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Costa Rica comeback to stun Uruguay
Costa Rica came from a goal down to beat Uruguay 3-1 in a huge World Cup upset Saturday as the…
Keshi To Chat With Nigerians On Glo’s Google+
Football fans in Nigeria and across the world have been provided with a golden opportunity to interact with the coach…
We’re here to make an impact – Mikel
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi believes Nigeria are on the right track to turn around a dismal recent record in…
Chile beat Australia 3-1, puts pressure on Spain
Alexis Sanchez helped Chile pile the pressure on world champions Spain after a 3-1 win over Australia in their World…
Fans stay home over Boko Haram fears
Danlami Ma’azu stood among a crowd jostling to secure a satellite TV decoder in the Nigerian city of Kano so…
World Cup: Decoders, TV Dealers Record High Patronage
Some dealers in electronics in Bayelsa capital, Yenagoa, have hailed the increase in demand for decoders, television sets and antennas…
Brazilian president abused at World Cup opener
Thousands of people shouted an obscene message to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at the opening match of the World Cup…
Injured Higuain a doubt for Argentina
Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, who has had an ankle injury for the past month, is his team’s only major worry…
World Cup: Pope wants true sportsmanship
Pope Francis on Thursday called on competitors to play in a spirit of true fraternity at 2014 FIFA World Cup…
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Fireworks Begin As World Cup Kicks Off Tonight
For the next four weeks, football lovers will savour the exploits of the best players of the game across the…
World Cup: Viewing centers get police surveillance
As the World Cup tournament begins on Thursday, the police on Wednesday said it would step up surveillance in and…
Ice Prince, Nosa, Others Sing For FIFA World Cup
Funsho Arogundade As the World Cup season begins tomorrow Thursday 12 June, Chocolate City artistes Ice Prince and Nosa alongside…
Emenike Blasts Argentina
Adebobola Alawode With 24 hours to the kick off of the World Cup in Brazil, Super Eagles talisman, Emmanuel Emenike…
Glo Theme Songs To Inspire Eagles In Brazil
National telecom operator and major sponsor of the Super Eagles, Globacom, has given further insight into why it assembled its…
World Cup means big money for drug traffickers
Drug cartels in Peru and Bolivia, two of the world’s top producers of cocaine, are drooling over the bountiful market…
‘Eagles Eager To Succeed’
Former Nigerian international and ex-captain of the Super Eagles, Segun Odegbami (MON) has said that the crop of players Coach…
2 Days To W/Cup: Uzoenyi Finally Cleared For Brazil
Adebobola alawode P.M.NEWS Sports can authoritatively reveal that Ejike Uzoenyi is already airborne on his way to Brazil to replace…
Klose bids to leave lasting mark on World Cup history
Veteran German international striker Miroslav Klose heads into his fourth World Cup finals not content just with having become the…
J-Lo out of World Cup opening ceremony
Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez has pulled out of the World Cup opening ceremony in Brazil, FIFA said Sunday, four days…
Injured Lukaku to rest for several days
Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku will need to rest for several days after injuring his ankle in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up…
Nigeria lose 2-1 to USA
Jozy Altidore broke his goalscoring drought as the United States beat Nigeria 2-1 on Saturday in the Americans’ final World…
Ronaldo returns to boost Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo handed Portugal a huge boost on Saturday as he returned to training after leg injuries that had threatened…
Onigbinde hails introduction of goal-line technology
Former coach of the Super Eagles, Adegboye Onigbinde, on Saturday described the introduction of goal-line technology at the 2014 Brazil…
World Cup: Nigerians assured of visa to Brazil
Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, on Thursday assured that Nigerians seeking entry visa into Brazil for the 2014 World Cup…
Reus set to miss World Cup after ankle tear
Germany winger Marco Reus is set to miss the World Cup after suffering a partially torn ankle ligament in Friday’s…
Police, strikers clash in Brazil World Cup host city
Brazil’s World Cup preparations endured a rough Friday, as police clashed with striking subway workers in Sao Paulo, massive traffic…
Klose becomes Germany’s top scorer
Veteran striker Miroslav Klose became Germany’s all-time top-scorer on Friday when he netted his 69th goal in his 132nd appearance…
Reus injury dampens Germany’s six-goal romp
Germany were left counting the cost of a 6-1 thrashing of Armenia here Friday after an injury to Marco Reus…
FIFA: We’re Ready For World Cup
FIFA is “not afraid” things will go wrong at the start of the World Cup, despite preparation problems in Brazil.…
France’s Ribery out of World Cup
Star winger Franck Ribery was ruled out of the World Cup on Friday dealing a huge blow to France’s hopes…