Author: Brila

The Rwang Pam Stadium Stadium, Jos, was agog yesterday, as Plateau United was crowned champion of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions, following a 2-0 win over defending champions Rangers International.

Following the outcome of his domineering display against Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-final of the US Open, Rafael Nadal took sight at silly Grand Slam rulings that make little sense.

Worries didn’t end for Sloane Stephens after winning her first Grand Slam title Saturday at the US Open, recalling the fabulous photographs of past champions she admired along the hallways of Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Moments after qualifying for his first Grand Slam final, South Africa’s Kevin Anderson raced to hug his friends and family in the players’ box, standing on a large flower plot to reach them.

Ike Diogu came up with a huge performance to inspire the defending champions Nigeria to a Group A 78-77 triumph over Cote d’Ivoire in Rades, on the outskirts of Tunis.

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) will inspect the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium ahead of the next 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Washington Wizards’ centre, Daniel Ochefu is hopeful and aiming for the trophy as Nigeria begins the campaign to retain the Afrobasket trophy they won in Tunisia two years ago. The Nigerian national Afrobasket team, D’Tigers flew out of the country for Tunisia at 6.00 a.m. Wednesday from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos aboard an Air Maroc flight. The D’Tigers will start their campaign in the Afrobasket championship with preliminary games against DR Congo, Mali and Cote d’Ivoire for the competition taking the tip off on Friday. The championship is being hosted jointly for the first time by Senegal and…

Juan Martin del Potro and Rafa Nadal are still expected to produce some spectacular fireworks at the U.S. Open on Friday, even if it was not the semi-final many fans had been hoping for.

A broadcast production agreement was on Thursday in Abuja signed by the League Management Company (LMC) and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) for production of matches of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has foreclosed the in­vitation of new players to the team, ahead of Nigeria’s all important World Cup 2018 Qualifiers clash against Zambia in Uyo.