Sports

The United State Secretary of State, John Kerry has concluded his visit to Nigeria. Mr. Kerry’s next stop is Saudi Arabia where he will meet with Foreign Ministers from the six nation Gulf Cooperation Council. Some key issues he discussed with...

Russia will not compete at next month’s Paralympics in Rio after losing an appeal against a ban imposed for state-sponsored doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) upheld the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) ban on all Russian competitors. The IPC...

A benefactor has handed a reward of $390,000 to the Nigerian Olympic football team in Brazil after the West African country won bronze on Saturday. Japanese plastic surgeon Katsuya Takasu had promised to reward the team after hearing about their...

Sunderland boss David Moyes told the club's fans to prepare for another relegation battle this season after Sunday's 2-1 defeat by Middlesbrough. The Black Cats have lost their first two games under Moyes, who replaced new England boss Sam Allardyce...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has congratulated the U23 National Soccer Team for winning bronze at this year’s Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Brazil, after edging Honduras 3-2 in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. A brace from Sadiq Umar, and another...

Two goals each for Sergio Aguero and Nolito secured a 4-1 win for Man City against Stoke at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Aguero continued his fine start to the season with his fifth and sixth goals of the...

Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to training with Real Madrid after picking up a knee injury in Portugal's Euro 2016 final victory over France. Ronaldo appeared to be in good shape as he trained separately from the remainder of the squad,...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 19, (THEWILL) - Nigerian athletes in Rio only received their Olympic kits on day 13th day of the Games, when some of the sportsmen have finished their events, with 3 days to the end of the...

US Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen has agreed to pay nearly $11,000 to a Brazilian charity over his involvement in a dispute about an armed robbery. He was one of four gold medallists who hit the headlines after Ryan Lochte said...

Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. He plaintively raised his palms to the sky, tugged hard on his shirt, then angrily ripped the No. 6 sticker off his right hip. It had the look of an unthinkable loss...