaign. So, here they were again, returning…

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Premier League title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal played out a 0-0 draw in a highly anticipated clash at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Liverpool were the big winners of the day in the title race as they beat Brighton 2-1 to go top, two points ahead of Arsenal and three clear of City with nine games to play. City dominated possession at Etihad but struggled to make anything of it against a defence that has conceded the fewest number of goals in the Premier League this season. The best…

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Stina Blackstenius scored a 116th-minute winner as Arsenal beat Chelsea in the Continental Cup final. Blackstenius fashioned space in the Chelsea area to settle a tense encounter with a low strike that Chelsea keeper Hannah Hampton could not keep out. It sees Arsenal retain the title, beating Chelsea just as they did last year. On a dramatic and emotional day at Molineux, Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum was carried from the field on a stretcher at the end of normal time after collapsing. Chelsea, whose dreams of being the first English…

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Nottingham Forest have appealed against the four-point deduction imposed upon them for a breach of English Premier League (EPL) financial rules. Forest were plunged into the relegation zone last week after an independent commission ruled that they had breached the league’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules. The Premier League and Forest confirmed the appeal on Monday. It’s highly unlikely Forest will be given a higher points penalty as a result of their appeal, which will be heard within the next three weeks before the April 12 deadline, according to Sky Sports.…

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By NewsBits As part of its effort to promote sporting culture and fitness in the state, the Enugu State Government has announced that it would be hosting the Coal City Marathon Sport Festival on 4th May. While announcing the development in Enugu on Monday, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Barr. Llyod Ekweremadu, also said the state had already commenced playing night matches at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, stating that this was possible because of the governor’s giant strides in the security sector, which has made the state the safest…

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By NewsBits A Sports Administrator, Ebere Amaraizu, has said that he has finalised arrangement to float a new football club within Aba axis of Abia State. Amaraizu, who was the former Team Manager of Crime Busters FC, Enugu, told newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday that the new football club would be known as Aba United Football Club. He said the registration of the Aba United FC, also known as Umu-Aba, with the Nationwide League One (NLO) is about being concluded, adding that the club would feature in NLO next season.…

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Eventually Aaron Ramsdale Was Able To Break Out Into A Relieved Smile By Jonathan Jurejko The Arsenal goalkeeper’s grin came moments after his team had beaten Brentford in a slog of a 2-1 win which moved the Gunners back to the top of the Premier League. Ramsdale was not laughing, however, for most of the previous hour. During that period, it looked as though his error – hesitating on a backpass and seeing Brentford equalise when his eventual clearance was charged down by Yoane Wissa – would prove costly. The…

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By NewsBits The Enugu State Government has pledged its support to sports activities and development within Custodial Centres in Enugu State. The state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Lloyd Ekweremadu, made the pledge after watching a novelty match played in his honour in the Football Pitch of Enugu Maximum Custodial Centre on Wednesday. Ekweremadu, who was highly impressed by the talents displayed by the inmates during the match, noted that the state government through his ministry would see how best to harness the football and other sporting talents within the…

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Jose Peseiro has resigned from his position as the head coach of the Nigerian football national team, Super Eagles. The Portuguese coach confirmed his departure in a statement on his X handle on Friday, March 1, 2024. Peseiro, who guided the Super Eagles to a second-place finish at the recently concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire, wrote: “Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a pride and honor to coach the Super Eagles. Jose Peseiro (right) with Nigeria President Bola Tinubu at the…

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