BRAZIL FIRES COACH DORIVAL JUNIOR AFTER HUMILIATING DEFEAT TO ARGENTINA
Dorival Junior was dismissed as Brazil's head coach on Friday, just three days after a crushing 4-1 defeat to arch-rivals Argentina in a World Cup...
NDSF: GOV ENO LAUDS NDDC , DANGLES CASH REWARDS TO STATE’S ATHLETES FOR MEDALS
Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, the Akwa Ibom State Governor has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for organizing the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF),...
COURT OVERTURNS RAPE CONVICTION OF EX-BARCELONA STAR DANI ALVES
A Spanish appeals court ruled Friday it had overturned former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction, arguing his trial was marked by “shortcomings” and “inaccuracies”....
REAL MADRID COACH ANCELOTTI TO STAND TRIAL FOR ALLEGED TAX FRAUD
Real Madrid’s legendary coach Carlo Ancelotti will go on trial next week for allegedly failing to declare income to Spain’s tax office, the Madrid court...
I COULD HAVE WON BALLON D’OR IF NOT FOR COCAINE – EX-CHELSEA FORWARD MUTU
Former Chelsea forward Adrian Mutu has admitted that his career was derailed by drug use, claiming he could have “easily” won the Ballon d’Or if...
UEFA BEGINS PROBE AGAINST MBAPPE, VINICIUS, OTHERS
UEFA opened an investigation into four Real Madrid stars including Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior on Thursday for alleged “indecent conduct” during their Champions League...
PICTORIAL: OBI PRAISES SUPER EAGLES DESPITE DRAW WITH ZIMBABWE
Peter Obi, a former candidate for presidency of the Labour Party, has praised the Super Eagles for their tenacity and sportsmanship in Tuesday's FIFA World...
IYAYE EXCITED WITH PREPARATIONS AHEAD OF NIGER DELTA SPORTS FESTIVAL
Chairman of the Main Organising Committee of the Niger Delta Sports Festival, Alabo Boma Iyaye, has expressed satisfaction with the level of preparations ahead of...
ZIMBABWE DENT SUPER EAGLES WORLD CUP HOPES IN 1:1 DRAW
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have failed to defeat the Warriors of Zimbabwe in a crunch World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium,...
TESLA’S EU SALES DROP 49% IN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2025
European sales of Tesla electric cars dropped 49 percent in January-February compared with the same period a year earlier, the ACEA manufacturers’ association said Tuesday....