Nigerian sprint sensation, Favour Ofili, delivered a historic performance at the 2025 Adidas Atlanta City Games on Saturday, breaking the world record in the women’s 150m with a sensational time of 15.85s (2.0m/s) at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The 22-year-old became the first woman in history to run the event in under 16 seconds, shattering the previous mark of 16.23s …

Atalanta held on to third place in Serie A on Sunday after beating high-flying Bologna 2-0 to recharge their bid for Champions League football next season. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side are four points above Bologna, who are fifth, thanks to a third-minute tap-in from Mateo Retegui and Mario Pasalic’s first league goal since November not long afterwards. Retegui’s early strike …

Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, let his ability do the talking for him again on Sunday as he bagged a brace in their 5-0 thrashing of Empoli away at the Stadio Carlo Castellani to move within three points of the 2024/25 Serie A title. The visitors suffered crushing disappointment in midweek as they were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League …

Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has said he did not mean to offend Ademola Lookman after his controversial comments on the Nigerian’s penalty-taking ability. Speaking at a news conference on Saturday, Gasperini insisted his post-match criticism following their Champions League exit to Club Brugge was not meant to be offensive. ‘It had an extraordinary impact, everything that came afterwards… mine …

Italian Serie A leaders Atalanta have slapped a €60 million price tag on Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman amid growing interest from several European clubs. The reigning African Footballer of The Year has been a subject of transfer speculation following his impressive performances for La Dea since joining from RB Leipzig for €9.35 million in 2022. According to journalist, Mirko …

Atalanta president Antonio Percassi says the club will do ‘all they can’ to keep Ademola Lookman next summer, but he also warned the Nigeria striker ‘must not stay against his will’. Lookman was linked with a summer move to PSG, but he eventually remained in Bergamo, where his contract expires in June 2026. This season, the forward has continued his …

Romelu Lukaku fired Napoli six points clear at the top of Serie A with the decisive goal in Saturday’s thrilling 3-2 win at title rivals Atalanta, as Juventus beat AC Milan 2-0 to move into the Champions League spots. Belgian striker Lukaku nodded home his eighth Napoli goal from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s perfect cross in the 78th minute, giving Antonio …

In my then 17-year journalism practice, I had interviewed countless personalities with little or no emotion. But in the presence of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States of America, in his Atlanta, Georgia office sometime in September 2003, I was awed. The interview had been scheduled long before I jetted out of Lagos on a British Airways …

Italian side Atalanta have rejected Liverpool’s approach for Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman ahead of the January transfer window. According to Tuttosport, La Dea are unwilling to part ways with the newly crowned African Footballer of The Year, who has scored 11 goals and provided five assists in 19 appearances across all competitions this season. The 27-year-old, currently valued at …

Atalanta’s unbeaten run in the Champions League finally came to an end with a 3-2 defeat on home soil against Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid on Tuesday evening. Surprisingly, Ademola Lookman was named Man of the Match, beating out top players like Mbappe, Vinicius, and Bellingham, despite his team’s loss. Lookman scored in the 65th minute to make it 3-2, it …