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West Bromwich Albion took advantage of a howler from Sunderland goalkeeper, Simon Mignolet, to move up to third place in the Premier League with a 4-2 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Steve Clarke’s side were leading through Zoltan Gera&r...
Rafael Nadal will end his six-month, injury-enforced absence from tennis by playing back-to-back tournaments in the Gulf before launching his assault on the Australian Open. The 26-year-old Spaniard hasn’t played since his shock second-round defe...
The Brazilian football federation says discussions to select the new Brazil coach will take place between Christmas and the New Year, with the announcement expected early in January. The federation needs to find a new coach after firing Mano Menezes on...
Ghanaian golfer, Emos Korblah, on Friday said he was elated to win the Abuja leg of the Glo Golf Tour. He got a fantastic birthday present as he held his nerve on the final day of play to finish off his impressive games on the second and third days to ...
Chelsea have sacked Roberto Di Matteo following the 3-0 defeat to Juventus on Tuesday evening which left the club's prospects of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages hanging by a thread. The Blues needed a positive result in Turin to...
As the Glo Golf Tour enters its second day at the IBB Golf and Country Club in Abuja, foremost Nigerian professional golfer, Emos Korblah, has said that his eyes are on the ultimate prize. “I am participating to win the tournament. We have a lot ...
The ongoing Abuja Glo Golf Tour has produced its star prize winner. He is Mohammed Yahya Liman of the IBB Golf and Country Club Abuja who is the Hole-in-One winner. He played it at Hole 8 winning Glo’s Toyota Corolla car prize. Reacting to ...
The National Sports Commission (NSC) appeal for support for the renaissance of the country’s sports sector after the dismal performance of Team Nigeria at the London Olympics Games has received a huge boost, as Akwa Ibom State government has vowe...
Defending champions of the Africa Champions Cup for Men Etoile Du Sahel of Tunisia will begin its title defense against eleven other clubs from across the continent from November 29 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Etoile won the 2011 title with an 82-60 ...
Yesterday’s papers in England claim there will soon be two managerial vacancies in West London as both Queen Park Rangers’ Mark Hughes and Chelsea’s Roberto di Matteo are said to be in line for imminent sackings. Hughes’s depart...
The Glo Golf Tour tournament moves to Abuja as from today after the Sagamu leg was concluded weekend. Former Nigeria Number One golfer, Oche Odoh on Saturday won the second leg of the Glo Golf Tour West Africa 2012 at the Sagamu Golf Club, Ogun State. ...
The 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) is organising a one-day seminar that will have international sports administrators. Chief Executive Officer of the 2012 South Africa FIFA World CupDirector, Danny J...
The world’s Most Valuable Football Club, Manchester United has approved two UEFA Grade A coaches for the Glo Soccer Academy as 33 talented African footballers moved into the Academy House over the weekend. The coaches will arrive Nigeria next wee...
Former Super Falcons’ coach, Ntiero Effiom Ntiero believes Golden Eaglets will beat the Junior Eagles of Mali for the Morocco 2013 ticket. The Eaglets edged the Malians 2-0 in the first fixture final round African Under17 championship qualifier a...
Islington-born Nigerian Striker Saheed Adebayo Akinfenwa took his goal tally for the season to 12 as Northampton Town FC defeated Wycombe Wanderers in an Npower League Two clash at Sixfields, Northampton, UK on Saturday.