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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…

Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, German tactician, Gernot Rohr has declared that he knows his Super Eagles’ starting XI, NationSport has learnt. In recent warm-up matches, Nigeria has lost two and drawn one out of three and will be…

Midfielder Yaya Toure accused Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola of having “problems with Africans” in an interview to be published on Tuesday by France Football magazine. “He insists he has no problems with black players, because…

Belgium has named a strong squad for the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia as Chelsea forward, Michy Batshuayi, Thorgan Hazard and Adnan Januzaj were dropped from the squad. The final squad was confirmed on earlier today, and the…

Portugal national team captain, Cristiano Ronaldo has informed several of his Real Madrid teammates that he intends to leave the club this Summer, after manager, Zinedine Zidane’s resignation. The 33-year-old helped Real Madrid to a…

Argentine football legend Hernan Crespo, has described a former Nigerian Super Eagles midfielder, Austine ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha as his most favourite Nigerian player. Speaking with Fever Pitch at an event in Lagos recently, the former…

Cleveland’s LeBron James, known for bouncing back stronger from playoff losses, promises such heroics Sunday in the NBA Finals after what he calls one of the toughest defeats of his career. Defending champion Golden State opened the…

Super Eagles’ Head Coach Gernot Rohr on Sunday in London released his final list of players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, with minimal surprise. The squad, since being pruned to 30 last month and subsequently to 26 last…

Sergio Ramos has reportedly been forced to change his phone number following threats over his Mohamed Salah challenge. The Real Madrid defender brought down his Liverpool rival in the Champions League final, forcing the Egyptian to be…

Eagles Head Coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that injured Moses Simon would not be fit to merit a berth in the final 23-man squad for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rohr stated this during…