Month: August 2016
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RIO 2016
Watch as Bolt beats Gatlin to 100m gold medal, Unstoppable!
The incomparable Usain Bolt made history at Rio 2016 on Sunday, defending his Olympic 100 metre title in style to…
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Tennis
Murray beats del Potro to become first player to win back-to-back singles gold medals in tennis
Andy Murray defended his men’s singles title at the Olympics, overcoming Juan Martin del Potro in a thrilling final at…
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RIO 2016
Michael Phelps bids farewell to swimming: ´This is how I wanted to finish´
When Michael Phelps decided to try for the Rio Olympics, after his short-lived retirement following the 2012 London Games, the…
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African Football
Wydad Casablanca 2 ASEC Mimosas 1: Hosts into last four of CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca booked their place in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League with a 2-1 home win against ASEC Mimosas…
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Nigeria Football
Moses get No.15 for Chelsea, Mikel still go wear 12, Ola Aina & Tomori sef get numbers
Naija sabi striker Victor Moses go wear number wey Didier Drogba bin drop when hin dey Chelsea dis season. De…
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Nigeria Football
How Naija Players take do for Premier League first week
Leicester 1 – 2 Hull Super Eagles assistant skippo, Ahmed Musa, play hin first Premier League match for Leicester City…
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Ligue 1
Arsenal’s long-term target, Lacazette hits hat-trick and then hints at Lyon stay
Lyon striker Anthony Lacazette enhanced his reputation as one of the most sought-after talents in European football with a hat-trick…
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EPL
Ibrahimovic: Premier League is not easy
Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits that he has not found it easy to adapt to life in the Premier League despite scoring…
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Bundesliga
Bayern beat Dortmund to start Ancelotti’s reign with DFL-Supercup truimph
Carlo Ancelotti’s reign as Bayern Munich coach began in triumph as the Bundesliga champions beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the DFL-Supercup at…
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RIO 2016
Bolt dusts Gatlin to retain 100m title, becomes the first man to win the event three times
The incomparable Usain Bolt made history at Rio 2016 on Sunday, defending his Olympic 100 metre title in style to…
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EPL
Ranieri: This season, Leicester City’s target is to avoid relegation
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri reiterated the aim for this season is for the Premier League champions to avoid relegation.…
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La Liga
Sevilla 0 Barcelona 2: Iniesta’s injury mars Barca taking Supercopa advantage
Luis Suarez and Munir El Haddadi ensured Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-0 in the opening leg of the Supercopa de Espana…
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Nigeria Football
Rio 2016 Olympics: Naija go follow Germany enta one trouser for semi on Wednesday
Skippo Mikel John Obi and Aminu Umar tear net as Naija waya Denmark 2-kondo to graduate enta semi-final of Rio…
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9ja Flavour
NNL Match Day 11: As all de matches take shele wit scores and tables
Kogi United waya Sokoto United 1-kondo for match day 11 Naija National League (NNL) wey shele for Confluence Stadium, Lokoja. Na…
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RIO 2016
Mo Farah wins 10,000m Olympic gold, becomes first British to win three Olympic gold medals
Mo Farah has won the men’s 10,000m in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first ever British track-and-field athlete to win…
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EPL
Arsene Wenger: ‘Arsenal played a very good first half, lack of experience cost us against Liverpool
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that his side’s lack of experience cost them a result against Liverpool. The Gunners…
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RIO 2016
GOLF: Great Britain’s Justin Rose claims historic Olympic gold
Great Britain‘s Justin Rose has become the first Olympic golf champion for 112 years courtesy of a two-shot victory over…
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EPL
Arsenal 3 Liverpool 4: Klopp´s men stave off fightback in opening-weekend classic
Liverpool were forced to hold off a resurgent Arsenal as Jurgen Klopp’s men clung on to begin their 2016-17 Premier…
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EPL
Bournemouth 1 Manchester United 3: Ibrahimovic scores on Premier League debut to give Mourinho ideal
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his Premier League debut as Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United beat Bournemouth 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium on…
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EPL
Lampard backs Conte to lead Chelsea resurgence
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea will challenge Manchester City for the 2016-17 Premier League title, according to club legend Frank Lampard. Now…
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RIO 2016
Watch as Efe Ajagba knocks out Trinidad and Tobago’s Nigel Paul
Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba knocks out Trinidad and Tobago’s Nigel Paul in 157 secs to progress to the quarter-finals of Men’s super…
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EPL
Guardiola: Toure and Nasri have Manchester City future
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri still have a future at the club, despite sitting…
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RIO 2016
Umeh, Akognon and Diogu star as Nigeria beat Croatia 90-76 to keep hopes alive
Micheal Umeh scored 19 pionts, Josh Akognon dropped 18 points and Ike Diogu hit the double with 10 points, 12 rebounds…
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RIO 2016
Mikel leads Nigeria into semis, Neymar stars as hosts march into semis
Obi John Mikel scored and assisted a goal in Nigeria’s 2-0 win over Denmark to book a semi-final tie with…
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EPL
Ibrahimovic keen to mentor Rashford
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ready to take Manchester United youngster Marcus Rashford under his wing and believes the 18-year-old has a…
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Nigeria Football
NPFL All-Star end La Liga tour wit flogging from Atletico Madrid
The Naija Professional Football League (NPFL) All-Star team finish dia tour to La Liga after dem chop cane from Atletico…
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RIO 2016
TENNIS: Murray sees off Nishikori to guarantee medal
Andy Murray guaranteed himself a medal at Rio 2016 with a comfortable 6-1 6-4 victory over Kei Nishikori. The defending…
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RIO 2016
Bolt slower than Gatlin in heats, Harting claims gold
Usain Bolt was slower than Justin Gatlin in his 100 metre heat, while Christoph Harting took gold in the discus.…
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RIO 2016
TENNIS: Kvitova beats Keys to claim Olympic bronze medal
Petra Kvitova recovered from her shock defeat to Monica Puig to claim her first Olympic medal, winning bronze by beating…
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EPL
West Brom manager Pulis praying for Berahino stay
Tony Pulis is “hoping and praying” Saido Berahino will stay with West Brom amid persistent speculation the forward’s future lies…
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