With a 35-man squad set to hit South Africa on Wednesday, August 14 for an international football friendly against a crack All Stars Club of Johannesburg, officials and members of Goldashe United FC of Port Harcourt have expressed displeasure with their counterparts in Lagos and Abuja for being excluded in the nation-wide all stars league.

Leading telecommunications company, Globacom, has enjoined the Super Eagles to ensure victory over Bafana Bafana of South Africa as they meet in the Mandela Challenge billed for the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban on Wednesday.

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the women’s 100m title at the World Athletics Championships on Monday.

Stakeholders in athletics believe that the powerful start by Blessing Okagbare in being the first African woman to make the podium at the ongoing World Athletic Championships was a sign of more good things to come.

Blessing Okagbare, the 24 year-old Delta-born athlete, who is leading Nigeria’s medals chase at the on-going IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, yesterday proved that she was destined for great things when she jumped to a silver medal win in the Women’s Long Jump event at the Luzhniki Stadium

Nigerian 400m hurdles record holder,Ajoke Muizat Odumosu will begin her chase for a first ever appearance in the finals of the quartermile barrier run early this morning at the Luizniki stadium in Moscow.

As Lagos Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and family converge for the eight day Fidau prayer for their late father, Pa Ibrahim Ademola Fashola, the Teslim Balogun Sports Development Foundation has extolled the qualities of the late patriarch revealing that he was one of the pillars of sports in the state.

Gabon have booked their place at next year’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) after beating Cameroon on penalties in their first-round qualifier.

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt lifted track and field out of the doping doldrums as he reclaimed his world 100m title in emphatic style on Sunday.

Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt remained on course to regain his 100 metres world title as he progressed into Sunday’s final at the World Athletics Championships.