Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and his father Jorge will appeal against the 21-month prison sentences for tax fraud imposed on them by a Catalan court. Messi’s...
Serena Williams is once again one victory from a record-equaling 22nd Grand Slam title after powering her way into the Wimbledon final. In control from start...
Blessing Okagbare reclaimed her 100m women national title before a packed crowd at the Sapele Stadium, Delta State, during the All Nigeria Athletics Championships, making it...
Nigeria U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has sent a passionate appeal to President Mohammed Buhari to help to salvage the financial crisis rocking the Olympics team....
Indomitable Lions of Cameroon coach, Hugo Bross, has stated that the Super Eagles are not capable of stopping the team’s question of qualifying for the 2018...
Wales will celebrate their Euro 2016 campaign with an open-top bus parade in Cardiff on Friday. Wales, competing at their first major tournament since the 1958...
Roger Federer, Wimbledon, grand slam, cilicRoger Federer looked like he would lose badly at Wimbledon on Wednesday. A little later, he looked like he would lose...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal and inadvertently set up the other as Portugal ground out a 2-0 win over Wales to march into the Euro 2016...
Argentina coach, Gerardo Martino has added his resignation to that of captain Lionel Messi’s, citing a leadership vacuum that was posing problems in picking a team...
France will look to beat Germany in a competitive fixture for the first time in 58 years when they face off in the semi-final of Euro...
West Ham United admit it would be “difficult” to keep Dimitri Payet from joining Barcelona or Real Madrid this summer should either of the La Liga...
South African athlete and self proclaimed ‘Blade runner’ Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to a 6-year jail term by a South African judge for the murder...
Former Argentina skipper and Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father have been sentenced to 21 months for tax fraud. The duo, however, will not have...
Embattled U-23 Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has confirmed the availability of Chelsea’s midfielder, John Obi Mikel, for the Rio 2016 Olympics billed for next month in...
Jose Mourinho has claimed that becoming Manchester United manager is ‘not a dream job, it is reality’. The 53-year-old, who was sacked as Chelsea boss in...
Wales manager, Chris Coleman, says there will be ‘no love lost’ between Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo when they face off for a place in the...
Six-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams is back in the semifinals at the All England Club. The top-seeded American beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 on...
The Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha Foundation was unveiled in Lagos on Tuesday in an elaborate ceremony attended by former teammates of the erstwhile Super Eagles captain...
CHAN Eagles captain, Chima Akas, and current top scorer of the Nigeria League, Godwin Obaje, top the list of 32 players shortlisted by the League Management...
2014 International Table Tennis Federation Star Player, Aruna Quadri, maintains his status as Africa’s best following the release of the July ranking by the world table...
World football governing body FIFA on Tuesday announced that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has become the first Member Association in Africa to implement the FIFA...
Six-time champion Serena Williams overcame a first-set blip to reach Wimbledon’s last eight with a straight-sets win over Svetlana Kuznetsova. Williams, 34, defeated the Russian 7-5...
Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa, is expected to undergo a medical test at Leicester City on Wednesday after a deal was agreed for the CSKA Moscow...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has decided to fast-track the Russian Olympic Committee’s (OCR) petition in defence of track and field athletes who want...
English Premier League champions, Leicester City have hijacked the deal to sign CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa as the Super Eagles vice-captain is expected to complete...
National U-23 Eagles team suffered a 1-0 defeat against Mexico in a warm-up match on Sunday as part of the preparatory matches for the 2016 Olympics...
Defending champion Serena Williams did not need to work too hard to earn her 300th career Grand Slam match win and move into the fourth round...
Over 50 foreign-based athletes mostly from Europe and the United States of America have arrived in the country ahead of this week’s All-Nigeria Championships billed for...
A Frenchman being involved in a long — or rather very, very long — fifth set epic against John Isner at Wimbledon had a feeling of...
Lewis Hamilton passed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg as they collided on the last lap in a thrilling finish to win the Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton passed...
Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has expressed disappointment on his non-availability to play for Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil. Iheanacho made his City...
The non-availability of funds from sponsors may have stalled the announcement of the new coach for the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ripples...
Germany have defeated Italy 6-5 in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 with a winning spot kick from Jonas Hector. The game finished...
Novak Djokovic’s dream of completing the calendar year Grand Slam has ended. American Sam Querrey, the No. 28 seed, shocked the tennis world by knocking off...
Two-time 100-meter Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt withdrew from the Jamaican Olympic Trials on Friday after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring tear. Bolt won his 100-meter...
The North Atlantic island nation held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their opening group game, then sent Austria home with a last-gasp 2-1 victory before...
Wales produced a stunning turnaround to end Belgium’s bid for Euro 2016 glory with a thrilling 3-1 win at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. A moment of brilliance from...
Chinese club Shanghai SIPG’s £37.5m bid for Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has been rejected by English club Watford. The Chinese club who is being coached...
Latest reports emanating from England reveals that West Ham United have beaten the Leicester City and Southampton to the signature of Super Eagles striker Ahmed Musa....
Second seed Garbine Muguruza is out of Wimbledon after losing in the second round in straight sets to Slovakia’s world number 124 Jana Cepelova. The 22-year-old...
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is stepping down from the job just three days after the defending champions were knocked out of Euro 2016 by Italy...
Teenage sensation Renato Sanches once again stole the show from a subdued Cristiano Ronaldo as Portugal beat Poland 5-3 on penalties to reach the Euro 2016...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has confirmed that his next destination will be Manchester United. The 34-year-old will arrive on a free transfer following the expiry of his contact...
There are strong indications that the Federal Government may name one of the National Stadiums after the late soccer legend, Stephen Keshi. Ripples Nigeria scooped that...
Turkish giant Besiktas have opened negotiation with Chelsea over the signing of Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo on loan for the new season. The 22-year-old has...
Uruguayan striker, Luis Suarez, believes Lionel Messi would return to the Argentina national team despite the Barcelona star’s decision to call it quits after the COPA...
Enyimba’s quest of qualifying to the semifinal stage of the CAF Champions League suffered a big blow on Wednesday following their 2-1 loss to Mamelodi Sundowns...
The job of head coach of the England national soccer team is serious business. It has been described as second only in importance to the position...
The Federal Government has concluded plans to probe the refusal of the Spanish Embassy to grant travelling visas to Nigeria U-17 Women Basketball team thereby stopping...
Diego Maradona insists Lionel Messi must not follow through on his vow to quit international football. Argentina’s president Mauricio Macri has also personally contacted Messi to...
