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Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams says she has no thoughts of retiring, despite her shock Wimbledon first-round defeat by Elena Vesnina. The 32-year-old American, who suffers from Sjogren’s Syndrome, was beaten 6-1 6-3 by the Russian wo...
Wayne Rooney has described England’s quarter final exit as a horrible way to go out. England was eliminated by Italy at the quarter-final stage through penalty shoot-out. After an uninspiring 120 minutes, the Roy Hodgson boys again came dow...
Nigeria striker Yakubu is due to arrive in China to seal a move to Guangzhou R&F. Officials from Guangzhou and Yakubu’s representatives have been negotiating the deal. The Blackburn Rovers striker, who scored 17 league goals last season, is n...
Fenerbahce defender, Joseph Yobo has hailed the signing of Dutch winger Dirk Kuyt by the Turkish side. Kuyt moved from Liverpool early in June on a three year deal after spending six years on Merseyside. “I was happy when I heard the news of the ...
The Jos ultra modern 44,000 sitting capacity FIFA standard stadium under construction in the heart of the Tin-city will be commissioned in 2013 in readiness for the state’s bidding for the hosting of the 2014 National Sports Festival. Governor Jo...
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has pledged his administration’s support to football players in the state with necessary incentives that will help them exhibit their potentials and enhance their national exposure. He gave the pledge while re...
President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Sani Ndanusa has maintained that Team Nigeria’s target to the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games is to win medals and feature prominently on the gold medals zone. Speaking at the 2012 Oly...
Real Madrid playmaker Ozil has disclosed that after the Mannschaft’s 4-2 win in the quarter-final they now have renewed belief that they can go all the way and win the Euro 2012. Mesut Ozil believes that the three changes in attack that Joachim L...
Two of the most successful European teams in recent times; Spain and France will go head to head tonight in the quarter finals battle of the European Championship for a place in the last four. Spain is the current world and European champions and the f...
In the wake of the controversy that trailed England’s 1-0 win against the co-host, Ukraine, the introduction of goal-line technology has appeared on the front burner. The debate is underway, as many a pundit is calling for the introduction of goa...
Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo has prayed for a favourable draw in the qualifiers for the 2013 AFCON, while warning no team will be a pushover. The Fenerbache of Turkey defender told MTNFootball.com that: “I know the next round of qualifiers would n...
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has signed for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He will team up again at Shanghai with ex-Blues colleague Nicolas Anelka. Drogba, 34, said: “I considered all the offers I have...
Nigeria defeated Rwanda 2-0 in Calabar on Saturday to move into the final round of qualifying for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Ikechukwu Uche and Ahmed Musa scored the goals for Stephen Keshi’s side in both halves of the encounter. The Super E...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have booked their passage for the 2012 AWC holding in Equatorial Guinea in November. The reigning African champions defeated their Zimbabwean opposites, the Mighty Warriors 4-0 in the final fixture of the biennial football...
Uefa president Michel Platini appealed to fans on Saturday to conduct themselves with “respect and dignity” following the violence and allegations of racism which have marred Uefa Euro 2012™. “Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine has...