Sports Archives — Page 29 of 31

September 25, 2016 No Responses

Wenger hails Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Chelsea

Still celebrating, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his team had come close to perfection after watching them mark his 20th anniversary with a 3-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday. Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil scored in the first...

September 20, 2016 No Responses

Buhari lauds Paralympic team

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Nigeria’s team for an outstanding performance at the just concluded Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Buhari’s Senior Special Assiatant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement said the Presi...

September 19, 2016 No Responses

What is wrong with Manchester United?

By Ryan Rosenblatt – Nine days ago, Manchester United were flying high. They had won their first three games of the season and it looked like Jose Mourinho, along with a trio of high priced signings up the middle were going to...

September 16, 2016 No Responses

FIFA rates Nigeria 14th in Africa

New ranking released by FIFA on Thursday indicates that Nigeria has moved three places higher, placing 64th in the world and 14th in Africa with a cumulative score of 534. According to the report, Nigeria was in the 67th...

September 14, 2016 No Responses

‘How Venus and Serena Williams failed drug test’

Hacking group, Fancy Bear group has alleged that the World Anti-Doping Agency allowed United States tennis players Serena and Venus Williams to take banned substances, while gymnast Simone Biles failed a doping test yet avoided disqualification. Accord...

September 7, 2016 No Responses

Aruna gets improved ranking in Africa

Similar to his record as the first African to make the top 30 in the world, Rio Olympic Games quarterfinalist, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has inscribed his name in the annals of history in the continent after leaping to 25th in...

September 1, 2016 No Responses

Quadri, Toriola, others to get improved ITTF ranking

Indications emerged on Wednesday that Africa’s best table tennis player at Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Aruna Quadri will lead his compatriots – Segun Toriola, Edem Offiong and Olufunke Oshonaike for an improved rating when the September ITTF ranking is rel...

August 30, 2016 No Responses

Pay Siasia his emoluments, Dalung tells NFF

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay the U-23 national team’s Coach, Samson Siasia, all his emoluments. Speaking during the visit of Siasia and his wife, Eunice, to Dalung...

August 27, 2016 No Responses

Super Falcons maintains position as Africa’s best in FIFA ranking

Nigeria’s female foot ball team, Super Falcons retain position as the best within the Africa continent in the new FIFA ranking released on its website on Friday. However, the seven-time Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Winners remained at number...

August 26, 2016 No Responses

Ronaldo wins UEFA Best player award

(BBC) Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Uefa’s Best Player in Europe for the second time after winning the Champions League and Euro 2016 last season. The Real Madrid forward beat team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann in...