Tragedy: One die, 40 injured in stadium stampede
At least one person was killed and nearly 40 were injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Sunday in which Madagascar hit back twice to…
Serena Williams fined $17,000 for U.S. Open code violations
Serena Williams has been fined 17,000 dollars for the code violations she received during the U.S. Open final, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday in what appears…
Osaka thumps Serena to win U.S. Open title, first Japanese to do so
Naomi Osaka became Japan’s first ever Grand Slam champion after she thumped a raging Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in a controversial U.S. Open final on Saturday. That made the American…
More Eagles land in camp, insist Seychelles will fall
Super Eagles goalkeepers, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Daniel Akpeyi, have joined their teammates at the Savoy Hotel Resort in Victoria on Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier…
Shock as Nigerian basketball player slumped and died in US
Officials say a basketball player at a West Virginia college who died had just finished a pickup game when he collapsed. He bent over to pick up his things after…
Chris Giwa faults Keyamo on NFF leadership crisis
Chris Giwa, factional President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has faulted a statement credited to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo, on the leadership crisis rocking the country’s football….
Everton’s Keane out for up to four weeks with skull fracture
Everton defender Michael Keane will be out for up to four weeks after suffering a hairline fracture of the skull in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, the Premier League…
Return of big names bolsters U.S. Open men’s draw
The return to form and fitness of a host of big names in the men’s draw at the U.S. Open has strengthened the field for the year’s final Grand Slam….
New managers Emery, Pellegrini scrap for first point
When Manuel Pellegrini and Unai Emery were appointed within a day of each other in May, neither could have envisaged where their teams now stand on the table. Both teams…
Kanu relives hat-trick against Chelsea in memorable 1999 clash
MARTIN TYLER’S immortal words summed up perfectly one of the maddest final 15 minutes of any Premier League game. Chelsea had not even conceded a goal in the league at…