Author: Brila

Larry Bird made the decision last year. After nearly 40 years in the NBA, he had started plotting an exit strategy. The 60-year-old Hall-of-Famer finally told the rest of the world Monday: He was stepping down as Indiana’s president of basketball operations, turning the reins over to Kevin Pritchard and staying in the Pacers organization as a scout and consultant.

Romelu Lukaku was seen in conversation with Chelsea transfer chief Michael Emenalo after Everton’s 3-0 defeat at Goodison Park.

Kano Pillars midfielder, Jamiu Alimi has expressed delight with the club’s decision to renegotiate his transfer, after the parties reached an agreement on the player’s personal terms and future with Masu Gida.

Everton are jumping the queue for promising Nigerian Henry Onyekuru — and plan to beat their rivals to his £7million signature.

Most of athletics’ world records could be rewritten under a “revolutionary” new proposal from European Athletics. It set up a taskforce to examine the credibility of records in January following the sport’s doping scandal.

International Tennis Federation (ITF) Head of Operations for Africa and Middle East, Iain Smith has stated that the world governing body is impressed with Nigeria’s growing commitment to tennis.

Rivers Hoopers extended their dominance on home court beating Oluyole Warriors 73-59 on Saturday.

The new Super Eagles project is ambitious, exciting and is eventually looking good according to former defender, Sam Sodje.

‘The God of Football’ has not been fair to South Africa’s Bafana Bafana and it does it seem their fortunes has changed one bit, with the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw pitching them against their worst nightmare, Nigeria.

Former chairperson of the Women’s Professional Football League (NWFL), Dilichukwu Onyedinma has called for improved attention to players welfare and sponsorship in the league.