When the World Cup bound Super Eagles take on Scotland at Craven Cottage, home ground of Premier League side, Fulham on May 28, the encounter will not be limited to the 22 players doing battle on the football pitch.

Wayne Rooney expects to be in peak condition when he embarks on his third World Cup finals campaign next month.

Former Cruiserweight boxing champion, Bash Ali, said he would not be frustrated in his quest to record Nigeria’s name in the Guinness Book of Record in spite of his financial inadequacies.

A six-man contingent of the national under-19 beach volleyball teams would leave Kaduna on Thursday, May 15 for Niger Republic, an official said on Wednesday

A South African judge on Wednesday ordered that Oscar Pistorius undergo psychiatric tests to establish if he has a “general anxiety disorder,” raising the prospect of lengthy delays in his murder trial.

Organizers of the prestigious annual Nigerian Sports Award, Unmissable Incentives Limited have unfolded the plans and activities for the 2014 edition.

Ace sports broadcaster, Aisha Falode yesterday, appealed to Nigerian authorities to immediately intervene in the alleged murder case of her only son, Oloruntoba, who died under mysterious circumstances in Dubai.

Out of favour Eagles’ striker Ikechukwu Uche yesterday received a tremendous boost as former Abia state governor Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu made a passionate plea for his inclusion in Stephen Keshi’s squad.

Twenty-four high-powered polo teams from across the globe are gearing up for Africa’s premium polo extravaganza as the annual Access Bank-UNICEF Charity Shield Polo tournament commences at the Fifth Chukker Lawns of Kangimi Resort in Kaduna from May 20 to June 7, 2014.

Christine Ohuruogu, the world 400m champion, and Richard Kilty, the world indoor 60m champion, are among those selected for Britain’s 24-strong squad for the inaugural World Relays in the Bahamas next week.