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Upbeat Super Eagles Arrive Salvador For Uruguay

Taiwo Samson African champions Nigeria, in upbeat mood, arrived in Salvador, north-eastern Brazil Tuesday afternoon ahead of their much-hyped clash…

Confed Cup: Eagles Slammed Over Poor Finishing

African champions Nigeria, as expected, beat minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their Confederations Cup opening Group B match on Monday in…

IAAF World Championships: Toblow Commends AFN

Renowned athletics coach, Tobias Igwe, has commended the country’s preparation for the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF World…

Glo/NPFL: 3SC Target Continental Ticket

Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC of Ibadan says its target is to finish in the first four of the Glo…

Babalola Hopeful Second Stanza’ll Be Better

The League Management Committee, LMC, has said that the Glo Nigeria Professional Football League, would improve by the time the…

Task Before New NTF Board

In May, a new set of executives were elected into the board of the Nigerian Tennis Federation, NTF. Ordinarily, it…

NBA: Spurs to go for broke in Game Six

MIAMI(AFP) – The San Antonio Spurs are making a habit of winning bounce back games in the 2013 National Basketball…

Keshi hopeful for Onazi’s return from injury

Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi said he was relieved his side had avoided any further injuries after they thrashed…

6-star Nigeria’s Super Eagles swamp Tahiti

BELO HORIZONTE, June 17, 2013 (AFP) – Nnamdi Oduamadi claimed a hat-trick as Nigeria shook off the jet lag to…

Fed Cup: Pillars, Wolves, Sunshine Go For Broke

Leading elite clubs Kano Pillars, Sunshine Stars and Warri Wolves are among 34 teams that will be involved in the…

DSTV Men’s Basketball: Dodan Warriors Whip Customs

Coach Peter Ahmedu of Dodan Warriors Basketball Club of Lagos Monday said that his players’ discipline was yielding good results…

Confederations Cup: Be Ready For War —Tahiti Captain

Tahiti captain, Marama Vahirua concedes that his team are not in the same class as Nigeria, but warned the African…

Glo Premier League: ‘We Lost To Luckier Side’

Heartland Coach, Nduka Ndubuisi has said his side were not outplayed by hosts, Enyimba in the Glo Premier League, Matchday…

W/Youth Olympic Games: Team Nigeria Leave For Egypt

Nigeria will today depart aboard an Ethiopian Airline to Egypt for the African Qualifiers of the 2014 World Youth Olympic…

Confederations Cup: Spain, Uruguay Don’t Scare Us

Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa has promised Nigeria will represent Africa well at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. The…

Former Champion Wins Ibadan Scrabble Open

Former African scrabble champion, Dennis Ikekeregor has emerged the winner of  the 2013 Ibadan Open scrabble championship which was concluded…

Zenith Bank League: Deepwater Relish Fourth Title

Both players and coach of First Deepwater club of Lagos, Lateef Erinfolami, were full of excitement over the weekend after…

Enyeama: Eagles Bonus row not settled yet

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil(AFP) – Nigeria’s Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyeama said on Sunday that the row over bonuses that delayed…

Justin Rose captures US Open

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (AFP) – Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win the US Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970…

Tahiti coach urges amateurs brave against Eagles

Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta says his motley crew of delivery men, PE teachers and accountants will put their hearts on…

Balotelli gives Italy vital win in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – A goal 12 minutes from time from an effervescent Mario Balotelli sealed a 2-1 win…

FIFA probes Togo, Ethiopia as Egypt, 4 others qualify

JOHANNESBURG, June 16, 2013 (AFP) – Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Algeria Sunday became the first countries to reach…

Murray, Federer win on grass

For Roger Federer and Andy Murray, it was a Sunday of victories. Murray, number two tennis player in the world,…

W/ Cup: Nigeria’s Ranking To Determine Final Opponent

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be one of the seeded five teams in the last qualifying round of the…

Jet-lagged Nigeria may run into Tahiti ambush

BELO HORIZONTE (AFP) The 2013 Confederations Cup now has its full complement of eight teams after Nigeria’s Super Eagles belatedly…

Away win keeps Burkina Faso in World Cup race

Africa Cup of Nations runners-up Burkina Faso won away for the second time in seven days Saturday to keep alive…

Neymar opens Brazil’s perfect start against Japan

A scorching third-minute strike by Brazil poster boy Neymar set the hosts on their way to a 3-0 win over…

Confederations Cup:Eagles Fly To Brazil

African champions Nigeria are scheduled to fly into Sao Paulo just before midnight on Saturday – the last team to…

Efe Ambrose: Nigeria Fear No Foes In Brazil

Super Eagles and Celtic centre-half, Efe Ambrose has declared Nigeria fear no foes in the ongoing FIFA Confederation Cup in…

Brazil kick off Confed Cup with Japan

Brazil clash with Japan in Brasilia Saturday in the opening game of the Confederations Cup, an appetizer for the World…