After a return to the top flight of Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL), Shooting Stars of Ibadan seem to have settled down and coming to terms with the reality as the days go by. Backed by the genuine love of a their State Governor and buoyed by impressive crowd attendance in home matches, the Oluyole Warriors have attracted interests in …

For Arsenal fans, it’s not cheering news, but it’s the reality: the club may not play the European Champions League next season even if they finish the season at the fourth place! Few fans of the north London club gave it a thought that Arsenal could be among the European elites next season. Some even considered possible relegation as the …

The Nigeria Football Federation has lamented the death of sports broadcasting icon, “Fabio” Lanipekun on Sunday 6th March, describing it as ‘most sorrowful’. Real name, Adesola Lanipekun, the celebrated sportscaster was 80 years old only four days before his demise. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said: ‘To read about the death of Mr Fabio Lanipekun, only days after we …

At the end of Matchday 17 of the 2021/22 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Rivers United top the table with 38 points recorded, 27 goals scored and eight conceded. The Pride of Rivers have pulled the joint highest away wins – three – against Enyimba, Heartland and MFM. They share the honour with their hottest chasers Plateau …

Rivers United and Plateau United consolidated the positions on top of the rest of the field at the end of Matchday 17. A point still separated the front runners with the Pride of Rivers at the apex having picked 38 points; their triumph over Shooting Stars on Sunday evening providing them a firm grip on the top spot. Joseph Onoja …

As Matchday 17 is concluded this Sunday in eight centres, what is certain is that both Rivers United and Plateau United will remain in the top two. How they will place between them is a matter of the outcomes of their fixtures. Rivers United have garnered 35 points from 17 matches, while Plateau United are only a point short from …

Kenya’s double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge won the Tokyo marathon on Sunday but narrowly failed to beat his own world record in a dominating performance. Kipchoge made it to the finish line with the fourth-fastest time in history the race in 2hr 2min 40sec, which earned him the fourth of the world’s six major marathons. The 37-year-old has now run three of the four …

Nigeria’s U17 female football team kick-off the qualifying campaign for this year’s FIFA World Cup in India with a clash against DR Congo at the Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte in Kinshasa. It’s the first leg of the second round of a four-stage route to India 2022 slated for October. Nigeria, along with Ghana, qualified for the inaugural FIFA …

By Fisayo Dairo It was a good Saturday for two Oriental rivals Heartland and Rangers International as both sides enjoyed identical wins to climb up the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) ladder. In the first two matches of Match Day 17 decided on Saturday, Heartland hosted Niger Tornadoes at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri while Rangers International were …

Chidiebere Nwobodo’s 49th minute goal not only earned Rangers maximum points at home, but it also landed the Flying Antelopes at No 3, even if temporarily.   Rangers reached that point but have to wait for the outcome of Sunday’s games involving Remo Stars and Akwa United to know if they will stay or go down for that spot.   …