All sports stories from Naija – Latest from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Nigerian Super Eagles and Super Falcons preparations for the FIFA World Cups, and the Nigeria athletes compete at the Commonwealth Games, Olympics and the IAAF World Championships.
Renhe’s deputy board chairman Yang Xiayou was quoted in reports published yesterday saying the club was in contact with Lampard but that no deal had been done. It followed reports in which the club’s chairman Dai Yongge claimed Lampard woul...
Skye Bank and Standard Chartered Bank shot their way to the finals of the 2012 Nigeria Bankers Games at the University of Lagos Sports Complex on Sunday. Skye Bank will equal UBA record of five Bankers Games’ football event finals victory if it d...
Ten have emerged as outstanding players at the Lagos screening of the Glo Soccer Academy. The screening attracted thousands of youthful footballers within the age bracket of 14-17 years who trooped en masse to the National Stadium, Surulere. They were ...
Ten home based Super Eagles players arrived Miami, Florida, United States for the international friendly against Venezuela scheduled for tomorrow in the American city. The team has also been joined by Israeli based goalie, Austin Ejide. The team arrive...
Coach Kadiri Ikhana in Abuja on Monday reigned his position as head coach of the Nigerian senior women football team, the Super Falcons. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that his resignation came on the heels of his team's failure at this y...
Chairman Nigeria Nationwide League and Nigeria Football Federation board member, Ahmad Muazu Kawu has said at no time did he attack the board of the football federation in his attack at the secretariat of the federation. Kawu who apologized to his coll...
The government of Sokoto State has accepted to host the Nigeria Nationwide League Annual General Assembly and its other end of year programmes. Disclosing this to LEADERSHIP SPORTS, Chairman of the Nationwide League formerly known as the Amateur League...
The Niger State hockey team, Niger Flickers are in danger of missing out on this year’s ICC tournament holding in Zimbabwe early next month due to lack of funds. Sources close to the team revealed that since the tournament will Clash with the Nat...
Executive governor of Akwa-Ibom state, Godswill Obot Akpabio, will on November 18, 2012 at the Nicon Luxury hotel in Abuja be honoured with the Grand Patron of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation when the prestigious Club Championship will also round up. A...
Chelsea of England duo, John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and French based central defender, Onyekachi Apam will not be part of this week’s international friendly between Nigeria and Venezuela in Miami, Florida, United States. Head Coach, Stephen Kesh...
Manchester United put the icing on a thrilling Saturday; when they came from two goals down to overpower Aston Villa at the Villa Park. Some disoriented defending saw the Villans take the lead twice, but Hernandez ‘Chicharito’ scored a hat-...
Wladimir Klitschko has confirmed he is still coming to terms with the loss of trainer Emanuel Steward, who died last month aged 68. Klitschko defends his IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA super world heavyweight titles for the first time without the legendar...
Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova played down rumours of a spat between star strikers Lionel Messi and David Villa after the duo’s heated exchange during their 2-1 defeat at Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday. “I know what the relations...
Nigerian sprinter and Arkansas women’s track and field standout, Regina George, was arrested by Fayetteville police about 9 a.m. Sunday on North Gregg Avenue on Sunday night and now faces a public intoxication charge.
The Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, on Monday said he would never beg any player to feature for Nigeria in the national team. Keshi told newsmen in Abuja while reacting to insinuation by football fans that he was literally begging Osaze Odemwingie, ...