All sports stories from Naija – Latest from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Nigerian Super Eagles and Super Falcons preparations for the FIFA World Cups, and the Nigeria athletes compete at the Commonwealth Games, Olympics and the IAAF World Championships.
Jose Mourinho has stepped up his bitter war of words with Barcelona by labelling the European champions “a small team.”Mourinho was left fuming as Barca defeated Real Madrid 3-2 at the Nou Camp to claim the Spanish Super Cup 5-4 on aggregat...
Foreign professionals that will prosecute the August 28 London 2012 Olympics qualifier for the Super Falcons will arrive Nigeria next week, the coach, Eucharia Uche has disclosed. The August 23 arrival will give the professionals about five days to joi...
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have returned home following their quarter final exit at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup. They lost to European champions France in a 3-2 painful defeat. The African champions arrived Lagos international airport amid a rous...
Taekwondo kits for the 10th All Africa Games have hit the training camp of the athletes preparing for the continental sports gathering to take place in Maputo, Mozambique, next month. It was an atmosphere of excitement yesterday when the federation pre...
Former world number one, Serena Williams continued her return to form with a convincing 6-3 7-6 victory over Czech Lucie Hradecka in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. Williams, who clinched the Toronto Cup on Sunday, is looking for her third tour...
Arsene Wenger could find himself in further disciplinary trouble with UEFA after communicating with the Arsenal bench despite his touchline ban against Udinese. Wenger was a frustrated figure in the Emirates Stadium stands watching Arsenal labour to a ...
Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia has tendered an apology to Fulham of England midfielder, Dickson Etuhu over the late invitation extended to him to be part of the Super Eagles team for the September 9 aborted friendly match between Super Eagles a...
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has struck a deal with Air Nigeria to airlift the Nigerian contingent to the 10th All Africa Games in Maputo which begins on September 3. The MoU was signed between the airline management and the NSC recently. Direc...
Super Eagles chief coach, Samson Siasia has showered encomium on the Flying Eagles and their handler, John Obuh. He described the team’s 3-2 loss to France in a dramatic quarter-final clash on Sunday’s night as unfortunate. But promised to ...
Saudi-based 25-year-old Nigerian national Handball team captain, Emmanuel David, has described the team spirit in the handball camp in Kaduna as high. He said this while speaking with the press on the team’s preparation ahead the All African Game...
Edafe Egbedi, Flying Eagles star, after the painful 3-2 extra-time quarter-final defeat to France believes the players have learnt their lessons as they look forward to bigger challenges. “We made a good impression. We played as a team throughout...
Flying Eagles coach, John Obuh has described the round of 16 clash against England which produced only a goal from the team that has netted 13 goals so far as a difficult match. Obuh said the encounter was tactical, difficult and affected the Nigerian ...
Nigeria’s senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons are intensifying training for the Olympics qualifier game against the Lionesses of Cameroon. To ensure that they book the Olympic ticket, the team is training twice daily. The coache...
Minister of Sports and chairman, National Sports Commission, Yusuf Suleiman has congratulated the Flying Eagles for qualifying for the quarter finals of the on-going FIFA U-21 World Cup in Colombia. The coach John Obuh led boys Wednesday night defeated...
Tottenham’s Premier League match with Everton tomorrow has been postponed because of the riots in London.Civil unrest in and around Tottenham began last weekend and quickly spread to other areas of the capital and major cities across England. Pre...