Football
14 Apr
A 36th-minute goal from Ritsu Doan took Freiburg to a 1-0 win at Darmstadt on Sunday, pushing the last-placed hosts closer to relegation on the same day Bayer Leverkusen hope to claim the title.
14 Apr
Liverpool's Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday.
14 Apr
Philippe Clement said Rangers had "not been good enough" after a shock 3-2 loss away to struggling Ross County on Sunday dealt a huge blow to their Scottish Premiership title hopes
14 Apr
Napoli's slim chances of Champions League football were dealt another blow on Sunday after a 2-2 home draw in their Serie A match with struggling Frosinone.
14 Apr
The decision by the board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pick Manu Garba as head coach of the National U17 team, the Golden Eaglets, is not going down well with some Nigerians.
13 Apr
Manchester United's chances of Champions League football next season took another battering as Bruno Fernandes' double could only salvage a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth on Saturday.
13 Apr
Bayern Munich defender Raphael Guerreiro hit a second-half stunner and Thomas Mueller scored late to beat Cologne 2-0 on Saturday, delaying Bayer Leverkusen's title party to Sunday at the earliest.
13 Apr
Manchester City will check on the fitness of Phil Foden, who sustained a minor injury against Real Madrid, as they face Luton Town today.
13 Apr
The Board of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former U17 World Cup winner, Manu Garba, as Head Coach of the Nigeria U17 boys, Golden Eaglets.
13 Apr
Nigerian football is at that juncture where every decision taken by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and stakeholders in every aspect of the country’s football must be right.
13 Apr
Former Chelsea striker and Cote d’Ivoire captain, Didier Drogba, Super Eagles former captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Napoli star, Victor Osimhen and Italian star, Mario Balotelli, are among top football personalities billed to feature in Abuja’s first Charity Champions Cup to hold on June 15.
Sport
7 hours ago
Nigeria's fastest man this year, Favour Ashe, will not be part of the 4x100m team competing at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, which serves as a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This news is significant as the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has not provided a reason for Ashe's omission despite…
9 hours ago
Erik ten Hag says the media reaction to Manchester United's performance in the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry was "a disgrace", robustly defending his side's achievement in reaching a second straight final. United surrendered a 3-0 lead at Wembley on Sunday and were saved from a humiliating exit in extra time only by a VAR…
19 hours ago
Some players of the Nigerian women's national team, the Super Falcons, were at their mercurial best at the weekend, treating their fans to a goal scoring spree in their various clubs across the world.
19 hours ago
The World Relays in Bahamas presents Team Nigeria another opportunity to qualify its relay teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is not leaving anything to chance.
20 hours ago
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been dominant in some of the events completed at the ongoing National Oil and Gas Games, which began at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, yesterday.
1 day ago
Enugu Rangers were beaten 2-0 in Port Harcourt, yesterday, by Rivers United, but the Flying Antelopes hold on to their lead in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) as their closest rivals, Enyimba of Aba and Lobi Stars, could only draw their respective games.
1 day ago
Sports Minister, John Enoh, has said that his ministry has met all the sports federations’ fund needs for qualifiers to the forthcoming Olympic Games, adding that the Federal Government is also doing everything possible to ensure that the country puts up a credible performance in Paris.
1 day ago
Nigeria’s oldest football competition, the Challenge Cup, which has been renamed the President Federation Cup, will soon regain its lost glamour, Managing Director of GTI Asset Management Limited, Mohammed Lawal...
1 day ago
The Nigerian Powerlifting Federation (NPF), in conjunction with Marslimit Powerlifting Club (MPC), has concluded plans to host its first Powerlifting Open Championship/Clinic.
2 days ago
Organisers of the first Rivers State International Marathon say the state is extending its frontier as the treasure base of Nigeria to becoming an international destination for sports. Idah Peterside, head of media of the first full international marathon to be held in the South South region of Nigeria, says the event is a confirmation…