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Results from the Australian Open on Friday

Men’s singles 3rd round Florian Mayer (GER) bt Jerzy Janowicz (POL x20) 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 David Ferrer (ESP x3) bt…

Williams sisters pull out of Aussie Open doubles

Four-time champions the Williams sisters pulled out of the Australian Open doubles on Friday after an injury to elder sister…

Juan Martin del Potro sent home, but Nadal, Federer win easy

Title-contenders Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the Australian Open third round unscathed Thursday after extreme heat forced…

FIFA’s Snub: No World Class Refs In Nigeria —Erico

Former Nigerian international, Joe Erico has declared that no Nigerian referee can officiate in the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup…

FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Slumps To 41st

Just as pundits had earlier expected, Nigeria has again dropped in the monthly FIFA World ranking from the 37th spot…

Tennis: Team Nigeria Haul Medals At AJC Qualifiers

The Nigerian contingent at this year’s African Junior Championships, AJC, qualifying series for the West African zone have won gold…

2014 World Cup: FIFA Snubs Nigerian Referees

Taiwo Adelu FIFA has again shunned referees from Nigeria as it named match officials for the Brazil 2014 World Cup…

CHAN 2014: Mozambique make Nigeria’s Eagles sweat for victory

Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles were made to sweat for a 4-2 victory over the Mambas of Mozambique in their…

‘We’ll Shock Super Eagles’

Coach of Mozambique, Joao Chissano, has boasted that his Mambas will shock Super Eagles of Nigeria when both sides clash…

Mutiu Adepoju New Boss Of Kwara Football Academy

The Board of the Kwara Football Academy, Ilorin, has approved the appointment of ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, as the new Administrator…

Li Na made to sweat for third round, Serena cruises

Serena Williams kept her cool in the scorching Melbourne heat to make the Australian Open third round Wednesday, where she…

Australian heat making me paranoid, says Serena

Ivan Dodig feared he might die and Serena Williams said the high temperatures were making her “paranoid” Wednesday as sweltering…

Tennis: Rafter’s comeback lasts one match

Pat Rafter’s Grand Slam comeback lasted just one match after he and Lleyton Hewitt lost in the first round of…

Revealed: Barcelona paid Neymar’s parents $55m to sign him

Spanish soccer champion Barcelona said it paid 40 million euros ($55 million) to a company owned by Brazilian playmaker Neymar’s…

Tennis: Severe heat knocks out many in Australian Open

The heat-baked Australian Open has been hit by a record number of pull-outs, organisers said Wednesday, as temperatures hovered around…

Doping: Powell claims he forgot to check WADA list

Former 100 metre world record holder Asafa Powell told a Jamaican disciplinary hearing that he doubled the dosage of his…

Seedorf takes over as AC Milan Coach

Dutch veteran Clarence Seedorf confirmed on Tuesday he is taking over as coach of AC Milan, replacing Massimiliano Allegri. The…

Ballon d’Or: Keshi snubbed Ronaldo, voted Toure

Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi failed to cast his vote for eventual winner of the 2013 Ballon d’Or,…

Nigeria’s premier league to begin February

The new Nigerian football season will finally kick off next month, the country’s league body said late Monday, bringing to…

Wenger sweats over Arsenal injuries

Arsene Wenger is sweating on the fitness of two of his Arsenal stars after his side climbed back to the…

City, Tottenham scramble for Nigeria’s ‘Neymar’

Manchester City are set to beat Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the signing of a Nigerian teenage striker Musa…

Football: Quick-fire Arsenal back on top

Arsenal swept back to the top of the Premier League as two goals in the space of 60 seconds clinched…

Breaking news: Ronaldo wins Ballon D’Or

Just as pundits had predicted, Portugal captain and Real Madrid prolific striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2013 Ballon D’Or,…

Ronaldo favoured to win Ballon d’Or

Until two months ago, the smart money was on Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery becoming the fifth Frenchman to lift…

Mourinho commits future to Chelsea

Jose Mourinho committed his long-term future to Chelsea on Monday, insisting he did not want to be a manager anywhere…

Remain Focused, Nigerians Urge Eagles

Some football fans on Sunday in Abuja urged the Super Eagles to remain focused in spite of losing to Mali…

CHAN 2014: Ghana Target Good Start Against Congo

Ghana begin their quest for a first African Nations Championship title against debutants Congo Brazzavill today in Bloemfontein. The Local…

Coach Allegri Sacked By AC Milan

Struggling Serie A giants AC Milan sacked coach Massimiliano Allegri on Monday, a day after a 4-3 league defeat to…

Djokovic Off To Winning Start Under Becker

Defending champion Novak Djokovic wore down Lukas Lacko to win his first competitive match under new coach Boris Becker at…

Tennis: Venus, Kvitova Sent Packing From Melbourne

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams fell out of the Australian Open at the first hurdle Monday after a marathon…