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Ibadan the Oyo State capital has been picked to host the South-West zonal elimination competition for the 18th National Sports Festival (NSF). Lagos State, hosts of the event will also participate in the competition on a non-scoring basis, an official ...
The Kwara State government is eager and happy to host the 2013 African Youth Championship between Nigeria and Tanzania in Ilorin. The state’s sports commissioner Kayode Towoju described as an honour for Ilorin to stage a qualifier on August 11. N...
Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has repeated his determination to keep Arsenal’s striker Robin van Persie at the English Premier League club, describing the Dutchman as “world class”. Wenger spoke in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, ...
The ambition of Nigeria’s captain, Joseph Yobo to secure a permanent move to Turkish Super Lig giants, Fenerbahce has hit a snag. English Barclays Premier League side, Everton, have insisted on a £4 million transfer fee for the 31-year-old....
Former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, David Haye over the weekend stopped Dereck Chisora in the fifth round of their bout to settle a grudge showdown in front of thirty thousand spectators at Upton Park. He floored Chisora twice with left hook...
National U-20 side, the Flying Eagles yesterday failed to beat a Nigeria Premier League side ABS FC. The friendly match ended in a goalless draw. It was decided inside the Ilorin Township Stadium. The Nigeria U-20 team, which used the game as part of b...
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) is planning a train-the-trainer programme for school games masters and mistresses. The programme is aimed to further popularise the sport. The federation’s President, Habu Gumel, said at the handing-over c...
Ashley Cole has issued a statement to stress that he and Rio Ferdinand are good friends. This was after the Manchester United defender appeared to mock his decision to support John Terry in court. Cole appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court i...
Former Blackburn striker Yakubu scored on his Chinese Super League debut to help Guangzhou R&F seal a 1-0 victory over local rivals Guangzhou Evergrande on Sunday. The Nigerian, who sealed his move to the club just last week following...
Arsene Wenger has turned down the opportunity to manage both Arsenal and France, but would not rule out such a role in the future, according to L’Equipe. Following Laurent Blanc’s resignation after a disappointing Euro 2012 campaign, Wenger...
Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed as the new Tottenham head coach on a three-year contract, as confirmed by the club. The former Chelsea boss emerged as the outstanding candidate during a three-week-long process that started when Spurs sacked Harry ...
Head coach of the Nigeria national team, Stephen Keshi has identified Anthony Laffor as the main threat his side will face when the Super Eagles face Liberia’s Lone Star in the final round of qualifying for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Both na...
Following the government pronouncement last week after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that there would be no government’s official delegation to the 2012 Olympics in London, Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission ...
Rivers State Governor has asked players and officials of Dolphins to go all out and give him another League trophy. Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has charged Dolphins to win the Nigeria Premier League again and return to government hous...
Former Super Eagles Coach and founder of SiaOne Soccer Academy, Samson Siasia has called on Nigerians to beware of an alleged fraudster called Nigel Aisosa who claimed to be organizing a football Academy Camp this Saturday at the NYSC Camp, Kubwa in Ab...