Category: Sports

Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia competes in the women’s 1500m semi-final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba shattered the women’s world indoor mile record on Wednesday, clocking 4:13.31 to eclipse the time of 4:17.14 set 26 years ago by Romanian Doina Melinte. It is the third […]

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has advised Nigerian athletes to emulate the performance of three leading table tennis stars: Segun Toriola, Aruna Quadri and Funke Oshonaike. The minister gave the advice on Monday in Abuja in a statement issued by Nneka Anibeze his Special Assistant on Media, He said that the performance […]

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed he had become the father of two more children during the Confederations Cup. Portugal were eliminated from the tournament on Wednesday, suffering a 3-0 penalty shoot-out loss to Chile after a 0-0 draw in Russia. Ronaldo was left disappointed by his side’s exit, appearing to confirm the birth of […]

Chelsea captain John Terry has been offered a new one-year contract by the Blues and is considering whether to accept it, according to the club. Terry, 35, is out of contract at the end of this season and in January said he would not be extending his stay. “With it coming so late in the […]

Chelsea have offered Kenneth Omeruo on loan to Besiktas after the centre-back’s successful campaign in the Turkish Super Lig, Goal understands. The 22-year-old is yet to make an appearance for the Blues, but has enjoyed spells at ADO Den Haag and Middlesbrough before joining Kasimpasa last term, making 25 league appearances for the side who […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung on the death of his wife, Mrs Briskila Dalung. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Nneka Anibeze, the Special Assistant, Media to the minister, said Buhari commiserated with Dalung through the telephone from London. The President prayed God […]

The next England manager will not be a “mercenary” as the organisation seeks a successor to Sam Allardyce, insists Football Association (FA) chief executive Martin Glenn. Gareth Southgate took charge of World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia in October after Allardyce left the role following an undercover newspaper sting. Southgate will remain in the post for […]

Usain Bolt delivered when it mattered again on Thursday when he scorched the fastest time of the year to win a record fourth straight world 200 metres title in 19.55 seconds and sweep the individual sprints at a global championships for a fifth time. Five days after beating Justin Gatlin to win the 100 metres, […]

A total of 25 teams are expected to participate in the National Handball Premier League beginning on April 13 in Kaduna. John Jatau, the President, Nigerian Handball Coaches Association told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Tuesday in Kaduna that 13 male and 12 female teams would participate in the competition.. […]