NSF 2020: Edo To Recruit 1,000 Cleaners
For As part of preparations, and bid to take care of venues during the National Sports Festival tagged “Edo 2020”, the Edo Waste Management Agency said it will engage 1,000 Cleaners. The General Manager...
Australian Open: Serena Makes Third Round Exit
Serena Williams suffered her earliest exit from the Australian Open in 14 years on Friday, falling to China’s Wang Qiang in a stunning third round reversal that left her bid for a record-equalling 24th...
Djokovic Puts On Serving Masterclass To Breeze Past Nishioka
Champion Novak Djokovic put on an impeccable serving display against Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka to canter to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday, staying on course...
THERE WAS NO SOCCER IN BIAFRA
War leaders Yakubu Gowon and Emeka Ojukwu were active sportsmen during their stay in England. The Nigerian was a good boxer, played soccer and hockey. The Biafran was into athletics and even won a prize...
Tranmere Rovers Oust Watford To Face Manchester United In FA Cup 4th Round
Tranmere Rovers substitute Paul Mullin scored an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory over English Premier League (EPL) side Watford on Thursday. The goal was enough to set up an FA Cup fourth round clash...
Minister Gives NFF 2 Weeks To Relocate To New Office Complex
Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to fast track the process of relocating to its new office complex. The minister said this on Thursday when he...
Manchester United Fall To Burnley As Fans Turn On Club’s U.S. Owners
Manchester United’s UEFA Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow with a 2-0 upset at home to Burnley in the English Premier League (EPL) on Wednesday. The Old Trafford fans immediately vented their anger at...
Leicester City Cement Third Spot With 4-1 Win Over West Ham
Leicester City shrugged off a recent slump in form to strengthen their grip on third place in the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL). They did so with Ayoze Perez’s late double capping a 4-1 home...
2022 World Cup: Super Eagles To Face Cape Verde, CAR, Liberia In Qualifying Campaign
Nigeria have been drawn to square up against Cape Verde, Central African Republic (CAR) and Liberia in the second to the last round of the qualifying race for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. The...
NPFL: Rangers Humble Abia Warriors 3-1 To Crawl Out Of Relegation
Rangers International FC on Sunday crawled out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 defeat of visiting Abia Warriors in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 16, played in Enugu. News Agency...
Peter Mathebula: South Africa’s World Champion Boxer Dies
The first black South African to win a world boxing title has died at the age of 67. Peter Mathebula made history in 1980 when he beat fellow flyweight Tae-Shik Kim of South Korea at...
EPL: Arsenal Held Again By Late Sheffield Leveler
Arsenal’s faint hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League suffered another blow as John Fleck’s late equaliser secured a valuable point for Sheffield United’s own European ambitions in a 1-1 draw at...
Deeney Penalty Saved As Watford Draw With Spurs
Watford’s Troy Deeney had a penalty saved as his side drew 0-0 with Tottenham at Vicarage Road, extending the hosts’ unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches. Paulo Gazzaniga dived low to his...
