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As soon as the death of Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi was announced, those same “people” who hated his guts were among the first people who started mourning him, saturating the air with eulogies. The same […]

Packs of Russian and English football fans clashed in the French city of Marseille in a third straight day of battles at the Euro 2016 championship. Fans brawled before and after the game Saturday, forcing […]

Former Super Eagles coach and technical director, Amodu Shuaibu has died on Saturday morning in Benin City, just three days after another ex-national team coach Stephen Keshi died in the same town. “The Edo State […]

The Former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead. A tweet on the Nigeria Football Federation’s handle, @thenff, says the legend died in the early hours of Wednesday. The former international football player and coach, […]

Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali, an icon of the 20th Century whose fame transcended the sport during a remarkable career that spanned three decades, died Friday, his family said. The beloved 74-year-old sports hero, who […]

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a golf resort developer who has railed against Mexico in the 2016 campaign, lost an important golf tournament to that country on Wednesday when the PGA Tour said it would […]

The trial of Lionel Messi over tax fraud charges opened in Barcelona on Tuesday in his absence, with the Argentina football star accused of defrauding Spain of more than €4m. After winning a league and […]

José Mourinho has signed a contract to take over as Manchester United’s manager, with the club expected to make a formal announcement on Friday. The Portuguese and his agent, Jorge Mendes, have been in talks […]

Louis van Gaal has been sacked as manager of Manchester United, the club have confirmed. Sky sources believe the Dutchman was informed on Sunday night he would no longer be in charge of the club, […]

Our photographer Tom Jenkins was at the King Power Stadium to capture the action, excitement and emotion on a day of celebration as Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions

In undoubtedly the greatest triumph in the history of the English Premier League, little known Leicester City Football Club won the 2015/2016 Premier League season. The Foxes won the title with two games to spare […]

Just off the motorway that links the Italian stone mansions of the Nigerian capital’s pricey Minister’s Hill neighbourhood to the settlements of corrugated-tin roof shacks on the outskirts, is a nondescript path. It leads to […]

At first glance it’s a ceremony which would look at home in Dorne or Mereen — but this is no magic spell conjured by the Lord of Light in the fantasy television series Game of […]

Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race(11.25km), Okpekpe Road Race (10km), and Lagos City Marathon (42.1km). Who have won all their editions? East Africans: Kenyans, Ethiopians, etc. Who will continue to win all their editions as long […]

Football’s world governing body Fifa issued a warning to Nigeria on Monday to either reinstate its sacked Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials or face a suspension. It follows last week’s regional high court ruling that […]