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Jose Mourinho has written a six-page letter to Manchester United outlining his credentials to succeed under-fire Louis van Gaal as manager, media reports suggested. The Independent on Sunday claimed 52-year-old Mourinho, out of work since […]

English Premier League results on Saturday: Crystal Palace 1 (Vertonghen 30-og) Tottenham 3 (Kane 63, Alli 84, Chadli 90+5) Leicester 3 (Drinkwater 42, Vardy 66, Ulloa 87) Stoke 0 Manchester United 0 Southampton 1 (Austin […]

Nigeria’s Super Eagles were promptly paid their win bonus of $2,000 each as well as training camp allowances while the Sports Minister and League Management Company chipped in with donations of $10,000 each after they […]

Panthers of Gabon Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last night dethroned Manchester City midfield maestro Yaya Toure to become  the 2015 Glo Africa Footballer of The Year. At a glamorous ceremony at the International Conference Centre (ICC) […]

Nigerian football official Ibrahim Abubakar has been shot dead by armed robbers at his house in Abuja on Wednesday. Abubakar was head of protocol for the country’s football federation. Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu has […]

A fall reminiscent of “Humpty Dumpty,” the character in the old English nursery rhyme. An ignominious exit. That was the sad and abrupt end of the erstwhile enviable love affair between maverick Portuguese football manager, […]

Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba joined new interim boss Guus Hiddink in Roman Abramovich’s Stamford Bridge box yesterday. Drogba, who now plays for MLS side Montreal Impact, is currently enjoying his off-season break and sat […]

José Mourinho, the sacked Chelsea coach, says he will be staying back in London “for now” amid speculation that he would return to Spain to coach Real Madrid. In a statement issued on his behalf […]

Blessing Okagbare, Nigerian sprinter, beat record breaking star, Usain Bolt, to the 2016 Guinness world records feat as the athlete with the most diamond league appearances. Okagbare participated in 38 diamond league events higher than […]

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Abuja on Monday announced the names of three top nominees for the 2015 African Footballer of the Year Award. The names were announced at a joint press briefing […]

Nigeria beat Algeria 2-1 in Dakar to win the Under 23 Africa Cup of Nations as South Africa took the remaining Olympic spot with a 3-1 penalties win over hosts Senegal in the third place […]

Former Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has lost his wife Kate. The 54-year-old died in the United States on Wednesday night after a battle with cancer for three years. “Mrs Kate Keshi died in the […]

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Monday gave under-fire coach Rafael Benitez his full backing, just two days after a smarting 4-0 home defeat to arch rivals Barcelona.

Sepp Blatter, suspended FIFA president, says he was “very close to death” during his recent stay at the hospital. Speaking in an interview in Zurich, capital of Switzerland, Blatter said he was between “the angels […]

AT the height of his managerial prowess, Jose Felix Mourinho was a cult figure. He was revered for his ability to read matches and win them. He was adored for his skills in spotting, wooing, […]

The Nigeria U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have successfully defended their FIFA U17 World Cup title after recording a 2-0 victory over their West African foes, Mali, in the early hours of Monday. After a […]

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria are through to the semi-final of the FIFA U17 World Cup ongoing in Chile after they thrashed one of the tournament favourites, Brazil, 3-0, on Sunday night. Five minutes of […]

Let me state from the beginning that I have an interest in the matter at hand; because I am involved. As a friend of Segun Odegbami of almost 40 years (did I say “friend”? Brother […]