DELRAY BEACH, United States – World number one Serena Williams powered past Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 6-1 Sunday to give the United States a 2-1 lead over Sweden in their Fed Cup World Group playoff. Williams was still on the court after her dominant victory, which took just 56 minutes, when it was announced that US […]

Tens of thousands of runners flowed through the British capital Sunday in the London Marathon, after a solemn 30-second silence at the start for the victims of the bomb attacks at the Boston Marathon barely a week ago.

Tottenham Hotspur sent the Premier League title towards Manchester United with a stunning 3-1 defeat of Manchester City on Sunday, on a day when Liverpool striker Luis Suarez created controversy once again.

Mike Rodgers notched the fastest 100m in the world this year at the Mount SAC Relays on Saturday, while America’s top two sprinters — Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin — took to the track in Florida.

MY dear Governor, I write you today not only to say that I see what your government is doing for Delta State in the area of sports, which is my primary constituency, but to add that I equally appreciate the impact it is having on our sports men and women.

THE above book, written by Iyase, Dr. Sylvan Olisanye Ebigwei, is a compilation of materials sourced from media mentions since the formation of the game of Chess in Nigeria, from the time he was a student at St. Patrick’s College, Asaba, Delta State. It is published by Worldwide Controls Nigeria Limited and its for public launch on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Nigeria’s only surviving club in continental soccer contest, Rangers International will today host Angola’s Recreativo Libolo in the first leg second round qualifiers of the the CAF Champions League at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu with an aim to win and progress to lucrative group stage.

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets returned to their scoring best Saturday when they thrashed Congo 7-0 at the on-going CAF Under-17 Championship in Morocco to qualify for the semi-final and also book a place in the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Turkey.

Arsenal returned to third place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at 10-man Fulham on Saturday, while Reading and Queens Park Rangers slipped ever closer to relegation.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on Saturday set up their third Monte Carlo Masters final meeting, with the Serb top seed the last obstacle to the Spaniard’s pursuit of a ninth title.