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Austrian player banned for 70 games for headbutting ref

An Austrian footballer has been handed a record 70-match ban for headbutting a referee during a fifth division match, the…

Top coaches split over sin bin, says Ferguson

Europe’s top club coaches are split over the wisdom of using sin bins to punish footballers during matches, management legend…

Germany confident of hosting Euro 2024

German football chiefs on Thursday expressed their confidence of winning the bid to host Euro 2024 following an agreement reached…

Nations Cup Qualifier: Eagles Fully Regroup For Congo

Sunday Akintoye The Super Eagles of Nigeria are back in action after their last outing at the 2014 FIFA World…

Begovic thrilled as goal enters record books

Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic expressed pride on Thursday after his freak goal against Southampton last season was included in…

Ronaldo impressed by United’s Falcao capture

Former Manchester United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo has given his approval to the club’s signing of Radamel Falcao and reiterated his…

England must improve against Swiss says Rooney

Wayne Rooney admits England will have to improve on their lacklustre performance against Norway if they are to avoid a…

Djokovic beats Murray to set-up Nishikori duel

Novak Djokovic reached an eighth successive US Open semi-final, downing Andy Murray 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (1/7), 6-2, 6-4 to set…

FIFA set to ban Nigeria over Chris Giwa’s presidency

World governing body, FIFA has warned Nigeria for the umpteenth that it would be suspended from all footballing activities if…

Angry Hodgson dismisses England statistics

England manager Roy Hodgson mounted an impassioned defence of his team after they laboured to a 1-0 victory over Norway…

Nishikori ends Japan’s 96-year wait for US Open semis spot

Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man for almost a century to reach the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday after…

Mayweather fires back at 50 Cent over jibe

Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather fired back Wednesday at rap music star 50 Cent over his video taunt about the boxer’s reading…

US Open: Nishikori downs Wawrinka to reach semis

Japan’s Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man for almost a century to reach the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday…

Gremio thrown out of Cup competition for racism

Brazil’s sports justice tribunal on Wednesday threw top flight outfit Gremio out of the Cup after some of their fans…

Argentina dish out friendly revenge on Germany

Argentina spoiled the party for world champions Germany by hammering the hosts 4-2 in an international friendly in Duesseldorf on…

Rooney rescues England in boring Norway win

Wayne Rooney marked his first game as captain with a goal as England overcame Norway 1-0 in a forgettable friendly…

No Congress On Thursday, say Giwa’s NFF

Chris Giwa-led Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has declared that there is no congress of Nigeria football holding on Thursday, 4…

Nations Cup Qualifier: Nigeria Reports Congo FA To CAF

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has been compelled to report the Congolese Football Federation to the Confederation of African Football,…

Welbeck says he ‘envisaged’ Arsenal move

England forward Danny Welbeck risked antagonising supporters of his former club Manchester United on Wednesday after admitting that he “envisaged”…

Federer, Monfils to clash in US Open blockbuster

Five-time champion Roger Federer set-up a US Open quarter-final blockbuster against eccentric French star Gael Monfils on Tuesday as the…

Wozniacki to face Peng for US Open finals berth

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki and first-time Grand Slam semi-finalist Peng Shuai will meet for a place in the…

Azpilicueta signs five-year deal at Chelsea

Spanish full-back Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. “Chelsea…

Man United offload Cleverley on loan to Villa

England midfielder Tom Cleverley became the latest player to leave Manchester United as he joined Premier League rivals Aston Villa…

Sports Minister urges FIFA to settle NFF crisis, not ban Nigeria

The Sports Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has expressed hope that FIFA will not ban Nigeria as he…

Beckham ‘sad’ over Welbeck’s United exit

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham told the BBC on Tuesday that he was “sad” to see home-grown striker Danny…

9 Eagles Hit Calabar For AFCON Qualifier

At least nine players including Nosa Igiebor and Godfrey Oboabona have already arrived the Eagles camp in Calabar ahead of…

Schweinsteiger named Germany captain

Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was on Tuesday named the new captain of Germany by manager Joachim Loew. Loew appointed…

Man United move ‘a dream’, says Falcao

Colombian striker Radamel Falcao said that he had fulfilled “a dream” after completing a loan move to Manchester United from…

Ivory Coast approves match amid Ebola fears

The Ivory Coast government on Tuesday relented and agreed to let the national football team play an Africa Cup of…

Everton completes last minute loan deal for Henen

Everton struck a last minute transfer deadline deal with the loan signing of Belgian 18-year-old David Henen. The youth international,…