Month: November 2017
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Nigeria Football
Mikel Agu out for four weeks
Nigeria international Mikel Agu is set to be out for four weeks as he is set to undergo surgery on…
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Basketball
Celtics claim 14th straight victory with comeback win over Warriors
The red-hot Boston Celtics gave their fans more reasons to celebrate, edging reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors for…
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Tennis
Federer maintains perfect run as Cilic coughs up another lead
Roger Federer continued his perfect record at the ATP Finals but had to go the distance to defeat Marin Cilic…
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Nigeria Football
Nigeria could face 2002 group H opponents as World Cup draw pots confirmed
FIFA has confirmed the pots for next month’s World Cup draw after Peru defeated New Zealand to complete the 32-team…
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Nigeria Football
LMC releases 2017/18 NPFL Calendar, League to kickoff Jan 14
Activities to kick-start the 2017/18 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season which began with the on-going club licensing will enter…
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Football
Wenger: Cazorla´s fitness woes worse than Diaby’s
Santi Cazorla’s fitness nightmare amounts to the worst injury Arsene Wenger has ever seen, but the Arsenal manager remains hopeful…
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Nigeria Football
CHAN Eagles to play part in Super Six as LMC announces date for 2017-18 NPFL season
The 2017-18 Nigeria Professional Football League will kick off in the second week of January and the season opener games…
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Nigeria Football
Eagles to know CHAN opponents on Friday
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will on Friday know their group phase opponents at the 5th African Nations Championship kicking off on…
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Tennis
Thiem digs deep to down Nadal replacement Carreno Busta
Dominic Thiem bounced back from his opening-match loss at the ATP Finals with a gritty triumph over Rafael Nadal’s replacement…
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EPL
Mourinho to welcome back Pogba and Ibrahimovic this weekend?
Both Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are reportedly in line to return for Manchester United when they host Newcastle United…
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EPL
Mourinho: I was signed to bring stability to United not win the title
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that the team’s improvement should not be judged solely on whether they win…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Bucks, Wizards make moves in East with fourth straight wins
The Washington Wizards and Milwaukee Bucks further muddled the packed Eastern Conference by earning their fourth straight wins on Wednesday.…
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Football
Ravanelli: I´d bend over backwards to bring back Conte
Fabrizio Ravanelli said he would “bend over backward” to reappoint former Italy head coach Antonio Conte following Gian Piero Ventura’s…
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Nigeria Football
Home Besed Eagles not seeded for CHAN 2018
The Home Based Eagles of Nigeria are not among the top four seeded team for the 2018 CHAN in Morocco…
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Nigeria Football
Move to MFM not motivated by money – Oche Salefu
The newly acquired Olukoya Boys’ midfielder said his family has an influence on his decision to shun lucrative offers from…
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Nigeria Football
Eagles in high spirit to make Nigeria proud at the World Cup – FG
The Federal Government says the Super Eagles are in a high spirit for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and will…
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Nigeria Football
Abia Warriors unveils football academy
The U-13 and U-15 teams of Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia currently being packaged in its academy, have been…
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Football
´Important names´ being considered as sacked Italy coach replacement
A number of “important names” are being considered to take over from sacked Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura, according to…
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EPL
Arsene Wenger: ‘December deadline for Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil’
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has suggested that he would be open to selling Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil in the…
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La Liga
LaLiga to introduce VAR next season
Video assistant referee (VAR) technology will be implemented in LaLiga for the start of next season, the Royal Spanish Football…
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Basketball
Warriors coach Kerr: Celtics team of future in East
The Boston Celtics are a “team of the future in the East”, according to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr.…
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Tennis
Classy Dimitrov thrashes Goffin to reach semis
Tournament debutant Grigor Dimitrov made light work of David Goffin to secure his place in the last four of the…
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Nigeria Football
CAF to consider Nigerian proposal to play friendlies in March
The Confederation of African Football will meet soon to discuss a proposal for African World Cup qualifiers to play friendlies…
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Other Sports
France beats South Africa to 2023 Rugby World Cup hosting right
France will host the Rugby World Cup for a third time in 2023 after beating off competition from favourites South…
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Football
Father: Mourinho delayed Loftus-Cheek progress
The father of Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has criticised the way Jose Mourinho handled his son during his time at…
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Nigeria Football
Diego Maradona disappointed with Argentina’s defeat to Nigeria
Argentina and football legend, Diego Maradona has expressed his disappointment over the Argentina sqaud as they slipped to a 4-2…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Raptors snap Rockets´ win streak as masked Kyrie lead Celtics
The Toronto Raptors snapped the Houston Rockets’ six-game winning streak in the NBA, while the Boston Celtics claimed another victory.…
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Tennis
Federer comes through stern Zverev test to reach semis
Roger Federer overcame a stern test from Alexander Zverev to progress to the semi-finals of the ATP Finals with a…
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Football
Republic of Ireland 1 Denmark 5 (1-5 agg): Eriksen´s sparkling treble seals World Cup spot
Hat-trick hero Christian Eriksen was the difference as Denmark silenced a thunderous Dublin crowd to beat the Republic of Ireland…
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Football
Germany 2 France 2: Late Stindl strike extends world champions´ unbeaten run
Lars Stindl rescued a draw in stoppage time to extend Germany’s unbeaten run to 21 matches as the world champions…
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