THE main draw of the 1st Nigeria Port Authority Open Tennis Championship served off in Abuja yesterday with 100 players battling for the N5.7m prize-money event.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday that former great Thierry Henry will “certainly” return to the club in some capacity in the future.

Brazilian soccer legend Pele is out of intensive care and able to walk around as he recovers from a kidney problem, the Sao Paulo hospital treating him said Tuesday.

All eyes in Africa will be focussed on Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday as the capital of Malabo plays host to the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations just weeks after Morocco were stripped of the right to host the event.

Chinese Super League team Hangzhou Greentown have recruited Frenchman Philippe Troussier, who led Japan to the last 16 of the 2002 World Cup, as their new head coach, the club said Tuesday.

Former Crown of Ogbomosho coach, Lawrence praised the efforts of Aba s, Enyimba to participate in ts edition of Copa Lagos.Akpokona said in Benin that it took a lot of cofor Enyimba to accept play Beach Soccer this year.”We have always known Enyimba as a team that plays on normal pitch.

Ikechukwu Uche hailed Villarreal’s team spirit following Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Cordoba in La Liga.

Bayelsa United goalkeeper Kazeem Yekeen has said he cannot be part of the Nigeria U-23 team because he is over the age.

THE delegation of Nigeria Football Federation to Saturday’s 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, Canada 2015, will depart from Abuja on Thursday morning.

THE city of Kaduna is experiencing high –level excitement with the arrival of the U-20 National Team, Flying Eagles, on Sunday for a two –month camping programme.