Football

Nigeria moves 5 places up in FIFA rankings, now 47th

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Nigeria has moved five places up, now 47th in the world and sixth in Africa with 635 points in the April…

PSG dismiss UEFA sanctions report

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

French club Paris St Germain have dismissed as “wrong” a report that they face sanctions over their transfer spending.

Jos stadium ready for continental matches in May – Contractor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Jos ultra-modern stadium will be ready for continental matches in May, Mr Plamen Iliev, Director, BCC Tropical Nig. Ltd,…

Tunisia hope attacker Msakni will be fit for Russia 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tunisia are hopeful that their star performer in the qualifiers, Youssef Msakni, can recover in time to play in the…

Real Madrid coach bemused by teams’ contrasting performances this season

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was at a loss on Tuesday to explain why his side’s disappointing La Liga campaign…

2018 World cup: MultiChoice to run “History” Pop-up channel

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

DStv Multichoice, a network provider and A+E Networks Internationals have promised to run a pop-up channel on FIFA World Cup…

Golden boot race: Harry Kane hopeful of catching Liverpool’s Salah

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane remains hopeful of overhauling Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in the race for the 2017/2018 English Premier…

Manchester City need to produce “perfect game’’ against reds – Guardiola

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Manchester City must overturn a 3-0 deficit against Liverpool on Tuesday and manager Pep Guardiola said that would require “the…

CAF Confederation Cup: Djoliba FC of Mali beat MFM FC 1-0

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Lagos-based MFM FC will face an uphill task overturning the 0-1 defeat they suffered in the hands of visiting Djoliba…

Barcelona equal La Liga record of 38 games without defeat

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Barcelona equaled the Spanish top flight record of 38 successive games without defeat following their 3-1 La Liga win over…

France hammer Super Falcons 8-0 in friendly

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Super Falcons of Nigeria were hammered 8-0 by France senior women’s national team in an international friendly game played…

NLO: Ekiti United FC coach plays down talk underestimating Rising Stars

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Ekiti United Football Club’s Head Coach, Olusegun Adelakun, on Friday assured that his team would not underestimate Rising Stars FC…

Rangers going for maximum points against hosts Niger Tornadoes – Official

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Rangers International FC say they are leaving nothing to chance in the quest to beat hosts Niger Tornadoes FC of…

MFM FC Coach sure of victory over Djoliba

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Fidelis Ilechukwu, Chief Coach of MFM FC of Lagos on Friday said his club was ready to beat Djoliba of…

Europa League: Arsenal, Atletico record first leg wins

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Arsenal took a big step towards reaching the Europa League semi-finals after a 4-1 rout of CSKA Moscow and Atletico…

Manchester City sign partnership deal with Tinder

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

English Premier League leaders Manchester City have swiped right on a unique deal with dating app Tinder, both organisations said…

Liverpool express concern over Mohamed Salah’s fitness

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has assured club manager Juergen Klopp he’s “all fine, all good’’ after picking up an injury during…

NPFL: Pillars go above FC Ifeanyi Uba as Lokosa hits brace

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Junior Lokosa scored a brace on Wednesday for Kano Pillars Football Club to beat visiting FC Ifeanyi Uba 4-0 in…

NPFL: Rangers presents perfect gift to Manager with 3-0 win over Yobe Desert Stars

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Rangers International Football Club of Enugu pummeled Yobe Desert Stars 3-0 in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day…

NPFL: Nasarawa United secures home win as Nojeem Olukokun hits brace

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Two goals scored by Nasarawa United striker, Nojeem Olukokun earned the maximum points for the team in their encounter with…

Cristiano Ronaldo thanks Juventus fans for applauding his goal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo thanked Juventus fans who applauded his stunning bicycle kick goal for Real Madrid against the Italian side on…

Testing New Rules: FIFA considers yellow cards for coaches

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Football’s ruling body FIFA is testing three possible new rules including yellow cards for coaches at youth tournaments, according to…

Squad feeling much better than in treble year- Jordi Alba

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Barcelona defender Jordi Alba says the feeling in their squad is better than in 2015, when the club won an…

Matip set to miss rest of season due to thigh injury

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Liverpool central defender Joel Matip will probably miss the rest of the season due to a thigh injury, the Premier…

Champions league: Aguero ruled out of Manchester City’s Liverpool clash

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg tie against Liverpool at…

Beach Soccer Fiesta success willl rub off positively on forthcoming league – LSFA

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The success of the second edition of the Eko Football Beach Soccer Fiesta will rub off positively on the forthcoming…

1.7m World Cup tickets sold – FIFA

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

FIFA says almost 1.7 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Russia after some 400,000 were snapped…

Russia 2018: FIFA says almost 1.7m World Cup tickets sold

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

FIFA says almost 1.7 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Russia after some 400,000 were snapped…

Gundogan believes City better prepared to foil Liverpool’s attacking trio

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan believes they are better prepared to cope with Liverpool’s attacking trio in the first leg…

“There will be fire”, Klopp predicts fiery clash against Citizens

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp insists “there will be fire” when the Merseyside club faces Manchester City in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions…

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