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An Ilorin-based Dadakuada music legend, Jaigbade Alao, has passed on at the age of 120, Naija News has learnt. According to reports, Alao died at the wee hours of Monday in his country home in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The Dadakuada singer was among the statesmen the state government recently …

NBA legend, Shaquille O’Neal has sparked concern after he posted a photograph of himself in a hospital bed. It’s unclear why O’Neal is in the hospital but TMZ is reporting that O’Neal underwent hip surgery over the weekend to repair a ‘nagging injury,’ but that he’s now doing fine.   …

The plaudits keep coming for the Super Eagles star, who is having a record-breaking season with Napoli. Former Lazio star Luca Marchegiani is the latest football person to praise the performances of Victor Osimhen for Napoli this season.  Osimhen has been arguably the best player in the Serie A this …

Mick Slattery, the original guitarist, and co-founder of the rock band Hawkwind, has died at the age of 77. The band confirmed the news over the weekend, telling fans that Slattery had died the day prior, on March 17. The musician died at home following a short illness. The band, …

Manchester City’s Haaland has been described as a goalscoring beast that does not sleep until he scores. Premier League legend Alan Shearer has described Manchester City star Erling Haaland as a goalscoring machine following his latest heroics for the club. The Premier League record scorer made the statement after Haaland …

AFL legend Gary Ablett Sr has revealed a worrying diagnosis that he claims is related to head injuries suffered during his storied career. Ablett, 61, is nicknamed “God” and is widely regarded as one of the best Australian football players of all time, and is regularly in conversation as the …

TEAMS Australia won the toss and elected to bat. India: 1 Rohit Sharma (captain), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Shreyas Iyer, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 KS Bharat (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Axar Patel, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Mohammed Shami Australia: 1 Travis Head, 2 …

  Nigerian football legend, Emmanuel Amuneke has opened up about his experience playing for the Super Eagles as well as playing in the 94 World Cup final qualifier.      Amuneke, who is the current head coach of Zambia Premier League side, Zanaco FC, explained how he had to finish …

Steven Gerrard has emerged as a surprise contender to replace under-pressure PSG (opens in new tab) head coach Christopher Galtier. The Ligue 1 leaders fought back to claim a dramatic 4-3 win over Lille on Sunday, but they’ve been in rotten form of late by their extremely high standards. That …

Cricket great Mark Taylor has questioned how much Australia’s top order practised sweep shots prior to the India tour, admitting Steve Smith‘s use of the shot “shocked” him in the second Test. Like many watching, Taylor was left scratching his head as Australia crumbled on day three in Delhi, with …