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Messi Signs New N11.7b Barca Deal

Showing a bewildering lack of curiosity about life elsewhere than the Camp Nou, little Lionel Messi will formally sign his…

Tennis: Nadal Returns With Doubles Victory

Now that he finally has a competitive match under his belt after seven months on the sidelines, Rafael Nadal wants…

Mali’ll Be Tough For Nigeria

Jonathan Akpoborie is a former Nigerian football player who spent  majority of his playing career in Germany. Akpoborie started his…

Eagles Go To War

The die is cast and the stage is set for the semi-final matches of the ongoing 29th edition of the…

Tennis: Murray Eyes Queen’s Hat-trick

Andy Murray will bid for his third AEGON Championships title at Queen’s Club this summer after confirming his participation in…
Sepp Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup

Blatter, FIFA president visits Africa

The president of World football governing body (FIFA), Sepp Blatter, today began a six-day trip to Africa that will take…

Fegor, Onazi give Keshi selection stress

Stephen Keshi, the Super Eagles head coach, on Tuesday admitted that he had been having headache selecting players at the…

AFCON semi finals: Mali excite Nigeria’s Keshi

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi says he is delighted to come up against former team Mali in an Africa Cup of…

Ronaldo Vows To Wreck Man U

Cristiano Ronaldo has poured praise on Sir Alex Ferguson for ‘teaching me the game’, but warned he plans to put…

Soccer: Drogba unsure of future with Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba is unsure of his international future after a shock weekend exit from the 2013 Africa…

Man dies watching Nigeria-Ivory Coast match

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta An engineer with Nigeria’s Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA collapsed and died yesterday in Abeokuta, capital of…

Mikel Wins Bet With Kalou

Ivory Coast’s defender Emmanuel Eboue says his side were surprised by the style and determination of the Super Eagles in…

Keshi’s Team Proved Me Wrong — Akpoborie

Former Nigerian international, Jonathan Akpoborie, has admitted that the Super Eagles have proved him wrong after they beat Ivory Coast…

Association Takes Powerlifting To Schools

By Sunday Akintoye Nigeria International Powerlifting Association, NIPA, has concluded plans to take powerlifting to higher institutions in the country.…

Basketball: Deepwater Target League Title Again

By Bamidele Olowosagba With few weeks before the commencement of the 2012/2013 Nigerian women’s basketball league, the defending champions, First…

Nigerians Celebrate Eagles’ Victory Over Ivory Coast

It was celebration galore among soccer loving Nigerians as the national team, Super Eagles defeated their arch rivals, the Elephants…

Sunday Mba: A Case For Nigeria’s Home Based Players

Seun Bisuga Nigeria’s Sunday Mba’s beautiful run in the build up to his goal was jaw-dropping. It was intuitive and…

Nigeria v Ivory Coast: Keshi dedicates victory to God

Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi has attributed Nigeria’s 2-1 victory over African Nations Cup favourites, Ivory Coast, to God. “I want…

Nigeria’s Eagles send Ivory Coast home

Nigeria, rated the underdog, shocked title favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final at Royal…

Nations Cup: Nigeria lead Ivory Coast at Half-time

Emmanuel Emenike scored on 43 minutes to give Nigeria a 1-0 half-time lead over title favourites Ivory Coast Sunday in…

AFCON 2013: Mali knock out South Africa

Mali played party poopers in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the second time within a year as they…

Tennis: Czechs edge Swiss in longest ever match

The Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol on Saturday beat Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland in the…

Veteran journalist Ayo Ositelu buried

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The body of the former Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area and a veteran sports journalist, Deacon…

Ghana blows Cape Verde out of Nations Cup

Ghana halted the fairy-tale run of debutants Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 quarter-final win…

Tennis: Spain faces Davis Cup elimination

Spain were facing Davis Cup humiliation on Saturday after the five-time champions slumped 2-0 down to Canada, a country who…

Ivory Coast take steps to avoid fresh penalty misery

RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AFP) – After missing out on two Africa Cup of Nations Cup titles on penalties, coach Sabri…

Nigeria’s Pride At Stake, says David Mark

Senate President, David Mark, has urged  Nigeria’s Super Eagles to beat the Elephants of Ivory Coast in their quarter final…

Nasarawa In Peru For Pre-Season Matches

Ahead of the resumption of the Nigeria Premier League, NPL, which has been tentatively fixed for 16 February, newly promoted…

Basketball: DStv League Dunks Off 23 Feb

By Bamidele Olowosagba After a week-long Annual General Meeting, AGM, and pre-season seminar, which took place in Abuja, the Nigeria…

Beckham to donate PSG salary to charity

David Beckham on Thursday said that he would donate his entire salary from a five-month contract at French club Paris…