Having finished year 2009 on a low note, Shooting Stars General Manager Mutiu Adepoju is disappointed but confident that the New Year will bring good tidings to his Ibadan based side.

Enugu Rangers’ players and officials are still waiting for the package promised them by Enugu State governor Sullivan Chime. Rangers, prior to the Christmas break enjoyed a good run in the Globacom Premier League and the management is confident that it will continue in the New Year.

Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia will visit a specialist about a hand injury that has prevented him from swinging a club for several weeks.
Garcia said Tuesday that he still feels pain in his right hand after not playing for nearly a month. He sprained the wrist during the third round of last month’s Dubai World Championship, where Garcia finished seventh.

Come February 6th 2010, Sapele Athletics Club Golf section in Delta State will be a beehive of activities as the best of lady golfers from the South South zone lay siege at the newly constructed golf facility as Lady Golfers Association of Nigeria (LGAN) Vice President South Liz Ogbetuo hosts her inaugural tournament.

Nigeria’s best female golfer Uloma Mbuko is set to turn pro this year. Mbuko who for years dominated the ladies scene, winning virtually every tournament in the country, finally decided to turn pro two years back but she could not secure a sponsor. Last year, Mbuko financed her trip Nelson Mandela’s country where she secured a trainer, who would help her fine tune her game as she prepares for the big journey ahead.