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Borussia Dortmund have fired struggling head coach Nuri Sahin after yesterday’s 2-1 Champions League loss at Bologna, saying today they had “lost faith” in the young manager. Finalists in the competition last season, yesterday’s Champions League loss was the fourth in a row for Dortmund in all competitions.

Nigeria’s female U-19 cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, have been pumped up by their two runs win over 2023 semi-finalists, New Zealand, as they marked their ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup debut in style yesterday. Having seen their first game, which was supposed to be against Samoa, washed out on Saturday, Nigeria’s

Defending champion Jannik Sinner battled dizzy spells today in energy-sapping heat to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals, admitting a long interruption when he accidentally broke the net was “big, big luck”. The world number one again dropped a set before coming home 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 against Danish 13th seed Holger Rune on Rod Laver

Despite the postponement of the 2024 African Nations Championship, the Confederation of African Football will go ahead with the draw of the tournament on today as Nigeria’s home-based Eagles and 18 other countries know their opponents. The Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya will host the draw for the championship which will now be

Italian Serie A club Napoli are set to lose €70m after delaying the sales of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and Georgian forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia last summer, as both players’ valuations have significantly dropped. Speaking, Napoli coach Antonio Conte confirmed that both players had expressed their desire to leave the club during the 2024 summer

According to the OPEC MOMR for December 2024, the country’s production including condensates rose by 11 per cent, from 1.333 million barrels in October to 1.486 million in November 2024.The analysis puts the daily increase to 152, 000b/d and about one million barrels increase between October and November last year.This is as the Nigerian Upstream

Juventus are reportedly on the verge of finalising a deal for Portuguese right-back Alberto Costa, with an official €15 million bid submitted to Vitória SC. The offer outbids Sporting CP’s €12 million proposal, and the Italian club is expected to close the transfer within the next 24 to 48 hours. According to transfer expert Fabrizio

Netherlands and Barcelona football legend Patrick Kluivert was named the new coach of Indonesia today. With the appointment, the 48-year-old former striker is tasked with leading Indonesia to its first World Cup since gaining independence. The Southeast Asian nation’s squad largely consists of players born in the Netherlands who have been naturalised to represent Indonesia.

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has expressed his desire to retain Nigeria defender Ola Aina amid growing interest from Manchester City and Galatasaray, with the versatile full-back’s impressive performances attracting attention from multiple clubs. The Portuguese tactician emphasised the importance of maintaining squad stability during the January transfer window, with Aina’s contract situation attracting

The Confederation of African Football has fixed Wednesday, January 15 for the draw ceremony of the 2024 African Nations Championship just as Nigeria’s 26 home-based stars will begin camping today at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne ahead of the tournament. Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, will host other African countries for the eighth edition of