Karim Benzema continued his Ballon d’Or pursuit with a 324th goal for European champions Real Madrid as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt to lift the Uefa Super Cup in Helsinki. Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who beat Liverpool to win the Champions League in May, took the lead when David Alaba tapped into an empty net, with Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp stranded following Read More
Nigeria’s representatives at the 2022/2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) inter-club competitions – Rivers United, and Plateau United and Remo Stars as well as Kwara United have been handed tricky draws. While Rivers United and Plateau United will play in the CAF Champions League, Remo Stars and Kwara United will slog it out in the Confederation Cup. In the draws Read More
Serena Williams is retiring from tennis after one more shot at US Open glory. The tennis icon admitted ‘something’s’ got to give as she turns 41 later this month. Williams, hinted at her retirement after her win in Toronto on Monday night. But she confirmed the news with a first-person piece in Vogue on Tuesday morning. Serena wrote: “Believe me, Read More
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) a while ago on Monday announced the release of the May/June 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at a media briefing. According to him, a total of 1,607,985 candidates registered for the exam in Nigeria, and that Read More
Buga crooner, Kizz Daniel, has been arrested in Tanzania for failing to show up at a paid show. In a viral video shared on Twitter Monday, the singer wore a hooded jacket and was led into a police vehicle. The singer was scheduled to perform at the Warehouse, Old Nextdoor Arena in Tanzania, on Sunday night, as part of his Read More
Clubs currently participating at the ongoing Federation Cup also known as FA/ Aiteo Cup have threatened to pull out after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) sent Kwara United to Confederation of African Federation (CAF) as the country’s remauning representative for 2022/23 Confederation Cup. The remaining clubs at the quarter-final level of the Aiteo Cup are Niger Tornadoes, Lobi Stars, Wikki Tourists, Read More
Brighton survived a late onslaught to secure a first win at Old Trafford and condemn Erik ten Hag to a losing start as Manchester United manager. Pascal Gross’ first-half double stunned the home supporters, who were desperate to see their team put a miserable end to last season behind them. However, United were totally outplayed in that opening period by Read More
Team Nigeria has now overtaken South Africa after the country’s Wrestling squad continued to stand tall at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games with an improved performance on day nine of the competition in Birmingham. It was sensation Mercy Genesis who beat the odds and defeated his Canadian opponent Madison Parks in the final of Women’s freestyle 50kg to emerge winner. Read More
World champion Oluwatobiloba Amusan posted the fastest time in Round 1 Heat of the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which was concluded this morning. The Nigerian sensation ran 12.40 seconds to finish first in Heat 3 and qualified for the next round alongside Michelle Jenneke of Australia’s (12.63) and Canada’s Michelle Harrison (12.85). In Heat 1, Cindy Read More
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a traditional chief in Ikare Akoko, Akoko North East local government area of Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello. Blueprint gathered that Chief Bello was abducted with three other persons including a former member of Ondo House of Assembly Yeye Gbafinro Thursday evening. Other kidnap victims are Hon Adeiran Adeyemo and Mr. Bashiru Adekile. The the Read More
Chelsea have confirmed the £20m signing of Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa. The Blues have seen off competition from Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona to land the midfielder just one day ahead of the new Premier League season. The 18-year-old had previously rejected a new contract at Villa. Details loading…
An athlete Chioma Onyekwere has shot #TeamNigeriaCWG2022 up the medal table, after winning Gold in women’s Discus at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in #Birmingham2022 . Onyekwere threw an SB of 61.70 in the event. In the event, Nigeria won two medals, with Obiageri Amaechi clinching Bronze, after throwing 56.99m. With the latest performance, Nigeria now has seven medals comprising three Read More
Chelsea have raided Aston Villa to sign highly-rated midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka in a deal that could rise to £20million. The Blues have pounced to land the England under-19 midfielder, who had attracted interest from clubs including Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona. Manager Steven Gerrard confirmed the 18 year-old was then left out of Villa’s pre-season tour due to his contract situation. Chukwuemeka made 14 appearances last Read More
Weightlifter Laidi Taiwo has won Nigeria’s 5th medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Women’s 76Kg, after a total lift of 216kg in snatch and clean & jerk weightlifting category. Nigeria had won four medals in same sport including two gold and bronze apiece since the competition started. Details loading…
Russia on Monday said it was blacklisting 39 high profile British citizens, including Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, former prime minister David Cameron and journalist and TV host Piers Morgan, Dailymail is reporting. The UK has been one of Kyiv’s most loyal supporters after Russian president Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, and a slew of British commentators have expressed their unfavourable opinion Read More
Another Nigerian athlete Folashade Lawal Rafiatu on Sunday won second gold medal for the country at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In claiming the victory, Rafiatu set a new Commonwealth record with 206KG in the Women’s 59KG event. Nigeria’s first gold at the games was won by Adijat Adenike Olarinoye on Saturday Adijat competed in the women’s 55kg. She Read More
Liverpool FC completely took the shine off Manchester City a while ago in an FA Community Shield clash which ended 3-1 in favour of 2021/22 FA Cup winners. The victory ensured Liverpool FC pick their 16th Community Shield. Liverpool goals were scored by Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez, while Julian Alvarez scored Manchester City’s only goal. Community Shield Read More
Arsenal a while ago lifted the Emirates Cup following a ruthless display against Sevilla. Gabriel Jesus was the star of the show on his first Emirates Stadium appearance in a Gunners shirt as he grabbed a hat-trick to take his pre-season tally to seven goals in five matches. Bukayo Saka netted a brace and substitute Eddie Nketiah rounded off the Read More
Just few days after winning 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season, Rivers United, have abandoned round of 64 Federation Cup match versus Dakkada FC. This was disclosed by the club management on Saturday. Also, former Nigeria Women Football League champions Rivers Angels have pulled out of the 2021/2022 Federation Cup. A statement from the club’s management reads, “This decision Read More
There are indications that terrorists in large numbers attacked a military checkpoint located around Zuma rock area Madalla in Niger state and shot sporadically. As at the time of filling this report, Blueprint couldn’t ascertain if they were casualties as a result of the attack. However, Nigeria soldiers deployed from Zuma barracks immediately faced the attackers and subsequently dispersed them Read More
Barcelona have agreed to sign France centre-back Jules Kounde from Sevilla for a reported transfer fee of 50m euros (£41.85m). However, Barca say the deal is subject to the 23-year-old passing a medical. Kounde, who has won 11 France caps since his debut in 2021, had recently been linked with a move to Chelsea. The defender has made 133 appearances for Sevilla, Read More
Big Brother Naija Season 7 has just unveiled four new housemates in the chase for a 100 million naira which officially kicked off on Saturday July 23, 2022. They are Groovy from Anambra state, Beauty from Taraba state being the second housemate to grace the stage. Khalid (Plateau state) and Ilebaye (Kogi state) were third and fourth housemates to make Read More
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. It came at the end of the second meeting of the WHO’s emergency committee on the virus. More than 16,000 cases have now been reported from Read More
Nigeria’s Super Falcons a while ago on Friday night succumbed to Zambia 0-1 defeat in the third place match at the ongoing African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Morocco. This was after the Nigerian team lost in the semi-final clash against hosts Morocco few days ago. Details loading…
Arsenal have completed the signing of versatile Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City. The 25-year-old flew back from City’s pre-season tour of the USA to complete the move after Arsenal agreed a £30m deal, which includes £2m in add-ons. He has signed a long-term contract with the London club and is their fifth signing of the summer. “Alex is a high Read More
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