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…Laud Organizers, Urges sustainability …Tournament helped us prepare for main league – coaches, players Organizers of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) have presented consolation prizes to Confluence Queens, Royal Queens, Heartland Queens and Naija Ratels after they crashed out in the quarter-finals stage of the tournament. The teams received N500,000 cheques each as consolation prizes. Representative of the …

…Robo FC hits six goals past Confluence Queens, Delta Queens beat Royal FC 2-1 Edo Queens, Nasarawa FC, Robo Queens FC and Delta Queens have advanced to the semifinals of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) after an impressive display at the quarterfinals of the tournament. The ten-day tournament, in its second edition, started on September 7, 2022 and …

Edo Queens, on Friday, qualified for the quarter-finals of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) after topping Group B with 6 points. The team secured maximum points so far after defeating Royal Queens with a loan goal. The goal from Yemisi Samuel at the 81-minute at Western Boys High School Mini-Stadium in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, …

Chelsea FC has sacked their head coach, Thomas Tuchel, the Premier League club has announced in a statement on Wednesday. “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. “Tuchel  will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s …

Draws for the second edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) will take place tomorrow, in Benin City, Edo State capital. The draws are scheduled to hold at the New Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, the Edo State capital. A total of 13 female football teams are set to compete for glory at this year’s edition of …

Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, overpowering second seed Anett Kontaveit with a battling performance to extend her Grand Slam singles career in dramatic fashion. The 40-year-old tennis icon – who has signalled she plans to retire after the tournament – drew on all her reserves of resilience and sheer fighting spirit to …

Serena Williams and Venus Williams have received a wild card entry as they get set to play doubles as a pair at the Flushing Meadows. This is expected to be Serena’s farewell tournament of what can be termed a legendary career. The sisters have not competed anywhere in doubles as a pairing since losing in the third round of the …

Napoli have said they will only let striker, Victor Osimhen join Manchester United if they will get €120 million and wantaway forward, Cristiano Ronaldo on loan in a cash plus swap deal. Ronaldo has not hidden his desire to leave the club in search of Champions League football and had even reportedly offered his services to a number of clubs …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, absolved itself and the Federal Government from blame over the ordeal suffered by the women U-20 national team, Falconets, who were forced to sleep on the bare floor of Istanbul Airport after missing their connecting flight from Turkey to Abuja. The Falconets, who were eliminated from the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women World Cup by …

After a glittering 27-year professional career in which she became one of the greatest players of all time, Serena Williams is preparing to bid farewell to tennis at the major where it all began. The 40-year-old sporting icon ended the guessing game surrounding her future earlier this month by revealing that the “countdown” to her retirement had started, with her …