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SAN FRANCISCO, December 04, (THEWILL) – The controversy surrounding the election of Mr. Amaju Pinnick as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) continued Thursday with the Chairman of the NFF electoral appeal committee, Mr. Okey Ajunwa, nullifying...

Chelsea maintained their perfect Premier League record at Stamford Bridge this season with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. After Harry Kane hit the bar with an early header, Chelsea broke the deadlock in the 19th minute when Eden...

Alexis Sanchez grabbed three points for Arsenal with his late goal enough to secure a 1-0 Premier League win over Southampton at the Emirates. The Chile international finally beat Fraser Forster, who had produced a couple of superb saves earlier...

Manchester City remained in touch with leaders Chelsea at the top of the Premier League with an emphatic 4-1 victory at Sunderland. The champions did not have it all their own way in the first half and were made to...

Tiger Woods has not played competitively in nearly four months, but the injury plagued former world number one has not altered his mindset for this week's Hero World Challenge event -- win. Winning is something Woods has not yet done...

A soccer captain was beaten to death by an opponent and supporters of a rival team following a tempestuous game in Argentina's third tier of league football, police said on Wednesday. The match on Saturday between Tiro Federal and Chacarita,...

Michael Carrick believes Manchester United go into Tuesday's Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke City ready to continue a good run of results. Louis van Gaal's side maintained their position in the top four with an emphatic 3-0 defeat of...

Yacine Brahimi has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014. The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans. Porto winger Brahimi told BBC Sport: "It's a big honour for...

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer will battle it out for the 2014 Ballon d'Or after being named on the three-man shortlist for the prestigious award. The original 23-man shortlist - which included Gareth Bale as the only Briton...

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been offered a new contract but because he is now 34, the midfielder might not play in as many matches as he has done in the past, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Monday. Rodgers confirmed...