Month: March 2018
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Nigeria Football
The Moment the FIFA World Cup Trophy was lifted by the President of Nigeria
One of the cool things about being a President of a country (other than, obviously, being a president of a…
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Nigeria Football
FIFA World Cup Trophy™ Touches Nigerian Soil, tours Abuja
The original, solid-gold, FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been on a global pre-World Cup tournament tour courtesy of The…
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Nigeria Football
Three CHAN Eagles joins Mikel, Moses as Rohr invites 28 players for for Poland, Serbia friendlies
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has listed three CHAN Eagles players plus captain Mikel John Obi, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi…
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Nigeria Football
France 2018: Danjuma, Oboduku to attend World Cup draw
Nigeria U20 Women National Team’s Head Coach, Chris Danjuma and Team Administrator Mary Oboduku will be at the Draw Ceremony…
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Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain 1 Real Madrid 2 (2-5 agg): Ronaldo, Casemiro send holders striding through
Real Madrid secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals as a 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday gave…
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Champions League
Liverpool 0 Porto 0 (5-0 agg): Low-key Reds book quarter-final spot
Liverpool booked their Champions League quarter-final place with an uninspiring 0-0 draw against Porto at Anfield. The Reds’ lacklustre performance…
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African Football
CAFCL /CAFCC: African Foes Nigerian Clubs Must Overcome
Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup(CAFCL and CAFCC), Plateau United, MFM FC, Akwa United and Enyimba…
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Nigeria Football
FIFAWorld Cup trophy arrives Nigeria on Wednesday
The original FIFA World Cup, which will be handed over to the captain of the victorious team inside the 80,000…
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Cricket
NCF Invites 24 Players to second Phase Senior Men’s Camp for WT-20 Qualifiers
The following players (24 in number) are invited to report to camp in Lagos towards preparation for the World T20…
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Europa League
Arsene Wenger to keep Arsenal job if he wins Europa League
Arsene Wenger reportedly needs to guide Arsenal to Europa League glory in order to keep his job as manager. The…
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Nigeria Football
George Weah gives Nigeria clues on how to win Russia 2018
Liberian President George Opong Weah has advised urged the Nigerian government to support the Super Eagles with all that they…
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Boxing
Contaminated meat blamed for Alvarez´s positive clenbuterol test
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has tested positive for trace levels of the banned drug clenbuterol, with his promoters blaming contaminated meat.…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Parker´s scoring outburst leads Spurs past Grizzlies
Tony Parker rescued the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA on Monday, leading his team past the Memphis Grizzlies. The…
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Tennis
I´ll do the running! – Federer teams up with Bill Gates for charity
He may be 36 years of age, but Roger Federer was happy to do the running for partner Bill Gates…
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EPL
Arsenal greats say Wenger’s Gunners far from top teams
David Seaman understands the frustrations of Arsenal fans and believes displays like the 3-0 EFL Cup final loss to Manchester…
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Tennis
Serena Williams returns with ´high expectations´ at Indian Wells
Serena Williams has “high expectations” ahead of her eagerly anticipated return to the WTA Tour at the Indian Wells Masters.…
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Off the Pitch
McGregor trolls Ronaldo, Mayweather and 50 Cent with earnings boast
Conor McGregor was in peak trolling mode as he directed a cheeky dig at Cristiano Ronaldo, while also taking aim…
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EPL
Hazard: I could have played for three hours and not touched the ball
Eden Hazard has criticised Chelsea’s approach in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Manchester City on Sunday – claiming he could have…
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EPL
Arsenal hit 16-year low at Brighton as stats highlight desperate form
Arsenal hit a 16-year low in their 2-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday. Goals from Lewis Dunk…
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La Liga
Lionel Messi strike against Atletico Madrid his 600th career goal
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has scored the 600th goal of his senior career. The 30-year-old struck in Sunday’s LaLiga showdown…
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Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads rallying Bucks to win over 76ers
The Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers faced off in a possible future NBA playoff matchup, and MVP candidate Giannis…
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Basketball
Kobe Bryant ‘Dear Basketball’ wins Oscar for Best Animated Short Film
Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is retired from the NBA but the All-Star is still winning off the court.…
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EPL
Guardiola aims subtle dig at Conte, says it´s not easy when Chelsea defend with nine in the box
A 1-0 win over Chelsea did not reflect Manchester City’s dominance, according to Pep Guardiola, who said it was difficult…
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La Liga
Simeone: ´Special´ Messi the difference between Barca and Atleti
Diego Simeone praised Lionel Messi’s star quality and admitted the difficulties of repeating Atletico Madrid’s “impossible” title win of 2013-14.…
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One goal, 902 passes – Manchester City set Premier League record
Manchester City may have only scored one goal against Chelsea but the 902 passes they made represented a Premier League…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
NPFL Matchday 11 Review: Lokosa first to reach double mark, Lobi win away
Kano Pillars Junior Lokosa continued his impressive run as chalked his 10th of the season to become the first player…
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African Football
Aigbogun wary of Energie, tips Enyimba to go far in CAF Confederation Cup
Enyimba coach Paul Aigbogun has tagged Energie as a ‘Cinderella’ team to be feared when the two sides lock horns…
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African Football
Cyril Olisema tips Akwa United to blow Al-Ittihad away like they did Hawks FC
Akwa United midfielder Cyril Olisema is confident his side will do exactly what they did to Hawk FC in their…
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Nigeria Football
Kayode Olanrewaju delighted to join Shakhtar Donetsk
Nigeria and Manchester City striker Kayode Olanrewaju has expressed his delight in joining Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk on loan from Spanish…
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Nigeria Football
Mikel Obi plays a big role in Tianjin TEDA’s first goal of the season
Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel played a huge role as his Chinese club side Tianjin TEDA secured a point…
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