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Frenchman Paul Le Guen has been appointed as the new Technical Adviser of the Senior National Team, Super Eagles by the Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation. He will be assisted by Salisu Yusuf, who will...

Hull defender Moses Odubajo will miss the first half of his club's return to the Premier League after being ruled out for six months with a knee ligament injury. Odubajo suffered the ruptured ligament in a friendly against Grimsby on...

West Ham will play their first match at the Olympic Stadium on August 4 after UEFA agreed to reverse the home and away legs of their Europa League tie. The Hammers were due to host either Shakhtyor Soligorsk of Belarus...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, (THEWILL) – Super Eagles of Nigeria, ranked 61st worldwide in the June rankings, fell nine places to 70th position on the new FIFA ranking released on Thursday. The Nigerian national team, also dropped five places in...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to immediately release funds to the Ministry of Sports to facilitate the country’s preparations at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. NAN reports that the resolution followed a unanimous adoption...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, (THEWILL) – Gianni Infantino, President of world football governing body, FIFA, and the Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura, will be visiting Nigeria on July 24 on a two-day working visit. The Italian-Swiss, who was elected FIFA President at...

The winning goal of the Euro 2016 final was scored by a substitute in extra time - the culmination of an extraordinary life story. Eder Lopes, 28, scored for Portugal against France but was born in the West African country...

Tim Duncan spent nearly two decades as the quiet storm in the middle of the San Antonio Spurs franchise, putting the team on his broad shoulders and carrying it to heights unseen in modern American sports. With Duncan as the...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 10, (THEWILL) - Britain’s Andy Murray has won this year’s Wimbledon title as he defeated Milos Raonic of Canada with a three straight win. The 29-year-old world number two has added the 2016 trophy to his 2013...

Serena Williams insisted she was not focused on No. 22. Said she wouldn't discuss it. Kept coming close without quite getting it. Now she finally has it. And so she can flaunt it. Williams lifted both arms overhead and raised two fingers on...