Friday 29 April 2022

2021/22 NPFL MATCHDAY 26 FIXTURES

Sat, April 30:
Enyimba              vs Gombe Utd  
Niger Tornadoes  vs Kano Pillars  
Dakkada FC       vs Plateau Utd  
Sun, May 1, 2022:
Katsina Utd      vs Akwa United   4:00pm
Sunshine Stars vs Shooting Stars 4:00pm
Kwara Utd       vs Rivers Utd     4:00pm
MFM FC        vs Rangers          4:00pm
Heartland        vs Abia Warriors  4:00pm
Remo Stars     vs Wikki Tourists 4:00pm
Lobi Stars       vs Nasarawa Utd  4:00pm

Thursday 28 April 2022

Not money issue, I'm through with boxing---Tyson Fury

Reigning WBC heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury, has confirmed he will not return to the ring, saying he has not got "anything more to give" and that "no amount of money" would lure him back, reports www.theguardian.com.
Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) defeated Dillian Whyte in a sixth-round stoppage in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium last weekend to retain his heavyweight crown, telling fans afterwards it was unlikely he would fight again.
"This is the truth, the gospel truth, nothing but the truth, I'm done," Fury said on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Wednesday. "You know every good dog has his day and like the Roman leader said, there will always be someone else to fight."
"The fans will always want more, they are always baying for more blood. But at the end of the day I don't have anything more to give.
"I've given everything I've got. I've been a professional 14 years, I've been boxing over 20 years.
"My time is to go out on a high. I always said that I wanted to walk away on top of the sport, and do it on my terms, and I didn't want to be the person who said: 'Well, I should have maybe retired two years ago,' or whatever.
"I just wanted to walk out on top, go out with a bang. Nearly 100,000 at Wembley, with a knockout performance. They will not forget the Gypsy King in a hurry, and no amount of material assets or money will make me come back out of retirement because I'm very happy."
The 33-year-old, who previously promised his wife he would retire, extended his unbeaten record to 32 wins and a draw with Saturday's victory over Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs).
After the bout, he indicated he has no interest in facing the winner of Oleksandr Usyk's WBA, IBF and WBO champion title defence against Anthony Joshua, set for July 23.
"I'm quitting while I'm ahead. I'm undefeated, only the second man in history to retire undefeated heavyweight champion," Fury added.
"When is enough enough? I'm happy, I'm healthy, I've still got my brains, I can still talk."
"I've got a beautiful wife, I've got six kids, I've got umpteen belts, I've got plenty of money, success, fame, glory. What more am I doing it for?"



* Fury (right), deals with Whyte during their WBC heavyweight showdown at the Wembley Stadium last weekend.

Friday 1 April 2022

NPFL 2021/22 SEASON: MATCHDAY 20 FIXTURES

Sat. April 2, 2022:
Akwa United  vs Rivers United
Sun. April 3:
MFM FC, Lagos vs Heartland
Kwara United vs Remo Stars
Niger Tornadoes vs Dakkada FC
Sunshine Stars vs Plateau United
Enyimba          vs Wikki Tourists
Katsina United vs Abia Warriors
Lobi Stars      vs Rangers
Akwa United vs Rivers United
Gombe United vs Kano Pillars
Nasarawa United vs Shooting Stars...