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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…

Andy Murray crashes out of US Open

Britain’s Andy Murray made his earliest Grand Slam exit of the year as Japan’s Kei Nishikori fought back to win…

Venus crashes out of US Open

Home hopes of an all-Williams US Open semi-final clash were dashed as Czech Karolina Pliskova knocked out Venus in a…

Frenchman Pouille upsets Nadal to reach U.S Open quarter-finals

Young Frenchman Lucas Pouille scored a stunning, five-set upset over 14-times Grand Slam singles champion Rafa Nadal, winning a climactic…

2016 Paralympics Games: Team Nigeria arrive Rio

The Nigeria’s contingent to the 2016 Paralympic Games has arrived in Rio, Brazil. The 35 member contingent departed Abuja on…

Serena passes Navratilova’s Grand Slam record

World number one Serena Williams powered to a record 307th Grand Slam match win with a 6-2 6-1 victory over…

US Open: Frustrated Murray defeats tough Lorenzi

Second seed Andy Murray had to change tactics after two sets before he could beat 34-year-old Italian veteran Paolo Lorenzi…

Coach Gernot Rohr pledges to build formidable team

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says his priority is to build a formidable team and qualify for the 2018 World…

Super Eagles record slim 1-0 victory over Tanzania

The Manchester City young sensation’s brilliant strike handed coach Gernot Rohr a winning start in charge of the Super Eagles…

I am unaware of Rohr’s appointment – Dalung

Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has insisted that he was not kept in the know as the Nigeria Football Federation…

Injured Messi out of World Cup qualifier

Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s 2018 World Cup qualifier in Venezuela on Tuesday after injuring his groin in Thursday’s 1-0…