First Nigerian Goalkeeper, Sam Ibiam, Dies At 90

Family sources have confirmed the death of Sam Ubiam, the first Nigerian national team goalkeeper. He died at the age of 90.Ibiam, who was born in 1925 in Ebonyi State was the Nigerian goalkeeper for the UK selected team that toured the United Kingdom in 1949.

Rugby Legend Jonah Lomu Is Laid To Rest

New Zealand Rugby legend  Jonah Lomu who  died of a heart attack on November 18 after a long battle with kidney failure have been laid to rest.Jonah Lomu's sons took one final journey with their father after an emotional funeral service where they sung a hymn in front of almost 1,000 mourners.

Video: NBA Jahlil Okafor Street Fight KO's Man In Boston

NBA superstar Jahlil Okafor  punched a guy in the face outside a Boston bar last night.

It started after Okafor and the 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics. Jahlil and some friends went out on the town  and ended up in an altercation in front of Storyville Boston nightclub.

19-year-old Okafor was screaming at the other man, "We got money you broke ass n**ga."

‘Stressed’: Sepp Blatter Under Medical Evaluation And Ordered To Take Time Off From FIFA

Sepp Blatter has been placed under medical observation, a spokesman today, stressing though that he should be back on his feet within a week.

Decathlon: Ashton Eaton breaks world record, wins World Championship

Ashton Eaton has  broken his world record in the decathlon with 9,045 points, bettering his previous mark by six points, in winning the World Championship in Beijing on Saturday.

When Eaton posed next to a scoreboard reading WORLD RECORD 9045, he did not smile. He rested his right arm and head on the board, kneeling with an American flag covering his back in apparent emotional and/or physical exhaustion.

FIFA presidential election set for February 26, 2016

A new date has been set by FIFA to elect a new president.An extraordinary congress will be held at the organisation’s headquarters in Zurich in Switzerland on the 26th of February 2016.

Jules Bianchi Formula 1 driver dies at 25 after coma

French Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has died from injuries he sustained at the Japanese Grand Prix last year.Bianchi's family, confirmed that the 25-year-old has passed on, after being in a coma since his car hit a recovery vehicle at the Suzuka circuit in October.“Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end.

NFF unveil ex-international, Sunday Oliseh as Super Eagles coach

Sunday Oliseh have been unveiled by  the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)  as the new coach of the Super Eagles.

After the Saturday, July 4 sacking of Stephen Keshi, the NFF started negotiations with former Nigerian international Oliseh and last week confirmed that he will be the new coach.

World Cup Winning US Women's National Football Team Joins Taylor Swift On Stage

Una foto pubblicata da Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) in data: 11 Lug 2015 alle ore 01:26 PDT

In the first night of her two-night run in New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, Taylor Swift brought out the World Cup-winning U.S. Women's National Football Team to join her on stage.

A Fifa Official Agrees To USA Extradition

One of seven Fifa officials detained in Switzerland in a corruption probe has agreed to be extradited to the United States, the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) said on Friday.

Seven officials were arrested in May in a dawn raid by Swiss police at a luxury hotel in Zurich, on corruption charges filed by US prosecutors in New York.

Their arrests sparked a scandal which has engulfed Zurich-based Fifa, world soccer’s governing body, and put pressure on Sepp Blatter to step down as its president.

Tour de France: Italian cyclist apologises for positive test

A cloud hung over the start of the eighth stage of the Tour de France in Rennes on Saturday following the first positive doping case in three years, although Italian cyclist Luca Paolini has apologised after testing positive for cocaine at the Tour de France.

The 38-year-old was taken off the Tour and suspended by his Katusha team on Friday evening after returning a positive result for cocaine from a test conducted on Tuesday.

Paolini apologised to Tour organisers and his own team but neither admitted to the offence nor denied it in a long post on Twitter.

Serena Williams does it again! Wins Wimbledon 2015 Women's Final

The crowd rise to their feet to salute Muguruza and deservedly so, she has been excellent throughout the tournament, Serena williams who has been in Wimbledon plenty of times, one wouldn't bet against her adding more titles this year and alas she did it! Serena won again! 

Photos from the 26th Women's Giro d'italia (Giro Rosa,Pink)

The 26th Giro Ciclistico D'Italia Femminile also known as the Giro Rosa, (Pink), had its seventh stage today as the course took the Female ciclists from Arenzano through Savona terminating at Loano.

“Homophobic assault: Olympian Melanie Henique attacked in France

According to French News a National Team swimmer Melanie Henique has been attacked outside of a restaurant in what is being described as a “homophobic attack.”

The 23-year old Henique, who was the bronze medalist in the 50 fly at the 2011 World Championships, says that she was with two friends last Friday coming out of a restaurant on June 26th in Amiens, when they were approached by four men who pretend to ask for cigarettes.

#FIFAGate: Switzerland to formally extradite FIFA officials to the US

Switzerland  has been formally asked by the US to extradite seven FIFA officials arrested at the end of May in a corruption inquiry.

It is the first stage in what seems to be a long procedure of up to six months according to Swiss authorities as those being held had previously indicated that they would oppose extradition.

Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins out for 3-6 weeks with groin injury

Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins, who is currently playing with Seattle Sounders, is reportedly out for three to six weeks with a groin injury which he picked up during Tuesday night’s 3-1 defeat to the Portland Timbers.

The former Inter Milan striker who is popularly called Oba Oba, went down in the 87th minute and was taken off the field on a stretcher.

Suspicious activity on FIFA account - Swiss banks

Swiss banks have reported suspicious activity on the accounts of world football governing body, FIFA, Switzerland’s attorney general said on Wednesday.

Federal Prosecutor Michael Lauber said at a press conference in Zurich that banks had reported 53 possible cases of money laundering and his office was also analysing a “huge amount” (nine terabytes) of seized data.

According to report, Switzerland is currently investigating how FIFA came to award the World Cups of 2018 and 2022 to Russia and Qatar, respectively.

Video: Venezuelan TV presenter fulfils her promise to strip nude if team win

Venezuelan TV presenter  has fulfiled  her promise to strip nude if team win. In Venezuela,newsreaders still tell the viewers about the latest results, only they do it nude.

A positive Copa America result for Venezuela apparently means attractive female news readers need to get naked.In fairness, the ladies from subscription news website Desnudando la Noticia are probably the only ones doing it all naked.

Falconets begin 2016 World Cup race against Liberia

The Nigerian U-20 Women National Team, Falconets, will begin their quest for a place at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup against Liberia next month Liberia got past Sierra Leone for the right to face Nigeria, who finished as runner-up at the last tournament held in Canada.

Already, the Confederation of African Football has appointed officials from Guinea to take charge of the first leg of the fixture, which will take place in Monrovia on July 11.

Nigerian Footballer David Oniya Dies In Malaysia

Nigerian Footballer plying his trade in Malaysia, David Oniya is reported to have died after he collapsed on the pitch during a friendly match.