From career goals and club appearances to international caps and cricket centuries, Nigerian sportsmen have reached significant landmarks across different competitions in 2026, PETER AKINBO writes Tolu Arokodare (Ajax) Arokodare scored his 100th career goal in Ajax’s 2-0 victory over Atalanta in the UEFA Conference League on October 22. The Nigerian striker came off the
Ronaldo, 41, ended an illustrious 23-year career that spanned six World Cups and six European Championships.
Manchester City slumped to a third consecutive Premier League defeat on Saturday as Liam Delap’s double lifted Nottingham Forest out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 win at the City Ground. Oliver Glasner’s men had not scored at home at all this season, but pounced on City’s defensive errors to strike twice in the first 20 minutes through Jair Cunha and Delap.
Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday that he was retiring from international football at the age of 41. At this year’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, he scored three goals but Portugal were knocked out in the Round of 16 by eventual winners Spain.
Khadija Shaw hits hat-trick in 5-0 rout of West Ham Chelsea lose ground after being held 1-1 by Everton An own goal by defender Lucy Bronze against Everton cost Chelsea top spot in the Women’s Super League as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home, allowing Manchester City to leapfrog them with a 5-0 drubbing of West Ham. Bronze headed the ball back across the goal to tee up Sandy Baltimore to score from close range in the 28th minute, but five minutes later her attempted clearance rolled into her own net to put Everton level.
Oliver Glasner’s side are yet to score at City Ground this season but troubles in front of goal precede his arrival Nottingham Forest and Schalke are yet to score at home in 2026-27. As extreme as this situation has become, Forest scored only two goals more than the lowest home scorers in the Premier League last season (Burnley), drawing a blank on nine occasions.
England captain Harry Kane has signed a record-breaking contract extension with Bayern Munich that will keep him at the German club until June 2029, in a deal reportedly making him the highest-paid player in Europe by basic salary. According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, the three-year extension is the most lucrative contract in Bayern Munich’s history, although some European players could still earn more than the striker when performance-related bonuses are included.