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Messi scores hat-trick as FC Barcelona put 7 past Celtic

Argentina striker Lionel Messi scored his sixth Champions League hat-trick on Tuesday as a rampant FC Barcelona inflicted on Celtic…

Bayern Munich prove too strong for Rostov

Bayern Munich began their bid for a sixth European Cup title on Tuesday by hammering UEFA Champions League debutants Rostov…

Manchester City’s Champions League game rescheduled to Wednesday

Manchester City’s postponed UEFA Champions League group match against Borussia Monchengladbach has been rescheduled to Wednesday. Heavy rain, thunder and…

Rio Paralympics: Nigeria wins 7th gold medal

Flora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics…

Bayern Munich maul Rostov 5-0

Joshua Kimmich hit the target twice and Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Juan Bernat completed the scoring as the coach…

Sanchez rescues Arsenal from defeat

Alexis Sanchez salvaged a point for Arsenal from their limp Champions League opener at Paris St-Germain. Edinson Cavani glanced PSG…

Messi scores hat-trick as Barcelona demolishes Celtic 7-0

Lionel Messi scored his sixth Champions League hat-trick as rampant Barcelona inflicted on Celtic their heaviest ever European defeat. The…

Russian hackers leak Simone Biles and Serena Williams files

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of US Olympic athletes. Athletes affected…

English footballer dies after collapsing on pitch

A non-league footballer died after collapsing on the pitch during a match on Monday, his club has announced. Shaw Lane…

Rio 2016 Paralympics Games: Nigeria wins another 2 gold medals

Team Nigeria’s contingent to the 2016 Paralympics Games in Rio increased its medals haul on Monday with two gold medals…

Lukaku’s 11-minute hat-trick sinks Sunderland

Romelu Lukaku scored an 11-minute hat-trick as Everton maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a win at Sunderland…

Manchester United, first UK football club to earn £500m in a year

English giants Manchester United have recorded record revenues of £515.3m (about N2.319 trillion) for the 2016 financial year, becoming the…

Wawrinka beats Djokovic to win US Open title

Stan Wawrinka became the oldest US Open men’s champion in 46 years when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic…

Hart makes mistake as Torino debut ends in defeat

England keeper Joe Hart made a mistake to concede an equalising goal and was then beaten by a penalty as…

Breaking: Angelique Kerber wins US Open, beats Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Angelique Kerber beat Karolina Pliskova in a thriller, 6-3 4-6 6-4, to win the US Open and claim her second…

Barcelona suffer shock home defeat to newly promoted side

Barcelona suffered a shock home defeat by newly promoted Alaves as manager Luis Enrique left Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez…

Ronaldo scores on his comeback as Real beat Osasuna 5-2

Cristiano Ronaldo took six minutes to score on his comeback as Real Madrid beat Osasuna to keep up a 100-per-cent…

3SC beats Rangers FC 2-1 in Ibadan

Shooting Star Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Saturday defeated visiting Rangers International Football Club of Enugu 2-1 in the…

5 Nigerian referees fail FIFA fitness test

Five Nigerian male football referees have failed the FIFA Physical Fitness Test held at the main bowl of the National…

City defeat Man United 2-1 at Old Trafford

The Citizens maintained their perfect start to the season as first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho put…

Djokovic, Wawrinka through to US Open final

Defending champion Novak Djokovic will take on third seed Stan Wawrinka in the US Open final on Sunday after both…

44 referees in FIFA fitness test in Abuja

No fewer than 44 Nigerian football referees are participating in the 2016/2017 FIFA Physical Fitness Test holding at the National…
Biennial World Cup competitions will kill football clubs - Sepp Blatter

Blatter, 2 others facing FIFA investigation over salaries

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-secretary general Jerome Valcke are facing a fresh investigation, this time over the salaries…

Breaking: Nigeria wins gold, sets new record in Powerlifting

Roland Ezuruike wins gold medal and set new Games record in power-lifting men’s -54kg event at Rio 2016 Paralympics to…

Local Derby: Manchester City versus Man U, who wins tomorrow

Manchester City football club manager Pep Guardiola says new goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is “fit and ready” and that new signing…

Tennis: Serena Williams crashes out of US Open

For the second straight year, Serena Williams was upset in the US Open semifinals. Whereas the American was defeated by…

Serena Williams cruises into US Open Semi-final

Serena Williams was pushed hard by fifth seed Simona Halep before coming through in three sets to reach the semi-finals…

Give Rohr, assistants free hand, Laloko tells NFF

Kashimawo Laloko, a former Technical Director, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has urged the NFF to give Super Eagles Technical Adviser,…

Rio Paralympics: Brazil president booed at opening ceremony

Brazilian president Michel Temer was booed as the 2016 Paralympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro to a backdrop of…

US Open: Wozniacki through to face Kerber in semi-final

Caroline Wozniacki made it through to a fifth US Open semi-final by beating injured Latvian opponent Anastasija Sevastova 6-0 6-2…