England (UK) – Former England and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole announced his retirement from football on Tuesday, bringing the curtain down on a 20-year professional career. Cole, who turned 37, last week, made 716 appearances […]
LONDON – In a bid to deal with Brexit and boost the number of homegrown players, the English Football Association (FA) is planning to reduce the number of overseas players in Premier League […]
Paris – Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial have withdrawn from the France squad for matches against the Netherlands and Uruguay due to injury, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Monday. The two Manchester […]
SAO PAULO – A lucky Lewis Hamilton won a tense Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday as his Mercedes team clinched the constructors’ title for the fifth year in a row and Max Verstappen raged at […]
By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt – University of Port Harcourt has won the 14th West Africa Universities Games (WAUG) which it hosted. The university emerged the overall winner of the competition […]
SYDNEY – David Miller and Faf du Plessis scored sparkling centuries in a partnership of 252 runs as South Africa beat Australia by 40 runs in a one-day international in Hobart on […]
Berlin – Germany international Jerome Boateng has revealed details of racism he experienced in football, dating back to his days as a youth player, local media reported on Friday. Boateng said in his new […]
LONDON – Arsenal and Chelsea were among seven teams to reach the Europa League knockout stage on Thursday, while last year’s runners-up Olympique de Marseille were eliminated at the group phase. The […]
Tokyo – Floyd Mayweather said on Wednesday that he never agreed to come out of retirement to fight a Japanese kickboxer on New Year’s Eve and was blindsided when the event was announced this week […]
By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, – Top Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kano Pillars FC, on Wednesday announced the appointment of former Flying Eagles coach, Kabiru Baleria, as the interim head coach of the […]
The English Football Association said on Wednesday that it would appeal the decision to clear Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho of using abusive language after his team’s Premier League victory over Newcastle United last month. […]
Manchester – Manchester United have been plagued by inconsistency this season, and must put together a complete 90-minute performance to get anything from their Champions League game at Juventus later on Wednesday, Ryan Giggs has […]
By Victor Okoye Abuja – Nigeria’s Super Falcons will on Tuesday depart Lagos for Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire for their final camping ahead of the 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. Ademola Olajire, Director […]
Melbourne – Former Australia Captain Mark Taylor resigned from Cricket Australia’s (CA) board of directors on Monday as the fallout from a scathing review into the governing body’s culture claimed another victim. Taylor’s resignation comes […]
Bournemouth (UK) – Substitute Marcus Rashford scored in stoppage time on Saturday for Manchester United to come from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 away. The win helped Manchester United close the gap on the […]
Bangkok – The funeral of Thai billionaire and Leicester City Football Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, killed in a helicopter crash a week ago, got underway at a Bangkok temple on Saturday. The funeral began with […]
Bangkok – Former England captain David Beckham does not think Real Madrid is going through anything as significant as a “crisis”. The former midfielder said he was confident his former club would soon emerge from […]
Paris – Roger Federer made a comfortable start to his quest for a 100th title by despatching Fabio Fognini in straight sets to ease into the quarter-finals at the Paris Masters on Thursday. The […]
Newcastle – Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has signed a new long-term contract that runs until 2024, the English Premier League club announced on Thursday. The centre-back joined Newcastle United in 2014 and has become […]
Zurich – Munich and St Petersburg are the two candidate cities bidding to host the 2021 UEFA Champions League final match, the European football governing body said on Thursday. UEFA said the Russian and German […]
Improbable as it seemed when Novak Djokovic had elbow surgery in February before slumping into a crisis of confidence, the Serb was guaranteed a return to world number one on Wednesday. The 31-year-old did not […]
LONDON – Chelsea reached the League Cup quarter-finals thanks to two own goals in a 3-2 win over second-tier Derby County on Wednesday as Frank Lampard’s return to his former club ended in disappointment. Derby […]
Manchester (UK) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has escaped punishment after a Football Association charge of using foul language following his side’s win over Newcastle United was found to have not been proven. […]
ZURICH – Former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi was handed a life ban from all football-related activities by FIFA on Tuesday following various violations of the governing body’s ethics code, including bribery and […]
Kuala Lumpur – FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Wednesday said football’s governing body was looking into the possibility of increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup. He said the […]
Perth – Young South Africa speedster Lungi Ngidi has singled out Australia’s newly-appointed 50-over captain Aaron Finch as a major threat to his side’s chances in the three match one-day […]
Madrid – Juventus FC forward Cristiano Ronaldo says his decision to quit Real Madrid last summer was because the Spanish club’s president only ever saw him as a means of making money. “He (Florentino Perez) […]
Abuja – Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up stand-in team captain Ahmed Musa and 22 other players for preparations ahead of the senior national male football team’s two upcoming matches. The News […]
A helicopter belonging to Thai tycoon Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed on Saturday near the stadium of his UK football club Leicester City. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha The helicopter was seen enveloped in flames in mobile phone images shot […]
By Olayinka Owolewa Ilorin – Hosts ABS Football Club of Ilorin on Saturday walked over Kada City FC of Kaduna in a 2017/2018 Nigeria National League (NNL) Match Day 17 fixture. The News […]
Mexico – Double world champion Fernando Alonso’s departure from Formula One at the end of the season would reflect badly on the sport, fellow-Spaniard Carlos Sainz said on Thursday. The 37 year Alonso, is […]
Manchester (UK) – Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola says it will be impossible for him to ever coach another club in England and says he is now a Mancunian for life. Guardiola, who led […]
JOHANNESBURG – South African captain Faf du Plessis said his team were braced for a hostile reception from supporters and the media when they travel to play their “favourite” opposition Australia for a limited overs […]
Abuja, – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Tuesday released a list of 10 nominees for the Male World Athlete of the Year award. The world athletics governing body had […]
Abuja(SundiataPost)-Professional wrestling star Roman Reigns said an emotional goodbye to the ring on Monday night, revealing that his leukemia has returned after initially being treated 11 years ago. Reigns, 33, whose real name is Leati […]
MANCHESTER, England – FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plans for two new global tournaments are back on the agenda at the governing body with soccer officials set to discuss the proposals on Friday. FIFA’s ruling […]
By Abolade Ogundimu Lagos – Battle for trophy in the sixth edition of World Polio Day National para-soccer Championship in Lagos got tougher on Monday as Kano and Katsina para-soccer […]
Awka – Plateau State Table Tennis team dominated their Anambra counterpart in some of the matches in the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), National Table Tennis League. The Table Tennis championship served off at the […]
Abuja – Hosts Ghana were handed a tricky group for the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they were drawn to face Cameroon and Mali in Group A. The Black […]
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 LIVERPOOL 1 Striker Mohamed Salah scored his first goal in four matches to give Liverpool a 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town in the Premier League on Saturday, lifting the Merseyside club back […]
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