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Petr Cech to retire at the end of the season

Petr Cech has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season when his Arsenal deal expires. Cech had...

Diego Maradona recovering in hospital after surgery

Argentina’s World Cup winning captain Diego Maradona was recovering in hospital on Saturday after successfully undergoing a routine operation for stomach bleeding, his...

Ronaldo ‘asked to submit DNA sample’ as part of case into Vegas rape allegations

Christian Ronaldo has been asked to submit a DNA sample as part of the police investigation into his Las Vegas rape case. His...

Mo Salah Wins African Player Of The Year, Celebrates By Dancing With The Award

To the surprise of absolutely no-one, Mo Salah won the African Player of the Year award for the second consecutive year. After a...

FG bans NFF boss Pinnick from traveling over multi-billion naira scam

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the prosecution of the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, over an alleged multi-billion naira scam...

Floyd Mayweather makes easy $9 million with win over Nasukawa

It was a quick payday for Floyd Mayweather  Fto close the 2018 calendar. The 41-year-old boxer earned $9 million to knock out kickboxing...

Mohamed Salah retains BBC African Footballer of the Year award

The Liverpool and Egypt forward, who was the top choice from a five-man shortlist in an online vote of supporters, retains the prize...

8,861 athletes for National Sport Festival – Dalung

Minister of Sports and Youth, Solomon Dalung, has disclosed that no fewer than 8,861 athletes from 35 states are to participate in the19th...

Falcons sweep to victory as African champions

The match had ended 0-0 after 120 minutes, with Nigeria’s goalkeeper Tochukwu Oluehi making the trophy-winning save in the shoot-out from the boot...

Nigeria retain 44th spot in November Fifa ranking

Nigeria remain in the 44th position in the world but moved up to the fifth spot in Africa on the November Fifa ranking....

Serena Williams remorseful about U.S. Open incident

Tennis champ Serena Williams graces the cover of GQ’s annual “Men of the Year” issue and in the interview, she recalls her spar with the...

Khabib Nurmagomedov Sets Out On A Charity Mission In Nigeria

An indefinite suspension imposed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission may keep Khabib Nurmagomedov’s mixed martial arts career sidelined for a while, but...

FIFA warns of World Cup ban for players in breakaway league

ZURICH (AP) — Soccer’s biggest names would be banned from the World Cup if they played in a breakaway European Super League, FIFA...

Collins ‘Barbwire’ Ebitimi, Ex- Stationery Stores Football Player Dead

By Stephen Onyeukwu Former Stationery Stores FC of Lagos defender, Ebitimi Collins, is dead. The Ajegunle born player died after a brief illness,...

ANTHONY JOSHUA survived a close shave to demolish Alexander Povetkin and retain his heavyweight world titles. The WBO, IBF and WBA king beat...

Minister of Sports Dalung Must Be Removed For Insubordination, Says Elder Statesman Edwin Clark

Elder statesman Edwin Clark on Tuesday called for the sack of the minister of sports Solomon Dalung over his role in the Nigerian Football...