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Tennis: Azarenka, defending champ ousted

Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka was bundled out of the Australian Open in the quarter-finals on Wednesday by fifth seed…

Tennis: Li Na cruises into semi finals, Ivanovic dumped out

World number four Li Na swept aside Italian Flavia Pennetta in a one-sided, straight-sets demolition to move into the Australian…

CHAN 2014: Morocco, Zimbabwe qualify for quarter finals

Morocco and Zimbabwe progressed to the quarter-finals of the African Nations Championship with a 3-1 win over Uganda and a…

Minister slams Bafana Bafana as ‘useless losers’ after CHAN exit

A livid South African Sports Minister chastised the national squad Monday as “useless bunch of losers” after it crashed to…

CHAN 2014: Nigerians Hail Super Eagles

Football loving Nigerians have described the Super Eagles’ defeat of South Africa’s Bafana Bafana at the ongoing Africa Nations Championship,…

Born-again Federer fires into last-eight clash with Murray

MELBOURNE (AFP) – Roger Federer will play Andy Murray in a much-anticipated quarter-final showdown at the Australian Open after tossing…

Sharapova, Jankovic follow Serena out of Australian Open

Injury-hit third seed Maria Sharapova was stunned at the Australian Open by Slovak Dominika Cibulkova on Monday, the second major…

AJTC qualifiers: Team Nigeria win overall trophy

Team Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja emerged the overall winners at the just-concluded Africa Junior Tennis Championship (AJTC) Qualifiers. The…

Tony Destroyer Wins 3rd BRF Wrestlemania

Taiwo Adelu With his 35 years in the ring, Tony Destroyer from Delta State stood tall as the last man…

Super Eagles deserve victory, says Bafana Bafana coach

The head coach of Bafana Bafana, Gordon Igesund, on Sunday in Cape Town said the Super Eagles deserved their 3-1…

CHAN: Nigeria break South Africa’s heart for quarter finals

A brace from Ejike Uzoenyi and a penalty goal from Ede Ifeanyi ensured that Nigeria’s Super Eagles proved critics wrong…

Eto’o deepens Man United woes with hat-trick

Manchester United’s Premier League title defence died another death on Sunday as Samuel Eto’o’s hat-trick earned Chelsea a 3-1 win…

Warri Wolves release 28-man list for CAF Confederation Cup

Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Globacom League side, Warri Wolves have released names of their players registered with the Confederation of African…

CHAN 2014: Nigerians In South Africa Drum Support For Eagles

Taiwo Adelu Ahead of Nigeria’s must-win match against South Africa in their final group A match Sunday at the ongoing…

Tennis: Djokovic, Ferrer move into quarter finals

Defending champion Novak Djokovic romped past Italian seed Fabio Fognini into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday. The…

Serena praises Ana, but reveals back injury

World number one Serena Williams on Sunday revealed she has a back injury and almost pulled out of the Australian…

Veteran Pennetta into first Aussie Open q/finals

Italian veteran Flavia Pennetta battled into her first-ever Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday by blasting ninth-seeded German Angelique Kerber off…

Serena Williams dumped out of Aussie Open, Li Na wins

Ana Ivanovic has dumped out World number one, Serena Williams from the Australian Open. The Serb, seeded 14th in the…

Football: Burundi eye CHAN q/final after late show

Burundi on Saturday left it late to shoot to the top of Group D of the 2014 CHAN after they…

AJTC Qualifiers: Team Nigeria Sweep Medals In 2nd Leg

Damilare Okunola/Abuja Nigeria have all but qualified for the African Junior Tennis Championship, AJTC after setting the pace again at…

Match report: Arsenal, Man City in cheek and jowl at the top

Arsenal preserved their lead in the Premier League by beating Fulham 2-0 on Saturday, while goal-line technology assisted Manchester City…

Tennis: Federer crushes Gabashvili

Record Grand Slam champion Roger Federer cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday, downing unseeded Russian…

CHAN 2014: Libya stay top, Ethiopia shocked

Libya remained top of Group C at the African Nations Championship courtesy of a 1-1 draw with Ghana on Friday,…

AJC Qualifiers: London-Based Nigerian Girl, Pam Cruises To Q/Finals

London-based Nigerian Elizabeth Pam has qualified for the quarter final stage of the second leg of the ongoing Western and…

Falcons Legend, Mmadu Appointed Coach In Norway

Norwegian Toppserien side Avaldsnes Idrettslag have appointed retired Nigeria international Maureen Mmadu as their assistant coach with immediate effect despite…

I’m Not Tired Enough To Retire —Blatter

Blatter, who will be 78 in March, says he is “not yet tired enough to decide that I will retire”…

AJC Qualifiers: LOC Boss Salutes Team Nigeria’s Performance

Nigeria’s dominance at the ongoing Western and Central African qualifiers for the African Junior Championship, AJC, has been lauded by…

Ivanovic sees off Australia’s last woman standing

Resurgent former world number one Ana Ivanovic set up a fourth-round Australian Open clash with Serena Williams Friday after battling…

Serena strips down for bra maker, Berlei

World number one, Serena Williams is winning on the Australian tennis courts. But on the side, she is busy doing…

Boxing: WBC president dies

Jose Sulaiman, who ran the World Boxing Council for 38 years, died Thursday in a California hospital after a lengthy…