When Luka Modrić, the Real Madrid midfielder and 2018 Ballon d’Or winner, announced his minority stake in Swansea City, it wasn’t just a headline, it was a reminder of change. At 39, with an incredible career still unfolding, Modrić’s venture into club ownership signals a transformative shift …

    Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel. Ogbuku, has revealed that a sports institute will be established by the Commission to consolidate the gains of the Niger Delta Sports Festival. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival organised by the NDDC at …

  Wrexham owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, are “on the lookout for new investors to back their Premier league ambitions,” according to William Turvill of the London TIMES. Despite rising in the ranks of the English soccer pyramid to League One, the club “remains a lossmaker” for Reynolds and …

    Nigeria failed to consolidate on the 2-0 away form in Rwanda after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, to make the chances of qualifier for the World Cup more difficult. It was a day South African claimed an important 2-0 away win against …

Kirsty Coventry hopes her election as the first female and African president of the International Olympic Committee – beating six male candidates including Britain’s Lord Coe – sends a “powerful signal”. The 41-year-old former swimmer, who won two Olympic gold medals, secured a majority of 49 of the 97 available votes in …

    Newcastle United legend Bob Moncur and CEO Darren Eales will present the Carabao Cup to a record crowd at St. James’ Park this weekend when Newcastle United Women take on Sunderland Women Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derby will break the league’s attendance record, currently held by the Wearsiders. The first …

    A peak domestic UK TV audience of almost 8 million fans witnessed history at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, as Newcastle United broke a 70-year major domestic trophy wait to clinch the 2025 Carabao Cup, 2-1 over Liverpool. Across Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, ITV1 and ITVX an …

    The Ibrahim Musa Gusau-led NFF administration will add another milestone today when the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Players’ Hostel and a number of new training pitches holds in Abuja. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas (GCON) will perform the groundbreaking. Named the …

  By Ojeikere Aikhoje   With the kick off in Brass and Nembe, two Nigerian communities geographically positioned by the Atlantic Ocean, action has resumed in the 2025 Prosperity Cup, Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football tournament. Initially called Restoration Cup and later renamed Prosperity Cup, Bayelsa is stepping up efforts to …

By Ojeikere Aikhoje Peculiar Ultimate Construction Company is a well-renowned and respected building firm operating in the country. It is clearly the only construction brand in the country that is intentional about the growth of sports sponsorship and sports development. Since making its entry in Nigeria’s Sports Sponsorship sector, Peculiar …