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Anthony Joshua stopped Charles Martin in two rounds at London’s O2 Arena to claim the IBF heavyweight title in only his 16th professional fight. The Briton floored his American opponent with a peach of a […]

Chris Giwa, who was declared as the head of Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) following a high court ruling in Jos on Friday, says his board will officially start work on Monday. The Amaju Pinnick led […]

In August 1996, Tiger Woods turned professional and set about changing the game of golf forever. Over the intervening 20 years, he’s set records on the course and off it with his prodigious talent and […]

Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has mandated the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to furnish him with a report detailing the viability of employing a foreign technical adviser for the Super Eagles, including […]

Former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu has criticised the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) leadership which he says contributed to the national team failing to qualify for two consecutive Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria’s loss in […]

Doctor who alleges banned substances prescribed to 150 sports people does not hold licence to practise medicine in UK The government has ordered an independent inquiry into the UK anti-doping watchdog Ukad over accusations that […]

The Dutchman, who has admitted for the first time that he may not be in charge at Old Trafford next term, also took a swipe at the club’s former winger, Angel Di Maria Louis van […]

The president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has blamed the “god of soccer” for Nigeria’s failure to qualify for next year’s African Cup of Nations in Gabon. After the Super Eagles went […]

Amaju Pinnick, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Wednesday in Abuja said he had no regrets hiring Sunday Oliseh as the Super Eagles’ Head Coach. Pinnick told newsmen in Abuja at a news […]

From the goals of Ivorian Yaya Toure to the trickery of Congolese Yannick Bolasie, African footballers have lit up the English Premier League season, and a new TV deal will allow African fans to watch […]

Gabon unveiled the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations mascot, a black panther named Samba, before their match with Sierra Leone in Franceville on Friday. Gabon president Ali Bongo Ondimba, Fifa president Gianni Infantino and Caf […]

David Beckham’s team ownership plans in Major League Soccer moved a step closer on Thursday as his consortium bought an area of land for a stadium site. Miami Beckham United (MBU), the ownership group which […]

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will today, in Kaduna, take on the Pharaohs of Egypt for a place in the African Cup of Nations’ championship in 2017. For the Eagles, it is an opportunity to […]

Former Super eagles coach Sunday Oliseh is expected to give his own version to why he suddenly quit his post with just a month to the crucial AFCON qualifiers against Egypt. “Sports Minister Solomon Dalung […]

The FA Cup is a stranger beast than normal this year – in most cases, a semi-final line up where only one of the five is counted among the traditional big boys, and a quarter-final […]

José Mourinho has reportedly signed a pre-contract agreement to join Manchester United, with the former Chelsea manager due up to £15m in compensation if he is not appointed by the club by 1 June.

THE Nigeria Football Federation is dusting its legal pads and reviewing the controversies following the sudden resignation of former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh with a view to making claims, where necessary.

The tennis world is still reeling from Maria Sharapova’s disclosure last week that she had tested positive for a banned drug in an investigation conducted last January, just before the  Australia Open. So are the […]