HUNDREDS of young men at the weekend thronged the Rangers training pitch in Enugu and Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt to participate in the trials for this year’s MTN Football Scholar.

The trials, which started the series of auditioning for...

BEIJING 2008 Olympics medallist and Team Nigeria captain to the 2012 London Olympics, Chika Chukwumerije, has appealed to the Germany Embassy following the refusal of the mission to grant visas to the national taekwondo team.

The athletes, who...

AFTER the conclusion of the Europe/Africa Zone Group III held in Cairo, Morocco and Egypt have been promoted to Group II for 2014, while Team Nigeria managed to escape being relegated to remain in same group for next year.

Morocco and Egypt won...

HEAD Office at the weekend wrestled the title from the Northern Territory to lift the trophy at the third Total Managing Director’s (MD’s) Cup held in Onikan Stadium, Lagos.

The defending champion, Northern Territory failed to retain the cup...

THE people of the Ondo towns of Akure, Owo and Ikare Akoko have started cleaning up their cities in the anticipation of the visit of the next general of world football stars expected to hit the towns from June 4 for the Mimiko International Soccer...

PEPSI has congratulated Super Eagles’ Victor Moses and John Mikel Obi for winning the UEFA Europa Cup with their English Club, Chelsea.

Chelsea beat Benfica of Portugal 2-1 in the final play at Amsterdam Arena last Wednesday.

Head of...

UCHE Kalu has confirmed that he will remain with Rizespor of Turkey for next season in spite of offers coming from other clubs in Europe.

Kalu, who scored nine goals from 12 matches before he got injured in January year, has concluded all...

Court Stops Inauguration Of Handball Board

THE men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force were mobilized Friday to ensure that law and order prevailed at the National Stadium, Abuja, where the Minister of Sports/Chairman, National Sports...

ANOTHER attempt by Team Nigeria to return to the elite group of the Europe/Africa Zone of the Davis Cup tournament was thwarted Friday, as the Benson Ishicheli-captained side lost to Egypt in their last group match of Group III played at the Smash...

LITTLE Georgia Oboh will fly off to Scotland Saturday, where she is billed to fly Nigeria’s flag at the forthcoming European Junior Golf Championship.

Oboh, who paired with her mother, Evelyn, to win the just concluded Erin Magazine golf...

THE Nigerian female national team, Super Falcons and their Japanese counterparts, Nadeshiko, have some things in common.

Though, the Japanese women team occupies the front row in global football, having conquered the world at the last FIFA Women...

EVEN as a columnist, I cannot disguise my interest in FC Barcelona. I never hide my love for their style of play that is created and cultured at Camp Nou. Several times that sentiment beclouds and influences my expressions on the European...

It was another exciting moment of tennis at the 35th edition of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Senior Tennis Tournament, with tennis lovers, who trooped to the National Stadium, Lagos to be part of the championship, getting their feel of the...