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Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova played down rumours of a spat between star strikers Lionel Messi and David Villa after the duo’s heated exchange during their 2-1 defeat at Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday. “I know what the relations...
Nigerian sprinter and Arkansas women’s track and field standout, Regina George, was arrested by Fayetteville police about 9 a.m. Sunday on North Gregg Avenue on Sunday night and now faces a public intoxication charge.
The Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, on Monday said he would never beg any player to feature for Nigeria in the national team. Keshi told newsmen in Abuja while reacting to insinuation by football fans that he was literally begging Osaze Odemwingie, ...
The President, Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday hoisted flag of the National Sports Festival to signify both the readiness of the federal and Lagos State government on hosting the games. Represented at the ceremony held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lago...
Team Lagos women basketball team emerge winners of the 7th edition of the Lagos City Basketball League weekend at the Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos with a 55-46 points win over Police Rookies team. The Lagos State Basketball Asso...
House of Representatives committee on sports has vowed to unravel the corruption allegations rocking Nigerian football. To this end, it said it will summon Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) for questioning over ...
Nigeria’s Ex-Super Eagles internationals weekend defeated their Delta counterparts who ply their trades professionally at the local level to honour the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship Nigeria (PFN) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CA...
Seven out of the twelve Nigerian referees who sat for the Zonal Referees Clinic held in Lagos recently have scaled through. Fiba Africa, the continental basketball governing body which conducted the course released the results over the weekend. Fiba sa...
The Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has reconstituted the Board of the Nigeria Academicals Sports Committee (NASCOM). Businessman, sports philanthropist and enthusiast, Mr. Yemi Idow...
The Managing Director Proctor and Gamble (P&G), Manoj Kumar, on Thursday, described the visit of the Williams sisters, as a shared vision to empower the youth, particularly the girl child. The ongoing visit has been dubbed ``Breaking the mould&rdqu...
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi picked twenty four home based Eagles for the international friendly against Venezuela. The national team will next week begin earnest preparations for the CAN 2013 Nations Cup, with the 24 home-based players to converge...
Belgian Maurice Cooreman has signed for Gombe United to become their head coach for the 2012/2013 Nigeria Premier League (NPL) season. Cooreman signed a one-year contract “with many options,” according to chairman of the Gombe State Sports ...
Nigeria’s final preparation for the 2013 AFCON will be in South Africa from January 4. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) general secretary Musa Amadu disclosed that the Eagles final phase of Nations Cup camping will begin on January 4. “It&...
Former president of the Nigeria Football federation (NFF), Sani Lulu Abdullahi has exonerated himself of being involved in any financial recklessness and misappropriation during his stewardship as NFF president. He challenged anybody who has contrary o...
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi is ready to sell the Serie A powerhouse to Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruling Emir of the State of Qatar, as he feels the time has come to say farewell to his beloved club, Goal.com reports. The Rossoneri are...