Usain Bolt on Tuesday fired out a broadside at potential rivals at August’s World Athletics Championships, saying that despite indifferent early season form his “eyes were on the prize”.

Nigeria coach John Obuh insists he has selected the best players for the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Akwa United have been slammed after fans assaulted match officials and led to the abandonment of the clash against Warri Wolves.

Nigeria could be the first qualifiers for the final round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Africa if they win in Namibia on Wednesday.

MADRID (AFP) – Real Madrid’s French international Karim Benzema has undergone a surgical procedure in France to drain liquid from his right knee, the club said on its web site.

SINGAPORE (AFP) – A Lebanese football referee was jailed for six months Tuesday after pleading guilty to accepting free sexual services from a gambling-linked syndicate which offered the bribe as an inducement to rig a match in Singapore.

In what can be interpreted as a last ditch effort to stop the Super Eagles’ smooth-run in the qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, rank outsiders Namibia have recalled forgotten veteran midfielder Oliver Risser ahead of their penultimate clash against the current African champions at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek on Wednesday.

Roger Palmgren has quit as Namibia coach after claiming he and his family had received death threats.

The Cross River state government has assured athletes,officials and spectators that will throng the U.J Esuene Stadium,Calabar next week for the All Nigeria/Cross River State Athletics Championships of hosting a world class event comparable to the USA and Jamaican national championships.

Warri Wolves have announced the loss of their player, Solomon Oboh who died Sunday night in an auto crash in Agbarho( two kilometers to Warri), shortly after their NPFL Week 17 home win over 3SC.