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Disgraced R&B star,  R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison months after he was convicted on all nine counts against him in a high-profile sex trafficking case. Kelly, 55, was convicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges last September following a six-week trial.  Judge Ann M. Donnelly on Wednesday, June 29, handed down Kelly’s sentence, despite […]Read More

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development is set to inaugurate a 10-man committee to manage the Nigeria Basketball Federation.  This is coming after President Muhammadu Buhari approved the withdrawal of Nigerian basketball teams from International competitions for 2 years. It was gathered that the withdrawal was as a result of the lingering crisis in the NBBF for almost two […]Read More

Nigerian singer, Rude Boy has called out the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare after the Nigerian female basketball team was kicked out of world cup.  LIB reported earlier that the Nigerian team was kicked out of the competition weeks after FIBA threatened sanctions following President Buhari’s approval to withdraw Nigeria from international basketball competitions for the next two years. Sunday Dare, […]Read More

The Premier League board has approved the proposed takeover of Chelsea by the Todd Boehly/Clearlake Consortium as Roman Abramovich’s 19 years running the west London club moves closer to its end. Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Boehly had already agreed a £4.25bn purchase of the Blues, with Roman Abramovich’s ownership tenure poised to end after 19 years.  The total investment will cost £4.25 billion […]Read More

Manchester City have won the English premier league title after Pep Guardiola’s side beat Aston Villa 3-2 in a dramatic final day of the 2021-22 season on Sunday, May 22.It is Man City’s fourth Premier League title in five years and comes in a day when their closest rivals for the title, Liverpool, won 3-1 […]

Liverpool beat Manchester City on Saturday April 16 to reach the English FA Cup final in a pulsating encounter.A mistake from Manchester City’s goalkeeper Zack Steffen helped Liverpool record a 3-2 victory on to advance to the 2022 FA Cup final. Ibrahima Konate scored Liverpool’s first goal o  the ninth minute when Konate headed in ball […]Read More

 A family-of-five have made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as they are confirmed as the tallest family in the world. The Trapps from Esko in Minnesota, US, have a collective average height of 6ft 8.03in and their combined height is the same as the length of half a tennis court. The tallest member of the family […]Read More

Manchester City thrashed Manchester United 4-1 on Sunday evening, March 6 in an  entertaining clash at the Etihad.In a match which saw the stadium fans don krainian colors in show of solidarity over the ongoing war with Russia, Kevin De Bruyne’s double, and a Jadon Sancho’s equaliser, saw the hosts go in at half-time 2-1 […]Read More

Tristan Thompson’s baby mama Maralee Nichols has shared their son’s name. The personal trainer gave birth to her first child on December 1 and the basketball player initially denied that he was the father of the child. He later admitted after a DNA test confirmed he’s the father. Maralee, who says Tristan is yet to meet their newborn […]Read More

Nigeria’s senior female basketball team, D’Tigress has defeated World No. 5 France in a 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifier. The Nigerian team came back from losing the first quarter to beat France 67-65 in a World Cup qualifying game on Friday, February 11, 2022.  D’Tigress lost the first quarter 11 – 28 but took the second […]Read More

Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel cut a frustrated and angry figure as he watched his side fall 13 points behind Manchester City in the English premier league titles race after losing 1-0 at the Etihad on Saturday, January 15.It was Man city talisman, Kevin De Bruyne who made the difference with a beautifully crafted shot from […]

Ayesha Curry, wife of professional basketball player Steph Curry, has reacted to rumours that they have an open marriage. The cookbook author shared a photo of her husband modeling for GQ and gushed about him on Instagram.  A follower then responded, accusing her that despite having a husband like Steph, she still wants an open relationship.  The […]