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Plateau United sacks 11 players

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Champions, Plateau United FC of Jos has sacked 11 of its players as they…

Nasarawa Amazons lifts Women Super 4 trophy

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nasarawa Amazons football club on Friday evening emerged champions of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Women Football League Super 4 tournament.

Aguero may face Stoke City on Saturday

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Sergio Aguero could feature against Stoke on Saturday, two weeks after breaking a rib in a car crash, says Manchester…

Guardiola’s comment disrespectful – Pochettino

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Pep Guardiola's comments about his side's reliance on Harry Kane were "very disrespectful" and "sad".

IAAF release dates for 2018 World Indoor Tour

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced the scoring events listed for the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Tour,…

Beach soccer player Azeez says he still prefers football

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Abu Azeez, a star player of the Super Sand Eagles, the national beach soccer team, on Thursday said he still…

Shanghai Masters: Nadal, Federer through to quarters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Rafael Nadal continued to scythe his way through the Shanghai Masters on Thursday, reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-1…

Russia 2018: Super Eagles will make us proud – Amiesimaka

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The current crop of Super Eagles players will bring glory to Nigeria in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a…

What you must know about Russia 2018 World Cup

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The start of the 2018 World Cup is just eight months away, and after the latest round of qualifiers the…

Lukaku’s next big test

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Romelu Lukaku has answered every question so far but Manchester United's trip to Liverpool is a new test. Can he…

No World Cup for Sanchez, Chile after 3-0 loss to Brazil

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Alexis Sanchez will not be at the 2018 World Cup after Chile missed out on qualification after a 3-0 defeat…

Messi’s hat-trick sends Argentina to World Cup

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lionel Messi scored a superb hat-trick as Argentina came from behind to win away in Ecuador and qualify for the…

Robben retires from International Football

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Arjen Robben announced his retirement from the Netherlands after his two goals against Sweden were not enough for the Dutch…

France clinch World Cup ticket

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

France clinched qualification for the World Cup thanks to goals from Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud in a hard-fought 2-1…

Portugal zoom into Russia 2018 World Cup

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

European champions Portugal beat Switzerland in Lisbon to finish top of European Qualifying Group B and reach the 2018 World…

Nigeria wins 9 gold medals at weightlifting championship in Uganda

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Mohammed Yahaya, says the country’s weightlifters have won nine gold medals so far…

Iceland become smallest nation to qualify for 2018 World Cup

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Iceland became the smallest nation ever to progress to a World Cup after beating Kosovo to win their qualifying group…

Sports betting company berths in Ibadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Another upscale betting game company has just sprung up in the ancient city of Ibadan.

FIBA Africa Zone 3 Qualifiers: Clubs threaten legal action against NBBF

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Kano Pillars and Gombe Bulls, winners of Nigeria’s two tickets to the forthcoming 2017 FIBA Africa Zone 3 Qualifiers, plan…

Injury rules Kante out of France’s final World Cup qualifier

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Chelsea midfielder N‘Golo Kante has been ruled out of France’s final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at home to Belarus…

Kick off World Cup preparations, Amiesimaka advises Nigeria

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Adokiye Amiesimaka, a member of the 1980 African Cup of Nations winning squad, on Sunday urged Nigeria’s football authorities to…

World Cup qualifier: Msakni’s bags hat-trick in Tunisia’s 4-1 win

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Youssef Msakni's hat-trick helped Tunisia move closer to Russia with a 4-1 away win in Guinea as the Democratic Republic…

Boutaib hits hat-trick as Morocco thrash Gabon 3-0 to move top of Group C

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Khalid Boutaib hit a hat-trick as Morocco beat Gabon 3-0 in Casablanca to leapfrog Ivory Coast at the top of…

Norway to pay male, female football teams the same

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Norway's male and female players will receive the same amount of pay for representing the country, the Norwegian football association…

Southgate admits England’s lack of ‘big players’

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

England manager Gareth Southgate says his squad does not contain "big players" because of their lack of success in Europe.

Fellaini injured as Belgium win 4-3

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini had to be substituted after only 23 minutes of Belgium's thrilling victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Sweden put eight goals past Luxembourg in World Cup qualifier

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Sweden thrashed Luxembourg to maintain their hopes of automatic World Cup qualification and push the Netherlands to the brink of…

World Cup qualifier: Ronaldo inspires Portugal to 2-0 victory

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench to inspire Portugal to a win over Andorra that keeps their hopes of automatic…

South Africa thrash Burkina Faso 3-1 in World Cup qualifier

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

South Africa breathed fresh life into their World Cup qualifying campaign with a convincing 3-1 home win against Group D…

Nigeria versus Zambia: Man of the match gets N1m, 10 bags of rice

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s new partners, Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group has pumped up the Super Eagles’ spirit by bringing…

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