Classy Spain retain U21 title
Thiago Alcantara inspired Spain Under-21s to European Championship glory, with the reported Manchester United target hitting a hat-trick as Italy were defeated in Jerusalem. The 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder has been regularly linked with a move to Old Trafford and saw his considerable stock rise further as Spain stylishly disposed of the country More...
Okagbare leads star-glut field to Calabar today
By Patrick Andrew Nigeria’s 100m leading light and women current champion, Blessing Okagbare, leads a rich field of both foreign and home-based athletes to the All Nigerian Athletics Championships, which takes More...
Federation Cup: Pillars won’t have no pity for Global Academy, says Afelokhai
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) first half leaders and last year’s Federation Cup semi-finalists, Kano Pillars have vowed that they will leave any stone unturned to trounce Global Academy in the More...
Sheshi urges coaches to collaboration for grassroots talents hunt
Baba Sheshi, Director of Sports in Niger Sports Council, has called on coaches across the country to collaborate in the discovery of budding talents to foster a positive transformation of sports development. The More...
Radwanska dreams grass-court successes, consistency
Last year’s Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwarska hopes to improve her grass-play consistency as she starts her grand slam preparation as women’s top seed at the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International. The fourth-ranked More...
Garcia stops Lopez in fourth, loses WBO title
Mikey Garcia stopped Juan Manuel Lopez in the fourth round of their WBO featherweight title fight in Dallas, Texas, over the weekend. However, for failing to make weight on Friday, that left the title vacant. He More...
Meet Confederation Cup captains, hear their hopes
Eight teams will compete for the FIFA Confederation Cup glory, beginning this weekend in Brazil. The tournament is usually a dress rehearsal for the glamourous senior World Cup. Of course, the teams will like troops More...
Wimbledon Open: Will Nadal, Williams remain unbeatable?
French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are the rave of the moment in tennis. Their recent forms and victories clearly stood them out. Nadal in particular proved last weekend that he remains king More...
Russia adopts law for 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2017 Confederations Cup
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law on the preparation and hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 in Russia. FIFA and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) are More...
Monaco to make £85m bid for Real Madrid’s talisman
Ronaldo has just two years left on his contract at Madrid and is known to be disillusioned with life at the Santiago Bernabeu, at the end of his fourth season there. The Ligue 1 club, funded by Russian billionaire More...
