Sports will form part of the Nigeria Centenary Peace Celebration (NCPC) programme of activities for the public’s entertainment, the Centenary Sports Committee Chairman, Mr Fabio Olanipekun, said on Friday.

President of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria, CFN, Alhaji Mohhamed Nur Sheriff has urged the National Sports Commission, NSC to concession the Cycling Velodrome at the Abuja National Stadium so that it could be properly utilised.

Coach Tony Ukeachu has welcomed the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF in naming Shaibu Amodu as it’s national Technical Director.

Top officials of the Nigeria University Games Association, NUGA, are having sleepless nights over their inability to meet the budgeted funds for the country’s participation in the 27th World University Games scheduled to take place in the Russian city of Kazan, July 6 to 17.

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David Moyes has admitted he was swaying towards staying at Everton before Manchester United came calling to replace Sir Alex Ferguson.

LONDON – Leading English Premier League scorers ahead the weekend’s matches: 25: van Persie (Manchester United) 23: Suarez (Liverpool) 20: Bale (Tottenham) 18: Benteke (Aston Villa) 17: Michu (Swansea City) 15: Ba (Chelsea) 14: Lambert (Southampton), Lukaku (West Bromwich) 13: Berbatov (Fulham), Lampard (Chelsea), Walcott (Arsenal), Dzeko (Manchester City 12: Cazorla (Arsenal), Rooney (Manchester United) […]

The Oyo State Government has described the death of Joseph Ladipo, the former Super Falcons coach and immediate past Chairman of Shooting Stars Board,  as a big loss to the state and the nation

BERLIN – Bayern Munich will collect their first silverware for three years on Saturday when they are presented with the Bundesliga shield and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists it won’t be the last trophy they lift this season. And Rummenigge has his sights firmly set on the Champions League final. After hosting Augsburg at Munich’s Allianz […]

MADRID – Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has admitted that his side are desperate to finally mathematically seal the La Liga title this weekend when they travel to face Atletico Madrid. The Catalans have been on the brink of sealing their fourth championship in five years for a number of weeks, but will have matters in their […]