World Cup must be kept out of private hands – Chelsea manager Alonso
"I think that football has to be for the people, not in private hands," Alonso said in Sydney, where the London club are on a pre-season tour.
Super Eagles’ Handler: Keshi or foreign coach?
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the Super Eagles of Nigeria early ouster from the ongoing FIFA Confederations Cup in Brasil.
While some described Eagles performance as satisfactory, others say the team is technically bereft and called for injection of foreign coach to restore the lost glory of the national team.
Sofoluwe insists on Yobo
Ex-international, Yisa Sofoluwe has called for the immediate recall of captain Joseph Yobo and other experienced Europe-based Nigerian stars to fortify the Super Eagles squad ahead of the final round of matches for the 2014 World Cup qualification series.
Federer faces down lessons of Wimbledon history
Roger Federer was confronting the collapse of his tennis world Thursday, desperate to avoid the Wimbledon fate suffered by his hero Pete Sampras, whose All England Club career ended in a punch-drunk haze.
ManCity, Juve confirm Tevez transfer
LONDON (AFP) – Manchester City and Juventus on Thursday confirmed that Carlos Tevez had signed for the Italian club, bringing an end to his four-stay in northwest England.
‘Prodigal son’ Arshavin returns home to Zenit
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia’s former international captain Andrei Arshavin has agreed a two-year deal to return to his native club Zenit St Petersburg after a frustrating half decade at London’s Arsenal, Zenit announced Thursday.
Arbeloa calls for late starts at World Cup
Spain defender Alvaro Arbeloa believes matches at next year’s World Cup should kick off in the evenings to spare players from the damaging effects of heat and humidity in Brazil’s stadiums.
Why Nigeria must celebrate Keshi – Amaju
Executive Chairman of Delta State Sports Commission, Amaju Pinnick said yesterday that Stephen Keshi should be celebrated and not despised for the Confederations Cup failure.
F/Eagles gun for automatic qualification
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will go for a win in today’s final Group B match of the U20 World Cup against South Korea to earn automatic passage to the round of 16.
Olympic Day Run to hold in two phases
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has said that this year’s Olympic Day Run will hold in two phases, the first coming up on June 29 in most states of the federation while the likes of Lagos, Imo, Osun,, Oyo. Anambra and Ondo will hold theirs on July 6.
Emenike: Eagles will return to shine in Brazil
Emmanuel Emenike has vowed that Nigeria will shine at next year’s World Cup after they exited in the first round of the Confederations Cup.
