Recent Posts Tagged With 'sports'

• ZAMFARA WIN ALL STARS FRIENDSHIP GAME

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 13:07 in sports, stars friendship game, zamfara win all

  Zamfara win All Stars friendship game By EMMA JEMEGAH Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Zamfara State chapter of the All Stars have emerged the champions in the maiden edition of the All Stars game among states in the ...

• NFF RAKE N555M FROM COCA COLA PARTNERSHIP

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 13:05 in sports, partnership, from coca cola, nff rake n555m

  NFF rake N555m from Coca Cola partnership From Richard Jideaka, Abuja Tuesday, December 29, 2009 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in Abuja had its sponsorship base boosted with Coca-Cola renewing its sponsorship by ...

• OLOFINJANA VOTED SECOND BEST AGAINST MAN UTD

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 13:02 in sports, second best, against man utd, olofinjana voted

  Olofinjana voted second best against Man Utd BY ROMANUS UGWU Tuesday, December 29, 2009 The efforts of recuperating Super Eagles playmaker, Seyi George Olofinjana, paid off last weekend, as fans commended ...

• MIKEL FLIES STRAIGHT TO DURBAN

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 12:13 in sports, mikel flies, straight to durban

  Mikel flies straight to Durban By EPHRAIM NWOSU Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, will not be in the plane with his Super Eagles teammates when they jet out to their Durban camping ...

• ADELEYE, APAM TIPPED FOR YOBO’S SHIRT

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 11:42 in sports, adeleye, apam tipped, for yobo’s shirt

  Adeleye, Apam tipped for Yobo’s shirt Tuesday, December 29, 2009 Nigeria would have named its 23-man squad for the African Nations Cup rather than call up 32 players, but for the injury concerns ...

• NFF: NATIONS CUP WILL DECIDE AMODU’S FATE

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 11:37 in sports, amodu’s fate, nff: nations cup, will decide

  NFF: Nations Cup ’ll decide Amodu’s fate Tuesday, December 29, 2009 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says coach Shaibu Amodu’s next target is to reach the semi-finals at the African Cup of N...

• ARSENAL, VILLA CLASH IN EMIRATES THRILLER

  Posted on Saturday December 26th, 2009 at 01:11 in sports, Arsenal, emirates thriller, villa clash in

  Arsenal, Villa clash in Emirates thriller …Battle for points, supremacy on table By COSMAS OMEGOH Saturday, December 26, 2009 A mortal Premiership battle holds tomorrow at the Emirates,...

• GHANA DROP MUNTARI, APPIAH FOR ANGOLA

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 06:36 in sports, appiah for angola, ghana drop muntari

  Ghana have left Sulley Muntari out of their squad for the African Cup of Nations in Angola next month. Muntari, has not been a regular for his Italian club, Inter Milan, this season and has disciplinary p...

• NPL RECONSTITUTE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 06:33 in sports, electoral committee, npl reconstitute

  NPL reconstitute electoral committee •Set up Election Appeals Committee By EMMA JEMEGAH Saturday, December 19, 2009 The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) board have re-constituted a seven-man electoral committee for the for...

• SHITTU CONFIDENT OF NATIONS CUP

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 06:15 in sports, of nations cup, shittu confident

  Out-of-form Nigerian defender, Danny Shittu, has expressed confidence over his performances at the African Cup of Nations kicking off this season. Shittu has been sidelined with injury for most of this sea...

• AMODU GETS NATIONS CUP SEMIFINAL MANDATE

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 06:10 in sports, amodu gets nations, cup semifinal mandate

  Amodu gets Nations Cup semifinal mandate By JOHN JOSHUA-AKANJI Saturday, December 19, 2009 Despite his declaration that he is not setting any target for himself at the Angola 2010 Nations Cup in January, it has been sens...

• NO WORLD – CLASS COACH WILL ACCEPT EAGLES JOB — AKPOKONA

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 00:42 in sports, no world, eagles job, class coach, akpokona, will accept

  No world-class coach will accept Eagles’ job–Akpokona • Says, ‘Nigeria, notorious for breach of contract’ • Passes vote of confidence on Amodu By EMMA NJOKU Saturday, December 19, 2009 Former Super Eagles&...

• WOMEN WHO DEVOURED THE TIGER

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 00:19 in sports, women who, devoured the tiger

  Sex fool •Women who devoured the Tiger By VIVIAN ONYEBUKWA Saturday, December 19, 2009 Tiger Woods, American professional golfer and indeed the number one living personality in the sports whose achievements to date ...

• MOURINHO’S INTER PAIRS WITH CHELSEA

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 00:15 in sports, mourinho's inter, pairs with chelsea

  UEFA Champions League G16 draws Mourinho’s Inter pairs with Chelsea The UEFA Champions League draws for the Round of 16 conducted yesterday has pitched Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan against ...

• OLOFINJANA READY FOR MAN U TEST

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 10:28 in sports, for man u test, olofinjana ready

  Hull’s Nigeria midfielder, Seyi Olofinjana, is expected for the Tigers’ clash with Manchester United on December 27. Olofinjana was due to report for training on that date with his national team ahead ...

• MALAGA COACH RUES NSOFOR’S NATIONS CUP SHOW

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 10:26 in sports, cup show, malaga coach rues, nsofor’s nations

  Malaga coach rues Nsofor’s Nations Cup show By AJIBADE OLUSESAN Friday, December 18, 2009 The coach of Spanish outfit, Malaga, Juan Ramón López Muñiz, is already lamenting the imminent absence of his Nigerian ...

• OGBUKE SIGNS NEW FOUR YEAR DEAL

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 10:21 in sports, four year deal, ogbuke signs new

  Ogbuke signs new four-year deal •Coach showers praises on Eagles star Super Eagles striker, Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke, has signed a four-year deal to keep him at his German Bundesliga giant, Hoffenheim, till 2014, ending th...

• THE CHALLENGE OF OLYMPIC GAMES

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 10:09 in sports, the challenge, of olympic games

  The challenge of Olympic Games By SMART AKRAKA Friday, December 18, 2009 The task of making a speech on behalf of my colleagues, Olympians at this year’s Chief JK Randle Olympic Dinner fi...

• AFRICAN SOCCER AWARDS AND NIGERIAN SHAME

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 04:17 in sports, african soccer awards, and nigerian shame

  African soccer awards and Nigerian shame By SYLVESTER AWENLIMOBOR Friday, December 18, 2009 The verdict is out and for the fifth year in succession, no Nigerian player would be vying for the African ...

• QUESTION MARK ON AMODU’S INCOMPLETE NATIONS CUP LIST

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 04:12 in sports, amodu's incomplete, nations cup list, question mark on

  Off-side! …Question mark on Amodu’s incomplete Nations cup list By SUNDAY FALADE Friday, December 18, 2009 There is really nothing fresh or unpredictable about the 32 players...

• WESTERLOO STAR, ADAMS, OFFERS TO SOLVE AMODU’S MIDFIELD PROBLEM

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 06:17 in sports, offers, adams, midfield problem, to solve amodu, westerloo star

  Dependable! …Westerloo star, Adams, offers to solve Amodu’s midfield problem By RICHARD JIDEAKA, Abuja Thursday, December 17, 2009 Flying Eagles’ midfielder to the 2007 World Youth Championship (WY...

• NATIONS CUP: AFRICA, EUROPE TO SHARE PAINS

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 11:52 in sports, europe, nations, cup africa, to share pains

  Nations Cup: Africa, Europe to share pains By GBOLAHAN DADA Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Didier Drogba admitted his disappointment at the prospect of missing an important segment of Chelsea’s season du...

• AS ODIAH’S CSKA FACE OBAFEMI’S WOLFSBURG IN LAST – CHANCE SALOON

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 10:30 in sports, as odiah’s, chance saloon, cska face obafemi’s, wolfsburg in last

  Eagles @ war …As Odiah’s CSKA face Obafemi’s Wolfsburg in last-chance saloon By GBOLAHAN DADA Wednesday, December 16, 2009 VfL Wolfsburg can secure second place in Group B, but they ...

• SHITTU SAYS NIGERIA ’LL FIGHT HARD TO SURVIVE OPPONENTS IN ANGOLA 2010 NATIONS CUP

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 10:27 in sports, 2010 nations cup, hard to survive, opponents in angola, shittu says nigeria ’ll fight

  Tough! …Shittu says Nigeria ’ll fight hard to survive opponents in Angola 2010 Nations Cup By GBOLAHAN DADA Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Super Eagles and Bolton Wanderers defender, Danny Shittu, has desc...

• AMODU SHORTCOMINGS AND THE WAY OUT FOR GOOD OUTING ANGOLA AND SOUTH AFRICA (2)

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 06:48 in sports, amodu shortcomings, and the way, out for good, outing angola and, south africa (2)

  Amodu shortcomings and the way out for good outing Angola and South Africa(2) PABULUM By SINA ADEDIPE Wednesday, December 16, 2009 I decided to spend so much time on why Coach Shuaibu Amodu should be left to lead the Super Eagles to the World Cup ...

• KALU DARES MESSI

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 03:00 in sports, kalu, dares messi

  Kalu dares Messi …Ekwunife dreads Samba Pillar of Sports, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu on Monday, code-named Nigeria’s 2010 World Cup clash with Argentina State “Operation no merc...

• NFF MEET OVER NATIONS, WORLD CUPS WEDNESDAY

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 01:53 in sports, world cups wednesday, nff meet over nations

  NFF meet over Nations, World Cups Wednesday Confirm team Thursday By JOHN JOSHUA-AKANJI The board of the Nigeria Football Association (NFF) will meet formally on Wednesday in Abuja to receive the report ...

• PORTSMOUTH PARLEY WITH NFF OVER KANU, UTAKA

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 06:00 in sports, utaka, nff over kanu, portsmouth parley with

  The management of relegation-threatened Premiership side, Portsmouth, have made passionate appeal to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to delay the departure of Super Eagles captain, Nwankwo Kanu, and ...

• YOBO, MARTINS SURE OF NATIONS CUP

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 05:57 in sports, yobo, martins sure, of nations cup

  The duo of injured Super Eagles players, Joseph Yobo and Obafemi Martins have assured the Super Eagles coaching crew that they would be available for January’s 2010 Nations Cup in Angola, despite being s...

• ANCELOTTI: I’M NOT ANGRY WITH MIKEL

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 05:55 in sports, ancelotti: i’m not, angry with mikel

  Chelsea coach, Carlo Ancelotti, has accepted the apology from Nigeria midfielder, John Mikel Obi, over his defensive blunder in last weekend Champions League duel against APOEL. Mikel’s blunder resulted ...