Is Victor Moses Becoming Antonio Conte's Emanuele Giaccherini at Chelsea? We know all about the mystique of Antonio Conte. Not only is the new Chelsea head coach seen as a tactical magician, the

Stephen Keshi to Be Buried in Illah July 29 The remains of departed former Super Eagles captain and Chief Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, are to be laid to rest in his hometown, Illah in Oshimili

Paul Le Guen turns down Super Eagles job French Coach Paul Le Guen has reportedly turned down an offer by the Nigeria National Football to coach the Super Eagles. The NFF Technical Committee had

NFF confirms Le Guen Eagles’ Technical Adviser The Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation yesterday named Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new Technical A

Mourinho and Guardiola make Manchester the envy of the world All eyes are on Manchester again thanks to Manchester United and Manchester City's new bosses Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. Spain

Barcelona star Neymar picks Real Madrid's Ronaldo over Messi to win Ballon d'Or The Ballon d'Or winner will likely, as usual, come down to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The two electric sup

Super Eagles drop nine places to 70th in FIFA ranking Nigeria are now 70th in the world, according to the new FIFA ranking released on Thursay. It represents a nine-position drop for the former

Ronaldo Fans in Nigeria Mock Messi to Reconsider Retirement Christiano Ronaldo’s fans in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State have “mocked’ Lionel Messi to reconsider his retirement in order

The Top 11 Players of Euro 2016 The European Championship is over, and Portugal has proven to be a worthy winner. With 51 matches played and 107 goals scored, we look back and pick out the best

No. 2 Murray narrows gap to No. 1 Djokovic in ATP rankings Andy Murray's Wimbledon title allowed him to make a dent Monday in the still-substantial gap in the ATP rankings between him and No. 1 N

Cristiano Ronaldo hails Portugal's 'unforgettable' Euro 2016 title victory An ecstatic Cristiano Ronaldo hailed Portugal's Euro 2016 triumph as an "unforgettable" experience, and called his side'

Five factors that swung the Wimbledon final in Serena Williams’ favour Serena Williams banished the demons created by defeat to Angelique Kerber in Melbourne, served brilliantly and learne

History calls as Serena and Kerber face off in final When Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber walk onto Wimbledon's Center Court for the women's final on Saturday, the legacy of Steffi Graf will

Petr Cech quits internationals to boost club career Petr Cech has revealed he has quit international football to help him stay at his best for Arsenal. The 34-year-old holds a record 121 caps fo

Cristiano Ronaldo: Lionel Messi’s Copa America Tears ‘Hurt Me' Ronaldo's Argentinian rival retired after missing a crucial penalty. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been rival

France rout Iceland 5-2, set Euro 2016 semis clash with Germany Olivier Giroud scored twice to take man-of-the-match honours as France marched into the semi-finals of Euro 2016, but even after a

Leicester capture Nigerian World Cup star Premier League champions Leicester City are to sign Nigerian international attacking midfielder Ahmed Musa from Russian champions CSKA Moscow for $21 mil

Serena Williams steps up pace as she dismantles Annika Beck in style • Wimbledon champion records 300th grand slam win • Williams faces Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in last 16 Serena

Germany beat Italy to reach Euro 2016 semi-finals after epic penalty shootout Briefly, Germany toyed with our minds. For a few moments, they seemed to forget it was not supposed to be in their fo

Done deal! Manchester United confirm the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer Manchester United have confirmed the long awaited signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the former Paris Sa

Wales in dreamland after Hal Robson-Kanu’s magic touch stuns Belgium Wales could hear the call of history. Not since the 1958 World Cup had they reached the semi-finals of a major tournamen

Euro 2016: Ronaldo flops and flails, but Portugal beats Poland on penalties It took a massive left hand from Rui Patricio, and five exquisite penalty kicks, but Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo are

Barcelona release Nigerian defender, Ekpolo Barcelona have confirmed that they will not renew the contract of Nigerian defender, Godswill Elohor Ekpolo. The 21-year-old has been with the Spanish

Shhh: Serena Williams, coach don't discuss '22' at Wimbledon Leave all the chatter about Serena Williams' pursuit of her 22nd major singles trophy to others. Williams and her coach, Patrick Mour

Manchester United Transfer News: Latest on Paul Pogba Amid Real Madrid Rumours Manchester United are reportedly in “serious negotiations” to bring Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba back

Ebonyi: Three “injured” as who is better between Ronaldo and Messi debate turns violent The argument over who is better between Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina&rsquo

Roy Hodgson stands down as England manager minutes after one of the worst defeats in the country’s history Roy Hodgson stood down as England manager just minutes after presiding over t

Its Performances at Euro 2016 Mean That Iceland Is Now Everybody’s Favorite Team After gritty displays, like Monday's 2-1 defeat of England, the world is rooting for the Nordic underdog So

Euro 2016: Iceland shocks England in historic upset to reach quarterfinals Iceland pulled off one of the most astonishing results in the history of European football on Monday, knocking England o

Chile wins Copa; Messi misses, says he is quitting Argentina Lionel Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth and put both hands over his face. A few mi

Chile beats Argentina in penalty shootout to defend Copa America title Chile retained the Copa America by claiming the one-off Copa America Centenario in a rematch against Argentina at MetLife St

Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria in same African WC qualifying group Heavyweight contenders Cameroon and Nigeria were drawn in the same African 2018 World Cup qualifying group as the continent's top-ra

Nigeria drop down to pot three in World Cup qualifiers seedings Nigeria will be in pot three of the Africa World Cup qualifier group stage draw billed for Cairo on Friday. The Super Eagles

Nigerian Woman Tobi Amusan Wins USA College Athletics Award Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan earned C-USA Female Track Athlete of the Year accolades following a stellar first season that culminated i

Rio declares financial ‘calamity’ ahead of Olympic Games Rio state authorities declared a “state of public calamity” Friday over a major budget crisis in order to release

Brazil crash out of Copa America after Peru upset The Copa America Centenario erupted into controversy on Sunday after a refereeing blunder sent Brazil crashing to a 1-0 defeat against Peru -- an

Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah Condoles The Family of Late Amodu  Not too long ago, the cold hands of death dealt us a bitter blow - the demise of Stephen Keshi, one who Nigerians were still mourning.

Cristiano Ronaldo Replaces Floyd Mayweather at Top of Forbes’ Rich List Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first footballer to top the Forbes rich list as the world’s highest-paid

New York City Mayor Names Street In Honor Of Muhammad Ali "Such an honor for the G.O.A.T," daughter Laila Ali said. Muhammad Ali’s incomparable legacy will be temporarily immortalized besi

Maria Sharapova verdict: two-year ban for failing drug test • Five-time grand slam champion immediately confirms her intention to appeal • Russian suspended from all tennis until 26 Jan

Former Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi Is Dead Nigerian football icon Stephen Okechukwu Keshi died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday in Benin City, Edo state, TheCable understands. The

Ex-Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro settles case against Mourinho Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro settled her case against the club and their ex-manager Jose Mourinho for an undisclosed sum on Tues

Serena Williams Tops Sharapova As The World's Highest-Paid Female Athlete Serena Williams lost the French Open final Saturday to Garbine Muguruza. It marked her third failed attempt to win a 22nd

Eva Carneiro 'rejected £1.2m Chelsea settlement' Former Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro rejected a £1.2m settlement from the club, documents submitted to her employment tribuna

Garbine Muguruza beats Serena Williams to win French Open In a final that pitted one of the sport’s legends against one of its rising stars, Garbine Muguruza won the 2016 French Open over S

Muhammad Ali: What made 'The Greatest' so great? It is crass, I know, to reduce Muhammad Ali's greatness to little more than a game of Top Trumps. And how great, really, is a man who happens to h

Messi tax fraud trial: 'I knew nothing' Barcelona star says The Barcelona and Argentina football star, Lionel Messi, who is on trial for alleged tax fraud in Spain, has told a court he had no inv

French coach Deschamps ‘bowed to racists’ over Euro 2016 snub, says Benzema France's top scorer Karim Benzema on Wednesday accused coach Didier Deschamps of bowing to pressure from a

Serena Williams reaches French Open quarters as Venus falls The Williams sisters earned a split Wednesday at Roland Garros, as little sister Serena quickly advanced to the quarterfinals while Ven

Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka set for French Open semis clash The defending French Open champion will face off against the world No. 2 in a semifinal showdown at Roland Garros. Stan Wawrinka, who s

Top women players are ‘just pissed’ at the French Open After their French Open fourth-round exits Tuesday, both No. 2 seed Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 6 Simona Halep complained firmly

'I don't know what I sign', Messi tells judge in fraud case: report Argentina star Lionel Messi, who is due to go on trial in Barcelona for alleged tax fraud, told a judge that he never looks at

Cristiano Ronaldo's market value is 4 times that of Hungary's 23-man squad The Portuguese superstar's market value is an astonishing $116 million Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footbal

OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: José Mourinho confirmed as new Manchester United manager The news we've all expected has finally been made official: José Mourinho is Manchester United's n

Why are image rights delaying Jose Mourinho's move to Manchester United? Jose Mourinho's long-awaited move to Manchester United is reportedly being delayed by a wrangle over image rights. The Por

French Open 2016: Britain's Aljaz Bedene beats Carreno Busta to set up Novak Djokovic clash British number two Aljaz Bedene set up a third-round tie against world number one Novak Djokovic at the

Manchester United: Jose Mourinho to make Karim Benzema his primary target for the summer Jose Mourinho wants to sign Karim Benzema from Real Madrid in a bid to end Manchester United's goalscoring

Manchester United set to appoint Jose Mourinho as manager Despite winning the FA Cup 2-1 over Crystal Palace on Saturday, Manchester United is set to replace manager Louis van Gaal with ex-Chelse

2016 French Open: Women's bracket, schedule and scores Serena Williams picked up her first title in nine months and she'll try to win another at Roland Garros, this time without Maria Sharap

Serena Williams: 'I'm ready for anyone' She's the woman everyone is trying to beat, but Serena Williams insists she is "ready for anyone" as she prepares to defend her French Open crown. The wor