Football

Players and officials of Sunshine Stars of Akure got the shock of their lives when Malian soldiers stormed their hotel room in Bamako under the guise of searching for rebels. Some players of the CAF Champions League representatives were said to be so d...

  The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will seek advice from the Federal Government over the venue of the upcoming World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches of the Super Eagles.   The Super Eagles had been scheduled to face Nami...

The title race in the English Premier League (EPL) was made open last Sunday when the league leader Manchester United blew up a two-goal lead to draw at Old Trafford with Everton, and rivals Manchester City beat bottom placed Wolves 2-0 to narrow Alex ...

“Barcelona will be back, though. We play football because we love what we do, and we do it for those who always support us and suffer as much as we do.” These were the words of Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta after their Champions leagu...

Roberto Di Matteo will have to wait until the end of the season to discover whether he has a long-term future as Chelsea manager. The Blues’ form has picked up remarkably since Di Matteo replaced Andre Villas-Boas on an interim basis - culminatin...

Enugu Rangers FC have urged the leadership of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) to cancel the result of week 22 league match between them and the Wikki Tourists of Bauchi at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Staduim, Bauchi, saying the host’s fans flared...

The Nigerian Premier league (NPL) has warned clubs to stop making public comments capable of destroying the league over the nonpayment of their television rights dues, urging them to exercise patience on the issue. The league in a statement said it has...

The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed Mr. Oladunni Oyekale as Head Coach of the Five–A-Side National Football Team, otherwise known as Futsal Eagles. The Federation is making arrangements for the team to start camping in Lagos from Wednes...

A member of the technical sub-committee of the Nigeria Football Federation and renowned football administrator, Austel Elumelu, has voiced his opinion on the recently concluded public hearing by the Senate committee on sports, on the decline of sports ...

Barcelona midfielder Xavi believes the Camp Nou atmosphere will play a key role in inspiring the Catalans to come from behind to beat Chelsea in their Champions League semi-final second leg today. Barca went down 1-0 in last week’s first leg at S...

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has been named the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year. Van Persie, 28, has scored 27 Premier League goals this season for the Gunners - his most fruitful campaign for the club - and was humbl...

France coach Laurent Blanc is being considered by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as the club’s permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas. While Roberto Di Matteo has been undertaking his own extended job interview as the Blues’ interim boss,...

Nigerian international Peter Odemwingie's strike proved to be the decider in a rare attack from West Brom who were camped in their own half for the majority of the fixture which invited pressure from Liverpool. Glen Johnson was the culprit of lacka...

A Real Madrid F.C. fan in Abakaliki on Saturday night squandered his school fee while celebrating the team’s victory over Barcelona F.C. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Real beat Barcelona 2-1 in an away match in the Spanish La Liga...

Newcastle turned up the intensity in their challenge for a place in next season’s Champions League competition after they capitalised on yesterday’s draw between Arsenal and Chelsea. Meanwhile, at the bottom, Blackburn boosted their hopes o...