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Rafael Nadal is an 11t-time French Open winner. He achieved that feat on Sunday afternoon in Paris when he beat Austrian, Dominic Thiem, in three straight sets of 6-4 6-3 6-2. During the two week Grand Slam, Nadal had to call on the…

The Head Coach of the Super Eagles: the Nigerian senior national football team, Gernot Rohr has banned players from eating goat meat and pepper soup towards their preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This comes after…

One of the notable players in the Argentinian football team, Javier Mascherano, has said that the Super Eagles of Nigeria are a disorganized team and they are capable of disorganizing their opponents at the 2018 World Cup. Mascherano…

Despite reports of their rumoured rift over an undisclosed incident, photos of Super Eagles Captain, Mikel Obi and team mate, Ogenyi Onazi playing table tennis alongside others has surfaced. However from the new photos, it seems…

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi he is well on the road to recovery following a shoulder injury in the Champions League final. “The president was reassured on the health condition of…

The Super Eagles have released their official team photograph for the Russia 2018 World Cup. It is tradition for teams to take official team pictures — with all 23 squad members, the technical crew and backroom staff–for the World…

After the first set, it looked like Simona Halep’s Grand Slam jinx was going to continue as she lost the set 6-3 to Sloane Stephens but she came storming back to take the next two, 6-4 6-0, winning her first Grand Slam at the fourth…

Real Madrid are ready to authorize a world-record transfer bid of over £300million to beat Manchester United to a deal for Paris Saint-German star, Neymar this summer. Neymar, who became the most expensive player in history last…

Football governing body, FIFA has come under attack since Kenya referee Adel Range Marwa was exposed in a bribery scandal captured in a video which surfaced online on Thursday. The Kenyan referee who has since resigned from the…

Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open final on Friday when he demolished Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, setting up a title showdown with Dominic Thiem, the only man to defeat him on clay in the…

Real Madrid defender, Marcelo has said Neymar will play for the club one day and that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be able to block the transfer. Neymar has been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu, while Ronaldo’s future is up…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos as a member of the Federal Government delegation to the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, made the…

Eric Abidal will replace Robert Fernandez as Barcelona sporting director in the summer, the club have announced. Abidal made almost 200 appearances for Barca in a six-year spell after joining from Lyon in 2007. During his time at…

Top seed Simona Halep reached her third French Open final on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over former champion Garbine Muguruza. Halep, the runner-up in 2014 and 2017, will face either Sloane Stephens or Madison Keys in…

Super Eagles on Wednesday in Austria lost by a lone goal to Czech Republic in their last friendly match ahead of the World cup in Russia.  Eagles who had earlier lost 2-1 to England at the Wembley had hoped to post a spirit lifting…

The members of Mexico’s national football team reportedly had a farewell party with around 30 prostitutes before the team traveled to Europe ahead of the World Cup. According to the TVNotas gossip magazine, nine…

Manchester United have completed the signing of defender Diogo Dalot from Porto. The 19-year-old, who was understood to have a €20m (£17.4m) release clause in his contract at the Estadio Dragao, underwent a medical with Manchester…

Pep Guardiola declined to respond to criticism from Yaya Toure after the ex-Manchester City midfielder accused his former coach of being “cruel to him” and having “problems with Africans.” Toure, 35, was released by the City boss at…

Mastercard on Monday said it was changing a campaign in which thousands of free meals were to be given to the needy every time football superstars Neymar and Messi scored goals. Under the scheme, every time the Brazil and Argentina…

His nickname is “Money” so it comes as no surprise that Floyd Mayweather has topped the Forbes annual list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes. The retired American boxer has taken top spot on the Forbes sports rich list for the…

Cleveland star LeBron James and Golden State’s Stephen Curry said Tuesday the NBA Finals winner will not be visiting US President Donald Trump in the White House no matter whether the Cavaliers or Warriors win the crown. Both spoke a…

Arsenal announced the capture of Swiss international defender Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus on Tuesday — new manager Unai Emery’s first signing for the Premier League club. The 34-year-old was out of contract at the Serie A…

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Brazil midfielder completed a medical on Monday and is now set to become Jose Mourinho's first signing of the summer for a fee reported to be in excess of…

Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has apologised for his performance against England in a 2018 World Cup friendly match at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday.The Turkey-based defensive midfielder was a shadow of himself in the match, which…