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The original World Cup trophy on Wednesday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, aboard a chartered flight. Sports minister, Solomon Dalung, the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick; and other officials were at the airport to receive the trophy. See photos by...

Chelsea legend, Frank Lampard, has slammed Paris Saint-Germain after their Champions League round-of-16 elimination at the hands of Real Madrid. Lampard was not happy with the way PSG approached the game. He said that the Ligue 1 giants ‘threw the towel in the second half’. “I don’t … read more...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has accepted a Football Association charge for “wearing a political message”. Since November, Pep Guardiola has worn a yellow ribbon in a show of support for imprisoned politicians in Catalonia, where he was born and has spent a large part of his life...

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has claimed that if his team had secured a point against Manchester United it would not have been a “scandal”. Crystal Palace went two goals to the good in the first half at Selhurst Park on Monday night thanks to hits from Andros Townsend … read more via...

Jose Mourinho has described the second goal conceded by his Manchester United players against Crystal Palace as ‘disgraceful and childish’. Manchester United went 2-0 down in the first half at Selhurst Park on Monday night, but they managed to turn things around after the break. Chris Smalling...

Chelsea’s vice-captain Cesar Azpilicueta has insisted that the team cannot put a foot wrong in the final stretch of the Premier League season. Chelsea have now slipped further behind in the race for the top four following back-to-back defeats. On Sunday, Antonio Conte’s team were beaten 1-0 by...

by Anthony Nlebem | March 4, 2018 5:57 pm NFF 2nd Vice President/LMC Chairman Shehu Dikko has been inducted into the FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee, after attending his first meeting of the panel at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday, 28 read more via BusinessDay : News...

Arsenal great Thierry Henry has declared his readiness to replace under-fire manager Arsene Wenger at the north London club. Henry said he would not “back down from a challenge” if a vacancy arose, but still wants his former mentor to have the “last word” on an Arsenal career that … read more...

Cristiano Ronaldo passed 300 LaLiga goals on Saturday, after scoring twice as Real Madrid beat local rivals, Getafe 3-1 at the Bernabeu. Gareth Bale gave Madrid a 24th-minute lead, before Ronaldo made it 2-0 on the stroke of half time. The goal saw him become only the … read more via Daily Post...

Real Madrid and former Manchester United legend, Cristiano Ronaldo, has posted a sweet snap of his mini-me son, Cristiano Jr mimicking his famous shirtless pose. Cristiano Jnr and his famous father Five-time word best footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has said his eldest son, Cristiano Jnr, has...

Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahoure powered to victory to win gold in the women’s 60m and then explains to the BBC Sport team why she celebrated with an Ireland flag. read more via BBC – http://ift.tt/2tdFYd7 --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News

It is definitely not the end of the worst for disgraced former US Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar as a former male gymnast Jacob Moore has filed sexual abuse charges … read more via Nigerian Entertainment Today – Nigeria’s Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events...

Casemiro has hailed his Madrid teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo and believes he remains the best player in the world. The Portuguese scored his 300th and 301st La Liga goals in the 3-1 win over Getafe. Ronaldo has rediscovered his goalscoring form, netting 14 times in his last eight games and … read...

The Brazilian soccer confederation confirmed on Saturday that football star Neymar has successfully undergone surgery on his injured right foot… The 26-year-old Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward was injured Feb. 25 in a French league game against Marseille. The operation was to repair a...

Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid are 12 points behind Barcelona Getty Images Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has said he is unsure if midfielder pair Toni Kroos and Luka Modric will be fit in time to face Paris Saint-Germain in midweek. Kroos missed Real’s 3-1 win … read more via...

n Wilder has won 39 of his 40 fights by knockout American Deontay Wilder says he is ready for a heavyweight unification bout with Britain’s Anthony Joshua after beating Luis Ortiz to retain his WBC title. Wilder, 32, floored the previously unbeaten Cuban twice before knocking him out in … read...

Paris St-Germain re-established their 14-point advantage at the top of Ligue 1 with victory over strugglers Troyes. Without the injured duo of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, both goals came in the second half through Angel di Maria and Christopher Nkunku. They also gave a debut to Timothy Weah, the …...

Promoter Eddie Hearn has responded to accusations from WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder that he’s simply using Anthony Joshua to make money. Wilder stated his belief that Hearn was ‘milking’ his ‘cow’ Joshua ‘for every dollar he could get’ recently, leading to the Matchroom boss hitting...

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar was pictured alongside his mum and doctor Rodrigo Lasmar as the pair arrived in Belo Horizonte ahead of the player’s foot operation. The Brazilian superstar is to go under the knife to fix a broken bone in his right foot after he picked … read more via The Sun...

World football governing body, FIFA has revealed the prize money to be handed to federations participating at the Russia 2018 World Cup and, like other participants, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are guaranteed $8 million for the group stages. The prize is the least that a participating...