Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-paid athlete after his mega-money transfer to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr, a move that made him earn nearly double his annual salary, which is reportedly the sum of $136 million, while Paris St Germain duo Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe round off the top three, according to Forbes.

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has announced the temporary closure of the National Stadium, Surelere, Lagos, on 22nd April 2023, due to the collapse of a floodlight mast. Mr. Dare was on the ground to have a first-hand assessment following Wednesday’s collapse of one of the floodlight masts at the stadium. While the Minister expressed gratitude that there were no casualties from Wednesday’s incident, he reiterated the need for proactive measures to guarantee public safety.

American former professional boxer Mike Tyson is being accused of raping a woman after the two met at an Albany night club in the early 1990’s, according to the unidentified plaintiff’s $5 million lawsuit filed earlier this month. Tyson served three years in jail for raping a beauty pageant contestant in 1993. He struggled with guilt and remorse for the actions he committed back then, but the story seems to continue. The legal action in the upstate New York area was filed under the state's recently-adopted Adult Survivors Act that offers sexual assault victims a one-year time space to file lawsuits that took place years or even decades ago. The victim's identity remains a secret but she detailed how Tyson ran into her at a local night club called 'Septembers'. She later got into Mike's limousine after the boxer offered to pick up one of her friends and take both of them to a party. This victim claims Mike Tyson quickly started groping her and kissing her.

Victor Osimhen has reassured Napoli fans there is no plan for him to leave the club despite strong interest and temptations from the European giants. Osimhen, 24, is currently at the peak of his form The striker is enjoying an incredible season in Serie A and is on the verge of firing them to a first title since 1990 as well as helping them to reach the Champions League quarter-finals., being him the most sought-after goal scorer across European football.

Real Madrid Coach, Carlo Ancelloti, revealed that the club will not sign any player during the January transfer window. But, the manager said he did not rule out the departure of some players from the club during the winter transfer.

English forward, Raheem Sterling has signed a five-year contract with Chelsea from Manchester City for £47.5m; becoming Todd Boehly’s consortium's first Chelsea purchase.

Chelsea midfielder, N’Golo Kante has concluded a plan to quit the blues, leaving the Premier League, after he accepted an offer of £172m to Join a Saudi Arabian club, Al Ittihad. Kante has been an active midfielder for Stamford Bridge in the last seven years of his carrier, he made 289 appearances since he joined the club in an offer of £32m when he left Leister City in 2016.
N’golo Kante has won the Premier League, FA Cup, and Europa League for Chelsea.

Seven people have been punished for acts of racism towards Real Madrid’s forward Vinicius Jr. Four men were fined 60,001 euros (£51,700), with a two-year stadium ban for hanging an effigy of Vinicius near Real Madrid’s training ground in January. The four men were arrested 11 days ago and released on bail by the Madrid court.

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday were knocked out of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, losing 1-0 to South Korea in the quarter-finals at the Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades in Santiago Del Estero. Although, it was Nigeria who dominated a combination of indecision and poor decisions in the final third ensured it stayed level until the expiration of regulation time. In the 6th minute of extra-time, South Korea stunned Nigeria when Choi Seok-Hyun headed home a Lee-Seung-Won corner-kick.

Aryna Sabalenka has won her first Grand Slam title after coming back a set down to beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open women's final on Saturday. The 24-year-old Belarusian who was competing under a neutral flag due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, after the tournament organizer required Russian and Belarusian players to compete as neutrals, appeared and won her first major final.

Ongoing Nigeria’s U-19 cricket team has continued to lash their opponents at the ICC U-19 World Cup African Division Two qualifiers in Abuja. The Nigerian team has defeated Rwanda during the opening match on Friday as well as Botswana yesterday, winning both games by 10 wickets. At Cricket pitch B of the Moshood Abiola stadium, Abuja, the clash saw Nigeria win the toss and elect to bowl.
Elochukwu Ndububem and Captain Ridwan Kareem thrashed the Botswana contingent, jointly making out six wickets in 11 overs.

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is to retire after next week’s Laver Cup, he said on Thursday. “The Laver Cup next week in London will be my final ATP event,” he said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.

Alex Pereira pulled off an upset against Israel Adesanya with a technical knockout in the fifth round during the main event at the UFC 281 to become the new UFC middleweight champion ending Adesanya’s reign atop the division on Sunday morning,

Nigerian-born British boxer Anthony Joshua has failed in his bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles after suffering a back-to-back defeat against Ukranian, Oleksandr Usyk. Hours after his defeat, another Nigerian, Kamaru Usman, lost the UFC welterweight championship title to Britain’s Leon Edwards.

New Zealand-based Nigerian mixed martial arts fighter, Israel Adesanya has defended his UFC Middleweight title Champion after defeating Robert Whittaker in Sunday's rematch. Whittaker had a chance close but Adesanya won with a unanimous decision of 48-47, 48-47, 49-46, employing his height and powerful kicks, countering Whittaker's punches. “I knew he was gonna bring everything because last time I took everything away from him,” Adesanya said.

LeBron James has become the NBA's all-time points record holder, after surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's total of 38,387, twenty seasons on from his debut. The points came on Tuesday night for the LA Lakers against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 130-133 defeat where he put up 38. “To be able to be in the presence of a legend and great as Kareem, it means so much to me,” said James. "Everybody that has ever been a part of this run with me the last 20-plus years, I want to say thank you so much because I wouldn't be me without all you. You all helped. Your passion and sacrifices helped me to get to this point," he said.

The 12.12 seconds world record time set by 100m hurdles semifinals sprinter, Tobi Amusan at the World Athletics 2022 Championships which was held in Oregon, United States has been ratified by the World Athletics. The 25-year-old Nigerian came into the spotlight after setting an African record of 12.40 seconds in the 100m hurdles heat. The following day, she ran 12.12 (0.9m/s) in the semifinals and broke the previous world record of 12.20 seconds which was set in London in 2016 by USA’s Kendra Harrison.

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan has broken Gail Devers 22-year-old Meeting Record, setting a new one of 12.29 at the diamond league.