Beckham announces retirement
The former England captain has decided to bring the curtain down on his illustrious career – despite the best efforts of les Parisiens to persuade him to play on for another year. Paris Saint-Germain midfielder David Beckham has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season. The 38-year-old only moved to the French capital More...
Reuben doubtful for Mexico, Confed Cup
Former Kano Pillars midfielder and Kilmarnock FC new sign-on, Gabriel Reuben, is a serious doubt in the Super Eagles 2014 World Cup qualifiers as well as the FIFA Confederation Cup finals, next month. The rugged More...
Why I dropped Eneramo, Musa, Ogude, from Mexico friendly- Keshi
By Patrick Andrew Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, opted for Joseph Akpala instead of Michael Eneramo because he was yet to watch the latter’s recent matches to determine his mental and physical form More...
Chelsea beat Benfica at the death to make history
Chelsea became the first side to hold the Champions League and Europa League titles simultaneously as Branislav Ivanovic’s stoppage-time header earned victory over Benfica in Amsterdam. Fernando Torres’ More...
Injury KOs Haye’s in return against Charr
David Haye has withdrawn from his fight against Manuel Charr after hurting his left hand in training. The former WBA heavyweight champion was scheduled to fight Charr in Manchester on June 29. Haye announced his More...
Cricket stakeholders say Sagoe’s removal no big deal
Cricket stakeholders in Lagos yesterday expressed optimism that the removal of Kwesi Sagoe as President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), would not affect the growth of the game. A new president, Emeka Onyedima, More...
AFN shifts 3rd Golden League to PH for junior athletes
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has shifted of its Golden League third leg that was originally scheduled for Ilorin, to the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). This was disclosed yesterday by the federation’s More...
Kaka, Ronaldinho out of Brazil squad
Ronaldinho and Kaka were both left out of the Brazil’s squad for the Confederations Cup, named by Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Scolari had been expected to include at least one of the experienced pair in his More...
Only 14 Flying Eagles in Germany as confusion mars preparations
Stories by Patrick Andrew Flying Eagles’ preparations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup may have taken a turn for the worse with the latest being that only 14 players are in the team’s Germany camp, barely More...
Keshi picks 8 home-based Eagles, 19 others for Mexico clash
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, has included eight domestic league players in the 25-man squad for the international friendly duel against Mexico May 31 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, USA. Top among More...
