Neymar’s return to Champions League action may be delayed after the Paris Saint-Germain forward limped off after just 12 minutes of Brazil’s friendly against Nigeria on Sunday. The 27-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes against Senegal on Thursday, clutched his hamstring after eight minutes and was replaced by Philippe Coutinho shortly after. Neymar, who Read more
Conversation With Osasu Obayiuwana “I tell you, one senator’s salary for one year will produce five Gold medalists for Nigeria in 2 years!’’ I am tired of the endless lamentation. I would not have touched the subject again had Osasu Obayiuwana not called me up from his holiday in California, two days ago, to rant Read more
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, who resigned from the National team after his clash with former coach, Sunday Oliseh, in 2015, has hinted of a possible return to the National team. The 37-year-old ex-national team captain had said, in an interview with Brila FM on Friday Sept. 13, that he was ready to return to Read more
Former Cameroon ace striker, Samuel Eto’o has announced his retirement from football at the age of 38 after 22 years of a glorious career. The Former Barcelona, Chelsea and Real Madrid forward last club as a professional footballer was Qatar Star League side Qatar SC. He joined the club in the summer of 2018 from Read more
Serena Williams on Sunday defied ankle injury to advance to the quarter-finals stage of the 2019 US Open. The 23 Grand Slam singles titles holder needed a medical time out in the second set of her 6-3 6-4 win over Petra Martic on Sunday to get treatment on her right ankle. Williams, however, recovered to win Read more
Serena Williams overwhelmed Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 on Monday to reach the second round of the US Open in search of her 24th Grand Slam title while “rusty” Roger Federer rallied past Indian qualifier Sumit Nagal. Six-time US Open champion Williams crushed the five-time major winner from Russia in only 59 minutes, beating Sharapova for Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo admitted on Wednesday his long-time rivalry with Lionel Messi has made him “a better player” and that he enjoys a “healthy” rivalry with the Argentine great. However, Portuguese star Ronaldo, whose influence at Real Madrid mirrored that of Messi at Barcelona before he left for Juventus, admitted that the pair have never socialised Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated D’Tigress, the national female basketball team, for winning the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 championship in Dakar, Senegal. He also commended the victorious D’Tigress for an impressive outing in Dakar that saw the Nigerian ladies retaining the African title. The Nigerian ladies defeated their counterparts and host nation Senegal 60-55 to Read more
Zenith Bank Plc, the sole sponsor of the Nigerian Female Basketball League has hailed the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, for emerging champions of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, defeating the host nation 60-55 points in the final match to retain the coveted trophy. Speaking on the success of the team at Read more
Former Super Eagles forward, Samson Siasia on Saturday appealed for calm over the news of his life ban from the game by world football governing body FIFA on Friday. FIFA had on Friday slammed life ban from all related football matters on the former Super Eagle coach was banned following a match-fixing probe by the Read more
