Nigeria’s gold medals increased to five at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympics on Monday after Ndidi Nwosu emerged victorious in the women’s -73kg in the powerlifting...
Crystal Palace’s Pape Souare was taken to hospital on Sunday following a car accident, the Premier League club announced Monday. The 26-year-old Senegal defender sustained thigh...
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that “jealous people” will regret their words of criticism about Paul Pogba. Ibrahimovic scored in the 2-1 derby defeat...
Manchester United became the first British football club to earn more than half a billion pounds in a single year after announcing Monday total revenue of...
Stan Wawrinka became the oldest US Open men’s champion in 46 years when he defeated world number one Novak Djokovic to claim a third Grand Slam...
Watford of England striker Odion Ighalo led the goal rush of Nigerian players as they paint Europe with goals at the weekend. Ighalo gave the Watford...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed that he has learnt to be cautious of Jose Mourinho’s counter attacking teams. Guardiola’s City executed a series of...
Diego Costa scored his second goal of the game from an overhead kick to earn Chelsea a 2-2 draw at Swansea on Sunday, which ended the...
ANGELIQUE Kerber climaxed a dream season at the US Open early Sunday morning, performing as the champion she has become through hard work, patience and a...
Nigeria’s Power lifter, Paul Kehinde, increased the country’s medal haul to four at the weekend after winning a second gold medal at the on-going Rio 2016...
Barcelona were stunned by minnows Alaves at Camp Nou as they stumbled to an embarrassing first defeat of the season. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres...
Super Eagles skipper John Mikel Obi has rated his Rio Olympics football bronze medal same as winning the 2013 AFCON and UEFA Champions League with Chelsea...
Cristiano Ronaldo made a goalscoring return to the Real Madrid line-up as they ran riot in a 5-2 battering of Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu on...
Jose Mourinho believes that Manchester United were denied two penalties against Manchester City. Mourinho slipped to his first ;defeat as United manager on Saturday as City...
Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho is in cloud nine after helping his club, Manchester City defeat Manchester United in the Manchester derby on Saturday. City dominated...
When Stan Wawrinka won his first major title at the 2014 Australian Open against an injury hampered Rafael Nadal to become the oldest first-time grand slam...
Team Nigeria athletes started their quest for glory at the ongoing Rio Paralympics on a brighter note winning two medals on Friday. Powerlifter Latifat Tijani won...
Serena Williams crashed out of the US Open early Friday mormón in her semi-final defeat to Karolina Pliskova costing her a shot at a 23rd Grand...
Super Eagles and Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho’s wonder goal against Tanzania during last Saturday’s AFCON 2017 qualifier has been voted as CNN Goal of the...
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick has refuted claims in some section of the Nigerian media that the leadership of Confederation of African Football...
Tyson Fury’s sensational victory in November 2015 was Klitschko’s first defeat in 11 years Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko has been confirmed...
Josep Maria Bartomeu, Barcelona’s president, says the club are interested in creating a women’s football team to play in America’s NWSL. Barcelona opened new offices in...
Novak Djokovic boasts a dozen wins in as many matches against Gael Monfils, but the world number one remains wary of the exuberant Frenchman heading into...
BACARY SAGNA has declared himself fit for Saturday’s eagerly-awaited Manchester derby. The City defender has missed his club’s last three matches due to a hamstring injury,...
Nicolas Otamendi scored a late equaliser as Lionel Messi-less Argentina fought back from 0-2 down to snatch a 2-2 draw against Venezuela in South America’s ,news,niger on...
Shkodran Mustafi has revealed that Mesut Ozil helped him opt for a move to Arsenal when the pair linked up with Germany for Euro 2016. The...
Chelsea captain John Terry has expressed his gratitude towards former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. The 35-year-old, who has spent his entire career playing for...
Super Eagles and Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho has expressed confidence to step up and replace Sergio Aguero in this weekend’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford....
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri, who set a record as the first African to reach the Olympic Games quarterfinal stage in Rio as well as the first to...
Paul Pogba’s former Juventus team-mates have been left perplexed by the midfielder’s record-breaking transfer to Manchester United. Pogba’s move to Old Trafford was one of the...
Mark Clattenburg has been handed the whistle for the crunch Premier League derby between Manchester United and Manchester City on Saturday. Following his impressive finish to...
Serena and Venus have been pictured preparing for their respective US Open fourth round matches side by side at Flushing Meadows. The picture, which was uploaded...
Athletes and officials of Team Nigeria arrived in Rio, Brazil for the 2016 Paralympic Games in high spirit and promising to win medals. A total of...
For the first time in 12 years, tennis star Rafael Nadal has failed to reach a quarterfinal in one of the four Grand Slams. The 30-year-old...
Novak Djokovic looks to take another step towards a third US Open title when he faces British outsider Kyle Edmund for a place in the quarterfinals...
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho is returning to former club Barcelona to take up a role as an ambassador. Ronaldinho, who enjoyed five supremely successful seasons at the...
Yaya Toure’s agent has criticised Pep Guardiola for humiliating the midfielder by leaving him out of Manchester City’s squad for the Champions League group stages. The...
Serena Williams’ quest to break the record for the most ever women’s major titles, held jointly with Steffi Graf, is still on course. On Saturday, the...
A Nwankwo Kanu hat-trick and goal from Robert Pires gave Arsenal Legends a 4-1 win over Milan Glorie in a charity match at Emirates Stadium on...
Manchester City wonder kid Kelechi Iheanacho’s stunning late strike gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Tanzania in the final match of the 2017 Nations Cup qualifiers....
Queens Park Rangers captain, Nedum Onuoha, has made a U-turn by declaring his intention to play for Nigeria six years after dumping the Super Eagles for...
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will miss the Manchester derby after being given a three-match ban for elbowing West Ham defender Winston Reid. The Football Association...
Captain of the Taifa Stars of Tanzania, Mbwana Samatta has declared that they are ready to shock the Super Eagles when both teams battle in today’s...
Lionel Messi’s triumphant Argentina comeback has been tempered by a groin injury that has forced his withdrawal from Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Venezuela. Messi, who...
Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu has revealed he’s a big fan of Gunners youngster and fellow Nigerian Alex Iwobi. The 20-year-old has made a flying start...
Former Super Eagles striker Victor Anichebe has joined Sunderland on a free transfer. The 11-time Nigerian international had been available on a free transfer after leaving...
Former Bolton Wanderers captain, Austin Okocha has backed his former coach Sam Allardyce to create the type of environment that will enable England to thrive after...
Players and officials of the bronze winning U-23 Eagles are yet to get the $390,000 gift from Japanese surgeon, Katsuya Takasu, contrary to reports making rounds...
Franz Beckenbauer is under criminal investigation by the Swiss authorities over payments allegedly linked to Germany’s success in winning host rights to the 2006 World Cup....
Barcelona will offer further long-term contracts for their established stars, including Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, according to sporting director Albert Soler. Soler was speaking alongside...