Month: March 2019
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F1
Engine trouble costs Leclerc victory as Hamilton wins in Bahrain
Charles Leclerc’s dream of a first Formula One win evaporated with 11 laps left in Bahrain as his Ferrari suffered…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Akande the hero as Rivers United stun Remo Stars in Sagamu
Rivers United rode their luck and struck a mortal blow late on in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Remo Stars…
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Tennis
Federer beats Isner to claim 4th Miami title for his 101st career title
Roger Federer produced a masterclass to beat John Isner in the Miami Open final, although the American was cruelly hampered by…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
MFM and Enyimba share points as Olukoya Boys continue search for first win against Peoples’ Elephants
Alot was at stake when MFM FC and Enyimba clashed at the Soccer Temple in Agege in their Nigeria Professional…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
El-Kanemi Warriors hammer Akwa United to go top and end Promise Keepers unbeaten run
El-Kanemi Warriors put four goals past Akwa United to end their seven games unbeaten run and their place at the…
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Nigeria Football
Akinyemi Adeleke out for several months after he fractures ankle in Norway league opener
Akinyemi Adeleke is set to miss several months of the new season in Norway after he fractured his ankle in…
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Nigeria Football
Odion Ighalo’s 2nd goal in 3rd game helps Shanghai Shenhua secure first league win
Super Eagles was on target as Shanghai Shenhua secured a 2-1 away win against Hanen Jianye at Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium…
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Nigeria Football
NFF holds extra-ordinary General Assembly in Lagos
The Nigeria Football Federation will hold an extra-ordinary General Assembly at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on…
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Other Sports
FIFA scribe, Samoura Fatma arrives as Lagos rocks for 2nd AITEO-NFF Awards
Secretary General of world football –ruling body, FIFA, Ms Fatma Samoura arrived in Nigeria on Saturday, ahead of more than…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians Abroad; Simy scores 2; Ndidi, Iheanacho, Troost-Ekong stars, Mikel, Ajayi, Aremu, and Awoniyi beaten
Simeone Nwankwo continued his scoring form while the likes of Taiwo Awoniyi, Paul Onuachu started from the bench; Mikel Obi…
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Nigeria Football
Why angry Olympics Eagles and officials are threatening to boycott last AFCON qualifying round
The Nigeria U23 team and their officials could boycott the last AFCON qualifiers against Sudan after the treatment the Nigeria…
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Nigeria Football
CAF appoints Amunike on Technical Study Group for U17 AFCON
The profile of coach Emmanuel Amunike has continued to rise after he was appointed by the Confederation of African Football…
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Nigeria Football
Mikel, Boro on the verge after their continuous downward slide
A 1-0 loss to the league leaders, Norwich City at Riverside made it the fourth consecutive losses for Middlesbrough and…
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Golf
Woods beats Mcllroy to book WGC-Dell Technologies quarterfinal clash against Bjerregaard
Tiger Woods held his nerve and profited from a Rory McIlroy meltdown as the American booked a WGC-Dell Technologies Match…
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EPL
Huddersfield relegated from Premier League
Huddersfield Town have been relegated from the Premier League courtesy of a 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Terriers…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Ilechukwu eyes first-ever NPFL win over Enyimba
MFM FC head coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has said to his team that anything short of victory against Enyimba International FC…
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Nigeria Football
Simeone Nwankwo scores two to help Crotone beat Carpi at Stadio Sandro Cabassi
Super Eagles striker Simeone Nwankwo scored twice to help Crotone beat Carpi in a Italian Serie B clash at the…
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Nigeria Football
Ajayi poster boy as Zamalek host Al-Ahly in Cairo derby where only 30 fans are allowed in an 80,000 capacity stadium and an invited Romanian ref. Stefan Kovacs will be in charge
Nigerian forward Junior Ajayi is about to take part in one of the biggest derby in world football, incidentally the…
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Nigeria Football
Dennerby: Our target is to be best Nigerian squad ever at the World Cup
Head Coach of the Super Falcons, Thomas Dennerby has revealed that the target for the Super Falcons at the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals…
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Tennis
Federer books Miami Open final clash against Isner after easy semi win against Shapovalov
Roger Federer cruised through to the Miami Open final after a merciless display against Denis Shapovalov on Friday. Seeking a…
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Football
Messi ranks Ronaldo in his class, names five other world’s best footballers
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has admitted that he and Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo are in a class of their own…
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Nigeria Football
Odion Ighalo: It was easy rejecting Barcelona for Shanghai Shenhua
Odion Ighalo claims he turned down the chance to join Barcelona with ease when the Catalan giants came calling in…
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Nigeria Football
Flying Eagles captain Ikouwem Udoh takes pride in his Super Eagles debut, looking forward to lead Nigeria to glory in Poland
Flying Eagles’ captain Ikouwem Udoh is extremely happy to have played his first International game for the Super Eagles after…
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Nigeria Football
Nostalgia as Nigerians recount 1988 AFCON final loss to Cameroon
Emotions were clearly running as Nigerians recounted what happened in Morocco as Nigeria lost in the 1988 AFCON final to…
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Nigeria Football
Victor Boniface, Ifeanyi Matthew top list of Nigerian players who moved in and out of Norway ahead of new Norwegian Football season
The 2019 Norwegian Football season is expected to start on the 31st of March 2019, and it is scheduled to…
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Nigeria Football
Etor Daniel assists as Al Nasr come from behind to beat Al Nahda
Former Nigerian Professional Football League champion with Enyimba, Daniel Etor put in a great shift to help Al Nasr secure…
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Nigeria Football
Oshoala, Ordega out of Falcons’ Spain friendlies but Oparanozie to return
Super Falcons coach Thomas Dennerby has disclosed that top stars Asisat Oshoala and Francisca Ordega will miss forthcoming friendlies against…
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Transfer
Top 10 most expensive defenders
After months of speculation, Bayern Munich confirmed on Wednesday they had smashed the Bundesliga transfer record to sign Lucas Hernandez…
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Tennis
Federer beats Anderson with ease to move into Miami Open semis
Roger Federer produced a fine performance in a quarter-final thrashing of Kevin Anderson at the Miami Open on Thursday. The…
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Basketball
NBA wrap: Spurs on verge, Harden lifts Rockets past Nuggets
The San Antonio Spurs boosted their NBA playoff chances with victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers as Western Conference rivals the…
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