Sport

On weekends in Nigeria, getting together to watch the English Premier Leaguefeatures on almost everyone’s to-do list. Bars and restaurants draw significant crowds to screenings of live games, and at least four pages of most […]

Nigeria climbed one spot to 52nd in the latest FIFA ranking published yesterday in Zurich. However, the Super Eagles retained the tenth position in the African continent. Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tunisia and Senegal are […]

The International Federation of Association Football otherwise known as FIFA, was founded in 1904. It is the governing body of football associations with the responsibility of organising major international football tournaments especially the World Cup. […]

José Mourinho has said his history with Arsène Wenger and Arsenal will have no bearing on Chelsea’s latest meeting with the Gunners at Stamford Bridge on Saturday lunchtime and he will offer his hand to […]

Liverpool forward, Jordon Ibe, will not play for Nigeria as he has opted for England, according to Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh. Oliseh, who recently held discussions with the youngster in England over the possibility of […]

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has given kudos to his team for pulling an encouraging 2-0 win over Niger in an international friendly played at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt yesterday. Speaking after the […]

Super Eagles hopes of picking the sole ticket in group G of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations is under serious threat as chart leaders, Pharaohs of Egypt smashed Le Sao 5-1 away from home […]

Coach Sunday Oliseh will be having his first taste of competitive football action this afternoon, when he leads the Super Eagles to battle Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Dar es […]

Hardball should have aptly tagged this piece: “The great Nigerian hustle”. But true to be told, it is not a Hardball original. It is a timeless line lifted from Time magazine. It was way back […]

New Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has amended his earlier stance that only Nigerians who play in first division clubs will be welcomed to the team. The coach’s remarks at his unveiling that “first division […]

The ‘unofficial’ 2015/16 season opener for the English Premier League takes place this Sunday, 2nd August, at the famous Wembley Stadium and will see Arsenal, having defended their FA Cup title, take on Chelsea, the […]

  Nigeria interna­tional John Obi Mikel has made it clear that he is a happy man at Chelsea and has no issues at the club even though some posit that his bench role is somehow […]

Nigeria is a reservoir of skillful footballers. From Thunder Balogun to Haruna Ilerika, Inua Rigogo to Emmanuel Okala, Tony Igwe (World Two) to Chairman Christian Chukwu (CCC), Sanni Mohammed to Muda Lawal, Kanu Nwankwo to […]

FIFA has announced that it will hold an extraordinary congress to elect a new president on February 26, 2016 and Sepp Blatter has confirmed that he will not be a candidate. Having been re-elected as […]

      Evidence will be adduced that, in fact, Serena is a man. Our main witness in this is the head of the Russian Tennis Federation, our brother, Shamil Tarpishev who in a television […]

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) invoked clause 4.3 of the employment contract between it and Mr Stephen Keshi and summarily terminated his appointment as the Super Eagles coach. By that action, the NFF drew the […]

  With more and more gyms popping up around Lagos, it’s important to understand the gym code of conduct… you need it! The idea actually came to me while sitting in the cinema and thinking […]

That Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation did not come as a surprise to many following the hullaballoo between him and the NFF eggheads since Nigeria’s victory at the […]

FORMER Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Clemens Westerhof, says the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is committing a blunder by offering an untested Sunday Oliseh the job to coach the senior national team. Oliseh, 40, was handed […]