Despite a formidable front of England’s three ‘Lions’ in David Beckham, Prince Williams and Prime Minister, David Cameron as well as some other notable names like Sebastine Coe, John Barnes and Andy Cole, the England Bid for the 2018 World Cup suffered a major blow with FIFA 22-man Executive Committee giving it to fellow Europeans, Russia.

ON December 14, 1998, a ceiling fan cut Mr. Omasan Amunubo’s face. After treatment, the surgery left five stitches below his left eye. Omasan, Male, 53, has since undergone other medical operations to correct the defects that resulted from the surgery, to the extent that he developed advanced glaucoma. Today, Omasan is completely blind from what has been described by an Ophthalmologist as Corneal Opacification.

Last week, we hinted about the herculean task ahead of the new Eagles coach. It is courteous to congratulate the coach for his emergence and appointment into this exalted position.

Disgraced CAF and FIFA Executive Committee member, Dr. Amos Adamu said even before the decision of the Ethics Committee was made public, that he would appeal the decision because he was not satisfied with their guilty verdict passed on him.

It is 28 years since the Azurris of Italy inflicted a 3-2 pain on star-studded Brazil in the semi final of the World Cup in Spain but the agony is still with Brazilian fans who are yet to forgive the tormentor in-chief on the Italian side, Paolo Rossi.

Team Manager of Bukola Babes FC, Alloy Chukwuemeka has sounded a note of warning to teams in the Nigerian Premier League that they should see them as one of the contenders in the league and not push overs.

Former Golden Eaglets coach Henry Nwosu has urged the Nigeria Premier League, NPL to do their best in securing a title sponsor for the league. But he was quick to add that NPL has so far done a good job.

The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) has lifted the ban slammed on Kano Pillars’ goalkeeper, Sani Haliru, for a misconduct charge last season.

By Kate Obodo After a brilliant display in the just concluded Africa Women Championship, AWC in South Africa, Super Falcons’ striker Perpetua Nwkocha says she hopes to put up a better outing at the forthcoming World Cup in Germany. Speaking with Saturday Vanguard Sports, Nkwocha said she plans to work hard so as to help […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU -STUDENTS of universities owned by governments of the South East states have gone to court over the lingering industrial dispute between the state governments and members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU which has led to the closure of the universities in the last four months. The legal action was […]