Football

Nigeria has moved five places up from 43 to 38 in the latest rankings released by FIFA yesterday. Since March, Nigeria has been experiencing a downward trend in the global rating and have moved up for the first time this year. She has displaced Burkina...

Cesc Fabregas has stated that he will need time to adapt to the style of play at his new side, Barcelona.The 24-year-old completed his dream move back to Camp Nou from Arsenal after a protracted transfer saga this summer, but still feels he needs to im...

The father of Chelsea of England star, John Mikel Obi has been found. Mr Michael Obi who was abducted in Jos since August 12 was found in Kano, a cosmopolitan city in the northern part of the country. He was found alive. Mikel played for Chelsea last w...

Premier League Club Owners Association have given thumps up to the minister of sports and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman for his quick intervention and fearless initiative towards ensuring peace in the nation’s f...

Liverpool recorded their first victory at the Emirates Stadium with a 2-0 victory over a weakened Arsenal side as an unfortunate Aaron Ramsey own-goal and a late Luis Suarez strike gave the visitors their first victory of the new season. Chances were f...

Musa ‘Santos’ Garba started playing football in the 1970s when Nigerians were used to good, local football and domineering military regimes.He went on to be teammate to Rashidi Yekini, Etim Esin and Okon Ene. Musa, who  is so passionat...

Jose Mourinho is likely to escape punishment for poking Barcelona assistant coach, Tito Vilanova, in the eye - but could lose his job instead.The Real Madrid boss was caught by TV cameras making a shameful attack on Vilanova during Wednesday’s 3-...

The Catalan midfielder returned to Barca last week to conclude one of the most protracted transfer sagas in world football. Barca paid an initial €29m to sign their youth-team product from the ‘Gunners’ after he made it clear he wanted...

The family of John Mikel Obi has denied the widespread reports that the abductors of the Chelsea of England star father contacted them to pay the sum of N20m as ransom for the release of the Obi senior. Elder brother of the midfield maestro, Tony Obi, ...

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...

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...