The Paris Olympics may have ended with Team Nigeria winning no medal in what has been described as one of the country’s worst outings. However many athletes of Nigerian descent competed for other nations and had a podium finish. Some heartbreaking misses and what many have pegged as administrative lapses saw Nigeria having its…
Bruno Labbadia has been named the new manager of Nigeria’s Senior Men’s National Team, the Super Eagles, ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty following the abrupt departure of former coach Finidi George. Truetells Nigeria understands that George’s tenure came to a sudden halt just weeks after his appointment as the substantive head coach. His brief reign saw…
As football matches have kicked off in all major leagues, football fans have an exciting lineup of fixtures to look forward to this Monday (today) across Europe, with matches in England, Spain, Italy, and Germany. In the English Premier League, Leicester City will face Tottenham Hotspur at 20:00, with both teams looking to make an…
Canadian rapper Drake has lost another high-stakes sports bet, this time wagering over N715million ($450,000) on Israel Adesanya to reclaim the UFC middleweight title at UFC 305. Adesanya, known as ‘The Last Stylebender,’ was defeated by South African fighter Dricus du Plessis via choke submission in the fourth round, leaving Drake’s bet in tatters. Du Plessis defended his UFC…
The Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) has named D’Tigress’ Rene Wakama the best coach of the Paris 2024 Olympics Women’s Basketball tournament. “Best coach of #Paris2024 Women’s Basketball, Rene Wakama, Nigeria,” a tweet on the X handle of the International Basketball Federation read on Sunday evening. Wakama, 32, guided the female basketball team to their first-ever…
The President of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, has announced a half-day public holiday to honour Letsile Tebogo, who made history as the first athlete from the country to win a gold medal at the Olympics. This is contained in a press release dated August 9, 2024, and signed by the Permanent Secretary to…
The English football team manager, 53-year-old Gareth Southgate has resigned from his role after eight years. The Football Association had hoped he would extend his contract after he led the team to the final of Euro 2024 but Southgate has decided to seek a new challenge, according to EURO sports. “As a proud…
Rivers United has named Finidi George, a former Super Eagles and Enyimba of Aba manager, as their new coach. The unveiling event took place at the Rivers United secretariat in Port Harcourt. The former Ajax winger returned to the dugout a few weeks after resigning as Super Eagles head coach. He signed a two-year contract….
Supporters of Gov Sim Fubara have destroyed a statue of Nyesom Wike at the headquarters of Obino/Akpor Local Government Council. A video making the rounds shows the supporters uprooting the stature from where it was erected in the local government council. The state witnessed serious tension this morning following the expiration of the tenure…
The Nigeria Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh has requested a thorough technical report from the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) in response to the Super Eagles’ disappointing performance during the June FIFA window. The Super Eagles secured only one point from a possible six, drawing 1-1 with South Africa in Uyo and losing 2-1…
