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World Cup: Fifa president proposes 48-team tournament

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed expanding the World Cup finals to a 48-team tournament – a larger number than…

My retirement a joke-Tyson Fury

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he is “here to stay” after earlier suggesting he had retired from boxing. The…

Cameroon legend Song in hospital after ‘cerebral attack’

Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song is in hospital after suffering a cerebral attack, a member of his family has told…

Breaking News: Tyson Fury says he has retired from Boxing

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he has retired from boxing in an expletive-laden message on Twitter. The 28-year-old withdrew…

Jubilation in Lagos as MFM FC escapes relegation

There was wild jubilation at Agege Township Stadium as Lagos-based MFM escaped relegation from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)…

Barcelona slump to 4-3 defeat at Celta Vigo

Gerard Pique’s first-ever double for the Catalans was not enough to earn a point as the visitors paid dearly for…

Poor Madrid record 4th consecutive draw, loses top spot

A disjointed Real Madrid saw their winless streak extend to four games as Eibar held them to a draw at…

Koscielny with controversial injury-time winner for Arsenal

Burnley suffered a cruel defeat at Turf Moor as Arsenal secured victory with a controversial Laurent Koscielny goal in the…

Tottenham end City’s unbeaten run with 2-0 victory

Tottenham deservedly ended Pep Guardiola’s perfect Premier League start and underlined their own title credentials with a thrilling victory over…

We were afraid of Brazil – Flamingoes Coach

Coach Bala Nikyu on Saturday said fear was the crucial point in his side’s 0-1 loss to Brazil in their…

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingoes lose opening match

Nigeria’s Flamingoes opened their Jordan 2016 campaign in the worst possible fashion with a hard-fought 0-1 loss to Brazil at…

Council boss organises Independence Day games for pupils

Paul Iyoghojie As part of the activities to mark Nigeria’s 56th Independence Day anniversary, the sole administrator of the Ikoyi–Obalende…

Chelsea bounce back with 2-0 win over Hull City

Chelsea stopped the rot after successive Premier League defeats as they ground down Hull at the KCOM Stadium. The hosts…

Liverpool come from behind to beat Swansea 2-1

James Milner’s late penalty gave Liverpool a hard-fought victory over Swansea, increasing the scrutiny on Swans boss Francesco Guidolin. Leroy…

Boxer Towell dies after Glasgow bout

Scottish boxer Mike Towell has died in hospital after being seriously injured in a bout on Thursday. The 25-year-old, from…

56th Independence: Nigerians challenged to take 20,000 selfies with armed forces

An authentic Nigerian adventure dream will herald the nation’s 56th Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, after Out of Nigeria (OON),…

Breaking: Lagos breaks World Monopoly record

Lagos State on Friday broke the world record of “Most People Playing Monopoly” with 1,300 students competing at a time…

Nigerian sports lacks professional handling- Adamu

A former Director-General, National Sports Commission, Amos Adamu, has said that saddling non-professionals with sports administration is the bane of…

2015/2016 NPFL champions to get N40m prize money

The champions of the 2015/16 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season are to get N40m from the Merit Award of…

Champions League: Barcelona win at Monchengladbach

Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Borussia Monchengladbach and make it two wins out of two in this…

IOC to convene Olympic Summit on Oct. 8

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to convene an Olympic Summit to discuss the protection of clean athletes and more…
Sam Allardyce parts ways with Leeds

Breaking News: Sam Allardyce resigns as England manager

Sam Allardyce has left his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association after one match and…

Independence anniversary: Golfers to storm Ilorin

Layi Maliki, Captain, Ilorin Golf Club, says at least, 100 golfers across Nigeria will storm Ilorin Golf Club on Friday…

I expect best performance from Falconets — Coach

Peter Dedevbo, the coach of the U-20 female football team, the Falconets, says he expects best performance from players invited…

Ekiti SWAN to hold anti-hooliganism forum

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ekiti Chapter, on Tuesday said it would hold an anti-hooliganism forum for football…

Para-soccer: NPC begs Dalung for full recognition

The Nigeria Paralympic Committee (NPC) has appealed to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, to give full recognition…

J.K. Randle cries out over demolition of hall, swimming pool

Elder statesman and politician, Bashorun J.K. Randle, has cried out over the demolition of three historical sites in Lagos bearing…

Jubilation as 3SC beat Wikki Tourists to escape relegation

It was jubilation time for supporters of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Sunday after the club defeated…

Arnold Palmer, ‘The King’ of golf, dies at 87

Before accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, Arnold Palmer shared a few laughs with President George W. Bush…

Siasia issues NFF 2-week ultimatum to pay him five-month salary arrears

Samson Siasia, Nigeria’s former under-23 coach, has given the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) a two-week ultimatum to settle its debt…