Federations: Ndanusa hails greater autonomy
The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee Sanni Ndanusa has described the move by the National Sports Commission to grant more autonomy to the sporting federations as a quality development and in...
View ArticleExcitement, tears as Glo Academy finalists emerge
It will be a mixed grill of glory for the 16 finalists and despair for the last three boys to be evicted as one of the biggest soccer reality TV show in Africa; the Glo Soccer Academy reaches the...
View ArticleHeartland beat Kano Pillars
Cup winners Heartland confirmed their supremacy over champions Pillars with a last-gasp 1-0 win in the Super 4 in Kano on Wednesday. Pillars filed out with the aim to avenge their 2-0 loss to Heartland...
View ArticleAnambra prepares for School Sports Festival
Anambra State Government is determined to shrug off the nightmare of the abysmal performance of its contingent to the last National Sport Festival in Lagos. To this end, the Commissioner for Youth and...
View ArticleCity fans return Arsenal tickets
Manchester City have returned almost a third of their away ticket allocation for Sunday’s clash at Arsenal due to high prices. The match, which is also being broadcast live in England, comes in the...
View ArticlePSG considering move for Ronaldo
One of the world’s richest clubs Paris Saint Germain is contemplating easing Cristiano Ronaldo’s alleged ‘sad’ time at the Bernabeu. However, PSG would undoubtedly need to break the Portuguese...
View ArticleSyrian crisis brought me to Nigeria, says Magd
Dolphins’ Egyptian goalkeeper, Awgad Magd, says war and crisis are two factors that brought him to Nigeria and Dolphins. Magd, who holds dual nationality, Egyptian and Syrian, says he played in Syria...
View ArticleBoateng an isolated incident –Gattuso
Former Italy international Gennaro Gattuso has denied his country have a problem with racism in football. AC Milan playmaker Kevin-Prince Boateng walked off the pitch in a friendly match against Pro...
View ArticleFIFA moves to cut agents costs
IFA has made further progress in a move to help clubs deal directly with each other during transfers rather than employ agents. According to football’s world governing body, agents took commissions...
View ArticleDrogba on Juventus’ radar
Juventus have enquired about the availability of striker Didier Drogba, the former Chelsea star’s agent has confirmed. The Serie A leaders are keen to add some more firepower to their squad and general...
View ArticleMputu targets knockout stages
DR Congo captain Tresor Mputu believes reaching the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations will be a huge achievement for the national team. In an interview with the TP Mazembe website, Mputu...
View ArticleTunisia, Gabon draw in warm up
Tunisia turned in another unconvincing performance in an Africa Cup of Nations warm-up friendly on Thursday and were fortunate to hold on to a 1-1 draw against Gabon. Tunisia took a 15th-minute lead...
View ArticleMatch tickets selling steadily
More than 340 000 tickets have been sold for the 29th Africa Cup of Nations tournament, the LOC said on Thursday. Local Organising Committee CEO Mvuzo Mbebe told reporters that 55 000 of the projected...
View ArticleMoses sorry after red card scare
Chelsea forward Victor Moses has apologised for coming very close to getting sent off in Wednesday’s friendly against Cape Verde. Moses escaped being sent off after he retaliated following a tackle on...
View ArticleMiddle class tax breaks on the line
President Obama wants to tie spending cuts to tax revenue hikes in the debt ceiling talks, but that could mean trouble for the middle class taxpayers he has pledged to protect, money.cnn.com reported...
View ArticleNo plan for ViiV Spinoff at the moment –Glaxo
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has no plans “at the moment” to spin off its ViiV Healthcare Limited unit that is developing drugs to treat HIV, the President, Pharmaceuticals Research and Development, Glaxo,...
View ArticleSwatch 2012 gross revenue beats estimates
Swatch Group AG, the biggest maker of Swiss watches, reported higher 2012 revenue as customers in China and elsewhere bought more Omega and Longines timepieces, and said it expects “healthy growth”...
View ArticleSmuggling threatens N280bn liquor manufacturing industry
The unbridled influx of foreign wines, spirit and other alcoholic beverages into the country is threatening the local industry. LAYI ADELOYE writes on operators’ push for survival Local distillers and...
View ArticleEuro Global Foods gets ISO 9001:2008 certification
Euro Global Foods and Distilleries Limited has joined the league of Quality Management System certified companies in Nigeria as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria has recognized its commitment to...
View ArticleFast retailing boosts profit forecast on Uniqlo sales
Fast Retailing Company, Asia’s largest apparel retailer, boosted its annual profit forecast as overseas sales of its Uniqlo brand casual clothes rose, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Net income...
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