Joshua-Klitschko officials named

Officials have been named for Saturday’s heavyweight title clash in London between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko. Referee David Fields, of New Jersey, will be the third man in the ring, while Don Trella...

FIFA suspends Lai over fraud

Guam’s football supremo Richard Lai, who pleaded guilty in the United States to taking nearly $1 million in bribes, was on Friday provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days. The 55-year-old US citizen, who has...

Man United to honour dead Nigerian fans

Manchester United will have their players wear black armbands on Sunday when they face Swansea City at Old Trafford in honour of Nigerian fans who died recently in Calabar. The fans lost their lives after...

Barcelona to report Malaga president’s offensive tweet

Spanish giants Barcelona will report Malaga president Abdullah Al-Thani to the nation’s football governing body and La Liga authorities over comments he made about the club on social media, the league leaders have said. Al-Thani...

Klitschko win will take me towards greatness – Joshua

Anthony Joshua claims victory over Wladimir Klitschko will take him a step closer to being remembered as an all-time boxing great, AFP reports. The Briton faces the former world heavyweight No 1 in front of...

UK tax officials swoop on top football clubs

English football clubs were raided early on Wednesday morning by United Kingdom tax officials as part of a wide-sweeping probe, with several men arrested for suspected income tax and national insurance fraud. British media reported...

I revealed my Pregnancy by Accident- Serena

Serena Williams has said she revealed her pregnancy by accident, after mistakenly uploading a photograph on Snapchat. The 23-time Grand Slam winner posted a picture on the social media app, posing in a mirror with...

Oil Company to pay Nigeria’s football coaches for 5 years

An indigenous oil and gas company, Aiteo Group, has concluded an agreement to pay all Nigerian national football teams coaches’ salaries for the next five years with $1.6 million annually. Francis Peters, the Deputy Managing...

Anthony Joshua bans mom from Klitschko mega fight

Anthony Joshua has ordered his mother to stay away from this weekend’s showdown with Wladimir Klitschko . Yeta Odusanya will not be one of the 90,000 inside Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. Instead, she will...

Akufo-Addo meets coach Kwesi Appiah

In-coming Black Stars coach, James Kwesi Appiah has held a closed-door meeting with Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo. The meeting which was held on Tuesday at the Flagstaff House precedes Appiah's official announcement as coach of...