Category Archives: SPORTS
Chile Sinks Argentina to Win Copa America
Chile made it back-to-back Copa America titles after seeing off South American rivals Argentina 4-2 in a penalty shootout in Sunday’s ill-tempered final. Both Argentina and Chile were reduced to 10 men in a fiery first half in a rematch
Joshua Knocks Out Breazeale to Defend IBF Heavyweight title
British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, yesterday at the O2 Arena in London, produced a classy display to knockout tough American Dominic Breazeale and make a successful first defence of his IBF world heavyweight crown. Joshua dropped Breazeale – only the second
Ronaldo Misses Penalty As Portugal, Austria Fire Blanks
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty as Portugal stumbled to a second straight draw at Euro 2016 on Saturday after a frustrating 0-0 stalemate against Group F rivals Austria in Paris. Ronaldo set a new Portuguese record with his 128th
NFF Confirm Giwa FC Expulsion from Nigeria League
The Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has ratified the decision of the League Management Company which expelled Giwa FC from the Nigeria Premier League after they failed to honour three matches this season. Giwa FC were banished to
BREAKING: NFF technical Director, Amodu Shaibu, Dies
Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amodu Shaibu, is dead. Details were still sketchy at the time of filing this report. His death comes a few days after that of former Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, who
Football Icon Cristiano Ronaldo is Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athlete of 2016
American business magazine Forbes, has listed top footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest-paid athlete in the world. Ronaldo who just won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid beat boxer Floyd Mayweather and golfer Tiger Woods to clinch the top
Lagos State Principals Cup (Season 7) Finals Holds this Friday
The Teslim Balogun Stadium will on Friday, June 10, 2016 host the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup; the biggest grassroots soccer competition in West Africa. Now in its 7th year, this season’s finals promises to be an exhilarating
Stephen Keshi: Brawler, talker and Most Successful Black African Coach of All time
The first time I met Stephen Keshi was in 2002. He was lying on a sun-lounger by a pool in a hotel in Bamako and I was one of about a dozen journalists crouched at his feet, eager for the
Former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi Is Dead
Nigeria football icon Stephen Okechukwu Keshi died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday in Benin City, Edo state, TheCable understands. The former international football player and coach had lost his wife of 33 years, Kate, last year after a
Fisticuffs As Giwa And Associates Attempt To Take Over NFF Headquarters
Suspected thugs believed to be loyal to the Chris Giwa-led faction of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stormed the secretariat in several cars, vowing to take over the leadership of the football body leading to a brawl. The NFF in
