ollowing the successful completion of the nationwide registration of participants for the season three of the Airtel Rising Stars (ARS 3) national U-17 Tournament for boys and girls, the zonal championship of the competition will hold from July 22 to August 9 across six centres.

The Nigeria Football Federation Monday came down heavily on the principal actors involved in the two shameful football matches that produced a fantasy scoreline of 149 goals.

Manchester United manager David Moyes on Monday revealed he has stepped up his pursuit of Cesc Fabregas after making a second bid for the Barcelona midfielder.

Blessing Okagbare won the Long Jump event in the Monaco leg of the Diamond League at the weekend and called Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to say “I’m approaching our target and God willing we’ll get there. I dedicate this to you, sir”

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are expected to jet out for Abidjan on Thursday through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, team scribe, Dayo Enebi Achor has confirmed.

Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye has charged the eleven picked sports federations to ensure they win medals for the country at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Confirming this on Sunday, the coordinator of the Association of Nigerian ex-internationals in the Diasposa (ANED), Pual Okoku said that Oleh, who until his demise, resided in Michigan, was found dead in his car garrage in the United States home.

English football giants Chelsea cruised to a 4-1 victory over a Malaysian selection as part of their pre-season Asia tour on Sunday.

Shola Ameobi has been taken to hospital for X-rays after damaging his hand in Newcastle United 3-1 friendly defeat to Rio Ave, a development Alan Pardew can scarcely afford given his dearth of centre forwards.

Nigeria’s junior national soccer team will commence their final preparations for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Calabar tomorrow, just as coach Manu Garba is targeting the trophy.