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The race is not for the swift.” That proverbial wisdom of the great King Solomon came into play in the Lagos Marathon where young men and women had to sacrifice speed for distance. While Governor […]

South African Tokyo Sexwale’s bid to become the next Fifa president has failed to win the support of the Confederation of Africa Football. Caf announced after a meeting in Rwanda on Friday that it would […]

*Declines to submit CHAN technical report By John Egbokhan Over six months after his unveiling as Eagles manager at an elaborate ceremony in Abuja, Sunday Oliseh is walking on thin ice and is locked in […]

Manchester United have held talks with representatives of ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, the BBC understands. The 53-year-old Portuguese, who was sacked by the Blues in December, is increasingly hopeful of succeeding Louis van Gaal at […]

Manchester City have announced Pep Guardiola will take over as their new manager at the end of the season after Manuel Pellegrini confirmed he will leave the club in June, Sky Sports reports. Guardiola had […]

Chelsea will tackle fellow Premier League heavyweights Manchester City in the stand-out tie of the FA Cup fifth round, the draw for which was made on Sunday. Chelsea booked their place in the last 16 […]

The last time I checked on the official website of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games holding in Rio de Janeiro, what I first saw was the Omega time piece tickling away, counting days to the […]

Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung has  been been  condemned for causing confusion and instigating actions that brought shame to Nigerian football on Wednesday when NFF President, Amaju Pinnick and Giwa FC owner, […]

No fewer than 12,000 runners have registered for the Lagos City Marathon, among who are 24 gold-labeled world-class marathoners. Among the 24 are 18 out of the 20 best world long distance runners in the […]

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 […]