Nigeria moved up to the 41st position in the World and retained the fifth in Africa in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings. The rankings released by the World Football…

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, his Lagos State counterpart, Akinwunmi Ambode and immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State and now Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, have…

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer resumed their battle for the year-end number one ranking, with imperious victories to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. Top seed…

Former world player of the year Luis Figo has joined UEFA as a football advisor. The 44-year-old former Portugal star will work with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and UEFA’s Football…

Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka handed out a comprehensive defeat to Venus Williams in the second round of the WTA Hong Kong Open on Wednesday. Osaka knocked out the 37 year-old…

Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel could be on his way back to Chelsea He explained that he never had the chance to say goodbye to Chelsea fans Mikel left…

List of countries assured of places in the 32-team field for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia after Tuesday’s qualifiers: EUROPE Russia (Qualified as hosts) France Portugal Germany Serbia…

Argentina have won their place in the Russia FIFA World Cup, but Chile, the South American champions are out. Brazil, first to qualify in the CONMOBEL group, handed out a…

The United States will be missing in Russia next year as they failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. They crashed out on Tuesday…

Olivier Giroud’s scorpion kick strike for Arsenal against Crystal Palace last season was shortlisted for FIFA’s goal of the year award on Monday, alongside efforts from Venezuelan teenager Deyna Castellanos…