Real Madrid have signed on Tottenham Hotspur’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric for the next five seasons, the Spanish club announced Monday.

Imo indigenes residing in Abakaliki, Ebonyi on Monday rejoiced with defending champions Heartland FC of Owerri, on its 2-1 victory over the Lobi Stars FC of Makurdi, to retain the 2012 Federation Cup.

Starting this Monday morning in Abuja, 26 players of the Super Eagles will be literarily up in arms against themselves as they battle to impress Coach Stephen Keshi and his crew that they are up for the Nations Cup qualifier against the Lone Star of Liberia.

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare returned to more track misfortunes as she was disqualified in the women 100m race at the Aviva Grand prix meet in Birmingham, England Sunday.

Heartland FC of Owerri made a successful defence of the Federation Cup when they beat hard- pressing Lobi Stars of Makurdi 2-1 in the final of the 2012 edition decided at the Teslim Balogun Stadium yesterday.

As Nigeria’s Under- 20 Women’s team move on to the knock-out stages of the on-going FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, the Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has urged the team to go all the way to the final of the competition and bring the cup home.

Nigerian champions and sole representatives in the CAF cups, Sunshine Stars of Akure have been handed Sudanese referees in the crucial match against group leaders Esperance at Stade De Rades, Tunis on September 2.

La Liga champions Real Madrid crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at derby rivals Getafe on Sunday to leave them five points behind fierce rivals Barcelona after only two games of the new season.

Italy coach Corrado Corradini has admitted that the Nigerian side, the Falconets were better than them, following their 4-0 defeat.

National Women’s teams’ Coordinator, Aisha Falode, has attributed the valiant performance so far of the Falconets at the ongoing U20 Women’s World Cup in Japan, to the visionary leadership of the NFF leadership and by extension that of Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdulahi and President Goodluck Jonathan.