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Fifa loses £300m in 2016, sets to lose further £400m in 2017

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

World football governing body Fifa lost nearly £300m in 2016 and is scheduled to lose close to £400m in 2017.

Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor gets go-ahead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A potential blockbuster fight between Floyd Mayweather and UFC star Conor McGregor has been given the green light by the…

SWAN condemns attack on member

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Lagos State Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) on Friday condemned the attack on one of its members Kelvin…

NPFL: Rivers United wins ABS FC 2-0

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Rivers United FC, Thursday defeated visiting ABS FC of Ilorin 2-0 in a Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match after…

Jesse Lingard signs new Old Trafford deal

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has signed a new contract at Old Trafford that could earn him £100,000 a week.

FIFA Rating: Nigeria now 40th best in the world, 5th in Africa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria are now the 40th best football playing nation in the world, according to the latest Federation of International Football…

Ex-midfielder promises to promote football talents in the state

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

An ex-international, Dayo Davis, has said that he would identify and promote football talents in Kaduna State.

Morata’s hat-trick takes Madrid back to top of La Liga

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Alvaro Morata scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat minnows Leganes to move back above Barcelona at the top of…

Hazard’s brace gives Chelsea 2-1 victory over City

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Chelsea maintained a seven-point advantage over Tottenham at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought victory over Manchester…

Arsenal maul West Ham 3-0 to revive Champions League hope

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

After a quiet first half, Mesut Ozil, on his 150th appearance for the Gunners, fired home from the edge of…

Tottenham came from behind with beat Swansea 3-1

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Tottenham produced a sensational late turnaround to beat a stubborn Swansea side and keep intact their aspirations of winning a…

Messi scores a brace as Barcelona maul Sevilla 3-0

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lionel Messi scores a brace as Barcelona maul Sevilla 3-0 in a La Liga match on Wednesday at the Nou…

Eight NPFL clubs to be listed on NSE- LMC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The League Management Company (LMC), on says eight Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs will be listed on the Nigeria…

Coach: I’ll have failed if my team doesn’t make top three

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Head coach of MFM FC, Fidelis Ilechukwu, said that it would be a failure on his part if the club…

Australia Announces Readiness To Host Commonwealth Games

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Lehmann, on Wednesday announced his government’s readiness to host the 2018 Commonwealth…

Ghana re-appoints Appiah as coach

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has re-appointed Kwesi Appiah as the coach of the Black Stars.

Hosts of the 2nd edition of National Para soccer League announced

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Para-soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), announced on Tuesday that Abuja would host the second edition of National Para-soccer League…

Leicester continue revival, pounce Sunderland 2-0

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Leicester made it six wins from six under boss Craig Shakespeare as seemingly doomed Sunderland marked the two-month anniversary of…

Ibrahimovic’s penalty saves United from defeat

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an injury-time penalty but Manchester United drew at home again in the Premier League against Everton.

2024 Olympics: Los Angeles/Paris pitch Olympic bids

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Los Angeles and Paris on Tuesday presented their candidacies for the 2024 Olympics to international sports federations amid confusion over…

Tornadoes fans initiate `best player award’ in every home match

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Fans of the Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna have initiated an award for the `best player” of the club in…

Sadio Mane out of Liverpool’s match with Bournemouth Wednesday

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Liverpool's Sadio Mane will miss Wednesday's match with Bournemouth, but Jurgen Klopp says it is "possible" the Senegal forward could…

2018 Commonwealth Games: Ambode Receives Queen’s Baton At Lagos House

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said adequate preparation remained the only panacea for Nigerian athletes to perform exceptionally…

American Wrestler John Cena Proposes To Girlfriend

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

American professional wrestler John Cena has proposed to his girlfriend Nikki Bella at the WrestleMania, Sunday night after he and…

It’ll be tough for Arsenal to finish in top four-Wenger

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal could not afford to lose against Manchester City but stated it will be difficult to finish…

Uche’s goal wins it for Almeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Kalu Uche opened his season's scoring account with a decisive goal that ensured Almeria's 1-0 victory over Ikechukwu Uche's Gimnastic…

Mikel scores first goal for Chinese club side

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

John Obi Mikel scored in Tianjin Teda's 2-0 victory over Chongqing Lifan in a Chinese Super League encounter on Sunday.

Houston Open: Henley wins to clinch last Masters place

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

Russell Henley of the U.S. on Sunday clinched the final place at this week’s Masters in Augusta after a three-shot…

NUGA Games zonal prelims begin in Gombe

PM NEWS Live

9 years ago

The Zone E preliminaries of the 2017 Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) Games got underway on Sunday at the Gombe…

Neymar scores 100 goals as Barca maul Granada 4-1

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Despite Lionel Messi's absence through suspension, Barcelona did enough to beat Granada 4-1 and remain in LaLiga's title race.

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