ARSENAL claimed the final Champions League spot at the expense of their arch rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, on the last day of the Premier League season Sunday with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United.

Defender Laurent Koscielny put visitors, Arsenal...

A CAPACITY crowd chanting his name, the Eiffel Tower in the background: even by his own glamorous standards, David Beckham got a special send-off on Saturday as he headed into retirement with another title in the bag.

“Tonight was a nice way to...

RAFAEL Nadal dropped only four games as he beat Roger Federer in 68 minutes to win his seventh Italian Open title.

In the 30th career meeting between the pair, who share 28 Grand Slam singles titles, the Spaniard raced to a 6-1 6-3 victory at...

Never in the history of world football has one player had a lasting impression on fans like David Beckham did. Wherever he went, he had a strong followership and for 20 years, he thrilled fans with immense skill and dexterity. The former England...

Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho remained non-committal about where he will be next term after his side lost 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final against local rivals Atletico Madrid to round off the “worst season” of his life.

Diego Costa’s...

FORTUNA Dusseldorf were relegated from the Bundesliga Saturday afternoon as Hoffenheim and Augsburg staged final-day escape acts.

Dusseldorf went down 3-0 at Hannover to finish the season second bottom of the table, with their two relegation...

ARRANGEMENTS for a potential third-place play-off clash between Chelsea and Arsenal are well under-way with the Premier League Friday announcing that the match will be held at Villa Park should the scenario arise.

It has become a very realistic...

CHELSEA midfielder, Frank Lampard, believes the return of Jose Mourinho would help the Blues challenge for the Premier League title again.

Real Madrid boss Mourinho is the red-hot favourite to fill the Stamford Bridge vacancy this summer with...

TIGER Woods has returned to the top of Forbes magazine’s annual list  of the 100 highest-paid sports personalities.

World number one ranked golfer Woods, 37, was third in the previous list, ending a 12-year stint at the summit.

But the...

ENGLAND’S 17-year-old Charley Hull says she belongs in professional golf after finishing second in her first five Ladies’ European Tour  events.

Having made her professional debut in March, the player from Kettering is hoping to become...

AS part of activities to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebrations, Kids Golf International (KGI), is putting in place a Children’s Day Classics at the Lakowe Lakes Golf and Country Estate, Lagos.

The event will see kids aged five to 17...

OGUN State-based Sunday Eze emerged winner of the 4th WellManned Amateur open Golf Tournament held recently at the Elephant Club, Sagamu, after seeing off stiff challenge from Sylvester Uche and kazeem Lasisi.

At the end of play, the trio had...

WITH two Ghanaians occupying the first two places on the Professional Golfers Association of Nigeria (PGAN) Order of Merit, a stiff contest is expected among high-ranking Nigerian golfers for the two tickets to this year’s Omega Mission Hills...

A TOTAL of 11 teen golfers will represent Nigeria at this month’s U.S. Kids European Golf Championships taking place in Gullane, Scotland, where they will vie for honours alongside over 500 other children from 30 other countries.

The Chairman...