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Rafa Nadal is out of Montreal Masters. The Spanish world number two was stunned 1-6 7-6 7-6 by unheralded Croatian Ivan Dodig in his opening match of the tournament. Back in action for the first time since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon fina...
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated England by a lone goal in the second round of the World Youth Championship in Colombia. After an uninspiring first half, the game burst into life shortly after the break. Kayode squared the ball from the lef...
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated England by a lone goal in the second round of the World Youth Championship in Colombia. After an uninspiring first half, the game burst into life shortly after the break. Kayode squared the ball from the lef...
Before the Flying Eagles took on their English counterparts last night in their first match in the knockout stage of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, President Goodluck Jonathan spoke to the players and officials of the team. The President ...
The Premier League will decide today if this weekend’s opening round of matches will be postponed after another night of rioting or not.Riots have taken place around the country since Saturday, stretching police resources. A joint statement from ...
Roy Keane has taken a swipe at Manchester United’s rivals for the Premier League title, claiming Chelsea will “self-destruct” and that Liverpool are “nowhere near” good enough to win a championship. Keane reckons United wi...
A Jos based Non-Governmental Organisation, Anti Youth Exploitation Nation-wide Initiative, AYENI, has concluded plans to commemorate this year’s International Youth Day celebration with a novelty match in honour of Nigeria’s ex-internationa...
Although Tiger Woods was an absentee on Tuesday at the US PGA Championship practice, he won the backing of Open champion, Darren Clarke, who believes the American can contend for the year’s final Major. Woods, who played 18 holes in practice at t...
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will today take on England in the quarter finals of the World Youth Championship. The Flying Eagles have been impressive so far finishing top of their group with the maximum nine points. Others that achieved same feat are S...
Nigeria has stepped up its preparation ahead the 26th edition of the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship for Men in Madagascar this year. The Nigerian team Monday night defeated Netherlands 84-66 points in London in a 3-Nation invitational tournament. ...
Juan Martin Del Potro has issued a Grand Slam warning to his opponents by grabbing a 6-4 6-0 first round win over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. The Argentine has continued his impressive comeback with the US Open on the...
"Time is very important to prepare a team for such major competitions. People have been given three years and they failed; some have been given shorter time to prepare and they succeeded. I will be one of those given a short time but who go...
He played with a group of footballers who can be termed Nigeria’s ‘Golden Generation’ - Late Muda Lawal, Best Ogedengbe, Christian Chukwu, Okalla and others - but having hung his boots, Siji Lagunji is putting his experience to good u...
The English Premiership, touted to be the world’s most exciting league, is scheduled to kick-off next weekend. Today, however, Manchester United prepare for a heated battle with city rivals Manchester City in the Community Shield to kick-start th...
Udinese president Giampaolo Pozzo has said that his team will be ready to take on Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League play-offs after being paired with the English Premier League side in Friday’s draw. The Italians qualified for the tournament a...