October second

Football star loses his mother while playing against Lionel Messi's Argentina in Saudi Arabia

Iraqi midfielder Bashar Resan was on the pitch on Thursday night, October 11, in a friendly game against Argentina not knowing that his mother had died at home.

Why Aribo was not invited for Super Eagles vs Algeria friendly

The second friendly is billed for the Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran next week Tuesday.

Ballon D'Or 2021: 30-man nominee shortlist to be revealed today

A 30-man shortlist for this year's Ballon D'Or award will be announced today Friday, 8 October. This was confirmed by France Football, who are organizers of the award, via their social media channels on Thursday.

Portuguese referees, VAR officials for Super Eagles, Saudi Arabia friendly

It will be the second-ever meeting between the Super Eagles and the Greens. The first meeting ended in a 0-0 draw at the Alpenstadion in Wattens, Austria on 25th May 2010.

EPL: You'll never be champions - Klopp slams Liverpool players after Palace defeat

Eberechi Eze's first-half goal proved to be the winner, as the Reds suffered defeat at Anfield for the first time since October 2022.

Super Eagles move up three places in latest FIFA ranking

The West Africans defeated the Mediterranean Knights of Libya 1-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture, their only engagement in October.

Transfer: Ten Hag interested in signing two Man Utd players for Bayer Leverkusen

The Dutchman was sacked by Manchester United at the end of October. Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title last year and finished second position behind champions Bayern Munich this season.

Fans attack PSG superstar Neymar with bottles and pebbles on the pitch

The pair of Kylian Mbappe and Julian Draxler scored two important goals in the second stanza as PSG claimed all three points away from home.

See position Super Eagles as they amazingly move 4 places in latest FIFA ranking

Belgium are world number one team as they overtook World Cup winners, France, to second position with just one point.

Wizkid's "Made In Lagos" becomes 3rd most streamed Nigerian album on Spotify

Wizkid's 'Made in Lagos' which was released on 30th October already has over 10 million streams. These figures have made it the second most streamed album by a Nigerian male artist on Spotify this year. See the chart below...

Court sentences vandal to death by hanging, accomplice to 16 years in prison

Judge Hakeem Oshodi, who made the decision on October 11, 2023, found Ododomu and Monday guilty on the charges of conspiracy and murder.

Juventus vs Barcelona: Ronaldo loses fight to face Messi in Champions League clash

This was due to be their first encounter in a Champions League group stage, though they will get a second chance on December 12, when the two sides face each other again at Camp Nou.

Why Erling Haaland missed 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony

With the match behind him, Haaland will now return to England as Manchester City prepares for their Carabao Cup round-of-16 clash against Tottenham on Wednesday, October 30.

"I made N5.6m in three years" - Presidential candidate, Donald Duke

Duke also stated that he graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University with a Second Class (lower division) in law. He declared interest to run for presidnet in June, emerged the SDP presidential candidate in October.

Israel Adesanya defeats Whittaker to retain UFC middleweight title

Adesanya (22-1) had stopped Whittaker via second-round knockout at UFC 243 in October 2019 to win the title.

Copa del Rey: Messi makes history in Barcelona's 5-0 win over Leganés

The 32-year-old sits at the head of the ranking of wins, ahead of second placed Xavi Hernández (476) and Andrés Iniesta (459). Messi claimed his first win as a Barça player against Espanyol on 16 October 2004.

Music: James Blunt - All The Love That I Ever Needed

"All the Love" is the second release off Blunt's upcoming album, Who We Used to Be, following lead single "Beside You." The album is set for release on October 27.