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.
Serena Williams, who has won the US Open titles in 1999, 2002 and 2008 has been named 28th seed for the US Open in New York. The three-time former champion has won recent tournaments in Toronto and Stanford. She is now battling a return from a lo...
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...
Nigeria, so far unbeaten in the African Basketball championship for men going on in Antananarivo, Madagascar, will today hope to stretch their clean slate when they confront Chad. After impressing in all their group matches ending up as leaders of Grou...
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 2011 edition of the International Association of Athletics Federation, IAAF World Championship gets underway next weekend in Daegu, South Korea. Jamaica’s sprinter, Usain Bolt, who has lived up to his billing as the fastest man on earth since...
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, ...
The Nigeria national basketball team, D’Tigers has commenced their quest for a place at next year’s summer Olympics to be held in London. On Wednesday, the team started on a bright note by defeating first opponents Mali, 59-84 points. The e...
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...