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Tuesday, 13 February 2018 04:29

Messi cried after Champions League exit to Chelsea - Sanchez

Lionel Messi was so distraught at Barcelona missing out on reaching the 2012 Champions League final that he was reduced to tears after his side's semi-final elimination to Chelsea, his former Barca team mate Alexis Sanchez has revealed. Barca ran into an early 2-0 lead in the second leg at the Nou Camp, having lost the first leg 1-0 in London, and their passage to a second consecutive final looked certain when John Terry was sent off for the visitors. However, a chipped goal by Ramires put Chelsea ahead on away goals before Fernando Torres sealed Barca's elimination in stoppage…

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 04:25

NFF names new coaches for Super Eagles, Olympics team, others

Nigeria Football Federation on Monday released the names of coaching crews of all the National Teams, bar those of the main Senior Men Team (Super Eagles), U20 Women (Falconets) and U17 Women (Flamingos) whose contracts are running. Chairman of Technical and Development Committee, Mr Yusuf Ahmed ‘Fresh’ told thenff.com that the appointments are with immediate effect, and that his committee has done due diligence on all the names and approved the constitution. Yusuf ‘Fresh,’ who is also vice chairman of NFF Strategy Committee, said: “All the coaches will be unveiled at a later date, alongside the coaching crews of the…

Monday, 12 February 2018 04:16

Kano Pillars secure away point; other NPFL results

Only Kano Pillars got an away point in Nigeria Professional League Match Day 8 games played on Sunday across the country. Pillars forced Sunshine Stars to a barren draw in Akure to earn a share of the spoils from Sunday’s game. The solitary point earned on Sunday has taken Pillars’ total tally for the season to 15 as the former champions are now third on the log. It is the third time this season that a game involving Kano Pillars will be ending in a stalemate. In some of the other centres, Enugu Rangers battled to a 1-0 win over…

Monday, 12 February 2018 04:15

Serena loses in return but says 'on the right track'

Serena Williams was understandably far from her best in her return to competition on Sunday but the greatest player of her generation said it was a positive step towards her goal of returning to the pinnacle of her sport. Williams, playing her first official match since having a baby, and older sister Venus were beaten in a dead doubles rubber by the Netherlands in the Fed Cup in Asheville, North Carolina, but walked away feeling upbeat. "I honestly feel better than I thought I was going to feel," said Williams, who prior to Sunday had not played a competitive match…

Monday, 12 February 2018 04:13

Champions League: Ronaldo-Neymar showdown with jobs at stake

The Champions League resumes with a mouthwatering meeting of the aristocrats and the disruptors of European soccer. The hosts: Real Madrid, the indisputable kings of the continent with 12 titles led by five-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo. The visitors: Paris Saint-Germain, the upstarts who bulldozed soccer's transfer record to hitch Neymar to the Qatari-funded mission to join soccer's elite. The Santiago Bernabeu is the stage on Wednesday for Neymar's return to Spain six months after the heir to Ronaldo's throne was prized away from Barcelona for 222 million euros. "(Neymar and Ronaldo) are both quick, very strong…

Sunday, 11 February 2018 04:26

Aguero scores four in City romp, Kane leads Spurs past Arsenal

Sergio Aguero scored four goals as Manchester City extended their Premier League lead to 16 points and Harry Kane netted again as Tottenham Hotspur beat arch-rivals Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday.After a sluggish first half in the early kickoff at Wembley, Kane jumped highest to head home his seventh derby goal in seven games and 23rd in the league this season. Spurs, who would have won by a greater margin but for an inspired performance from goalkeeper Petr Cech, climbed two places to third while Arsenal sit six points adrift of Liverpool in fourth and Juergen Klopp's side have a game…

Saturday, 10 February 2018 04:17

At Olympics, fiery optics both entertaining and symbolic

Tracers lit up the night. Explosions rocked the stadium, and the acrid smoke that followed the rockets' red glare left some in the crowd coughing and choking. By the time it was all over, giant flames licked toward the sky as the envoys of two enemy governments watched warily. It rained fire into Olympic Stadium for parts of two hours on Friday night, and no one panicked - not the North Koreans, not the South Koreans, not the Americans. In fact, everyone seemed thrilled. All Olympics opening ceremonies are about optics, about intense visuals - and often about meticulously calibrated…

Friday, 09 February 2018 03:48

Olympic Games in Africa? A door long shut could be opening

Other than Antarctica, only one continent on the planet has never hosted an Olympic Games: Africa. Finally, though, that could be about to change.But there'll be a step to take before that happens: hosting the much smaller Youth Olympic Games in 2022. IOC President Thomas Bach says a "mini-Olympic event" will be held on the continent, though a specific country has not been selected. The move could signal the possibility of an eventual Olympics in Africa.Tempering the IOC's optimism, though, is the reality that the continent's not quite ready. "This was exactly one of the reasons why we initiated this…

Tuesday, 06 February 2018 03:17

London to host inaugural eight-nation World Cup

A new World Cup event featuring eight leading athletics nations and intended to attract a wider audience to the sport will take place in London this year, British Athletics said on Monday. Britain and the United States will compete along with South Africa, Poland, France, China, Germany and Jamaica in the inaugural World Cup from July 14-15 at London Stadium, venue for the 2012 Olympic athletics events and last year's world championships. "This is one of the exciting innovative events we are seeing in our sport and our thanks go to British Athletics and the Mayor of London for creating…

Monday, 05 February 2018 04:07

FUTA final year student dies while playing football

A 500-level Applied Geophysics student at Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Mr Tunji Agboola, has reportedly slumped and died while playing football on Saturday at FUTA South Gate area of Akure, the state capital. It was gathered that the student, who was living outside the campus, had no record of health challenge before the incident and the cause of the death was still unknown as of press time. A source said immediately the deceased slumped, he was rushed to the institution’s health centre but the centre was not open due to the strike action embarked upon by the…

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Monday, 05 February 2018 04:05

CHAN 2018: Morocco humiliate Nigeria 4-0 to win first title

Atlas Lions of Morocco have emerged as Champions of CHAN 2018 tournament and they did it in style; beating home-based Super Eagles 4-0 on Sunday night in the final match played at Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca. Zakaria Hadraf scored two goals, while Walid El Karti and El Kaadi scored a goal each to give Morocco their first CHAN title. The last time the North Africans won an African title was in 1976. For Nigeria, it was a disastrous ending for a team that appeared to have prosecuted a glorious campaign. PT

Friday, 02 February 2018 04:07

Nigeria bobsledders welcomed home in Lagos ahead of Games

Three women set to make history by becoming the first people to represent Nigeria in the winter Olympics arrived in Africa's most populous country on Thursday amid final preparations ahead of the Games. The trio, all raised in the United States, make up the Super Eagles women's bobsleigh team who will compete in this month's Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The participation of team members Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga will not just be a first for Nigeria. No African nation has ever competed in an Olympic bobsled event."Representing Nigeria and Africa is an honour, it is so…

Thursday, 01 February 2018 04:00

It’s Nigeria, Morocco final as Eagles beat Sudan 1-0

A solitary first half goal by Akwa United FC player, Gabriel Okechukwu, gave Nigeria’s Home-based Eagles victory over hard-fighting Sudan last night in the second semi final of 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN). Nigeria is to play host country Morocco who earlier in the day defeated Libya 3-1 in final of the championship on Sunday in Casablanca. The clash between Nigeria and Sudan produced so much tension that both teams ended the game with ten men each. Before kick-off, Coach Salisu Yusuf had to rue his inability to call upon first-team players Emeka Atuloma, Sunday Faleye and Emeka Ogbuh –…

Thursday, 01 February 2018 03:59

Man City 15 points clear in EPL as Man United, Chelsea lose

Manchester United and Chelsea couldn't afford any slip-ups if they were to have even the slightest chance of catching Manchester City in the final months of the Premier League. Both lost on Wednesday, and saw City rack up another big win to move even closer to the title. United conceded inside 11 seconds to Christian Eriksen and was beaten 2-0 by Tottenham at Wembley Stadium in front of a record Premier League attendance of 81,978. Chelsea had a more surprising loss, upset 3-0 by Bournemouth at home after conceding all the goals in a 16-minute spell in the second half.…

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