World number one Naomi Osaka refused on Wednesday to become embroiled in a dispute with one of her former coaches who is suing her for 20 percent of her career earnings. Naomi Osaka Christophe Jean, who helped the Japanese two-time Grand Slam champion when she was a junior, wants atContinue Reading
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah should use Sadio Mane as inspiration as the Egypt star looks to hit peak form after an inconsistent season. Jurgen Klopp Salah scored 44 times in his debut season with Liverpool, but his second campaign has not been so smooth. Although Salah hasContinue Reading
Lagos – The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) has secured scholarship for 11 Nigerian athletes from the International Olympics Committee (IOC) ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games. KIT SCANDAL…Team Nigeria appeared in the worst outfit among participating countries at the Opening Ceremony of the ongoing Olympics. They appeared in theirContinue Reading
Asaba – Prices of tickets for Super Eagles matches slated for the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on Friday and Tuesday have been increased, the Delta Government announced on Wednesday. The State Commissioner for Information, Patrick Ukah who announced this at a news conference in Asaba said the new ratesContinue Reading
Asaba – The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday intensified their training at the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba, Delta, ahead of the Friday encounter with Seychelles national team in the 2019 AFCON qualifier. Super Eagles’ first training session at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. Credit: Super Eagles Twitter Account@NGSuperEagles TheContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG -The National Basketball Association (NBA) and YouTube today announced the launch of the NBA’s first YouTube channel dedicated to fans in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to featuring two live games per week in primetime for the rest of the 2018-19 season, including the Playoffs, Conference Finals and The Finals,Continue Reading
Everton manager Marco Silva has been fined £12,000 ($16,000, 14,000 euros) for confronting match officials on the pitch following his side’s 3-2 defeat at Newcastle earlier this month, the Football Association announced Tuesday. Marco Silva “The Everton manager accepted an improper conduct charge from the FA, which resulted from hisContinue Reading
Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has said that talisman Marco Reus will stay at the club until the end of his career. Marco Reus “Marco is someone who identifies with the club and has strong roots in Dortmund,” Zorc told Sport Bild on Wednesday. “I can’t imagine that heContinue Reading
Sunshine Queens of Akure have expressed their optimism to lift the 2018/2019 Nigeria Women Football League and Aiteo trophies. Sunshine Queens The Media Officer of the team, Micheal Akintunde, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja that the optimism was due to persistentContinue Reading
Badminton great Lee Chong Wei has pulled out of next month’s Malaysian Open, despite being given the all-clear after cancer, throwing his Tokyo 2020 Olympics dream into jeopardy. Lee Chong Wei Lee was advised by doctors against putting “undue stress” on his recovering body, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM)Continue Reading
