Nigeria’s Davis Cup team member, Shehu Lawal’s run at the Governor’s Cup Futures II came to an end yesterday when he lost his second round match in quick sets of 1-6, 2-6 to South Africa’s Ruan Roelofse.

The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations draw is eagerly awaited by football fans across the continent. The draw for the tournament to be hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea will take place in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea on Saturday 29th October at 7.00pm

Falcons coach Eucheria Uche has called on Nigerian football enthusiasts to stop trading blames over the misfortunes that befell the country’s football.

Over 100 Secondary Schools from all Education Districts in Lagos State will participate in the second edition of Scrabbulympics which begins October 28th.

WITH its latest acquisition of the first High Definition (HD) studio and Outside Broadcast (OB) Van in the country, Supersport has promised to make the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) more attractive and have the kind of leverage their counterpart, English Premier League (EPL) enjoys from its broadcast.

Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen insists he is ready to face Chelsea in Saturday’s London derby after suffering an injury scare in his first match for two months.

Cesc Fabregas voiced his support for Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi on Wednesday in the wake of an apparent dip in form by the Argentina star triggering criticism in the Spanish media.

UEFA will wait another week before telling the Football Association their written reasons for the three-match ban that threatens to deny Wayne Rooney the chance to star at Euro 2012.

Carlos Tevez is considering suing Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini for defamation in the latest twist to the on-going saga involving the Argentinian striker, it was reported on Wednesday.

More heartbreak is looming for Nigerian football with Sunshine Stars facing elimination from the African Confederation Cup this weekend.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has rejected suggestions that he was under any pressure from the Presidency to retain embattled Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia after the team failed to qualify for 2012 African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Ex-Eagles star Daniel Amokachi has wondered why Samson Siasia is still Eagles coach as he also questioned the handling of star players by his former teammate.

AFTER two weeks of motion without movement on whether to sack or retain Samson Siasia, the Nigeria Football Federation has finally decided to weild the big axe.

Troubled Super Eagles’ head coach, Samson Siasia has declared that he is not ready to accept a pay cut. Siasia currently earns N5 million per month as Nigeria manager.

Manchester City star Carlos Tevez was hit with a £1 million fine on Tuesday following the angry bust-up during the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, the Premier League club announced.