Institute partners NFF, SON on production of made in Nigeria footballs
April 5, 2018 National Research Institute for Chemical Technology says it is ready to partner with Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) toward using its locally…
Printing error heralds Commonwealth Games, England put as part of Africa
England have been listed as an African nation with capital Banjul in the official program for the Commonwealth Games’ opening ceremony, leaving Gold Coast organizers red-faced. The A$10 ($7.70) program,…
Champions League: Real too good for Juve as Bayern beat Sevilla
Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a bicycle kick which was outstanding even by his standards to lead Real Madrid to an emphatic 3-0 win away to Juventus in their Champions League…
Almost 1.7million World Cup tickets sold after latest sales stage – FIFA
April 3, 2018 FIFA says almost 1.7 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Russia after some 400,000 were snapped up in the latest sales stage which…
Nigerian community in U.S. celebrates Ogunbowale’s National Championships win
April 2, 2018 The Nigerian community in the U.S. has celebrated Arike Ogunwale’s winning shot, which crowned Notre Dame as winners of the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball…
YUDALA SHOW CLASS, PIP RENMONEY IN EPIC FOOTBALL MATCH
Yudala Eagles, the football team of composite e-commerce company, Yudala, has once again demonstrated its growing pedigree on the pitch after pipping their consumer finance counterparts, RenMoney to a 3-2…
CAF Confederation Cup: Plateau United, Akwa United get tough draws
The four Nigerian sides avoided being pitched against each other as the draw of the second 1/16th round of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup was conducted on Wednesday in Cairo,…
Juan Martin Del Potro ends Federer’s streak to win Indian Wells title
March 19, 2018 Juan Martin del Potro saved three match points in a thrilling BNP Paribas Open final on Sunday at Indian Wells in the U.S. before beating world…
MFM FC humiliated 6-0, crash out of CAF Champions League
The flaws in Nigeria’s local football leagues were again exposed on Saturday as Lagos-based MFM FC were handed the heaviest defeat in their history as they were walloped 0-6 by…
Nigeria retains 52nd position in latest FIFA rankings
March 15, 2018 Nigeria retained her previous 52nd position in the world and seventh in Africa in the March FIFA/Coca Cola World rankings released on Thursday. Nigeria had 609 points, two…