SPAIN'S national football team, which won the World Cup two months ago in South Africa, was on Tuesday awarded the country's prestigious Prince ofAstunas Prize in the category of sports.

NIGERIA'S Flamingoes will continue their quest for a place in the knockout stage of the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup when they face hosts Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday September 9 - live on SuperSport 5 from 00:55 CAT.

The immediate past President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi, and three others were yesterday arraigned before a federal high court sitting in Abuja.

THE inspection team of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has declared that preparations ahead of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations were in good progress in Gabon, which will co-host the tournament with Equatorial Guinea.

IN a bid to save his job, the sacked President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari, yesterday filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, seeking an order setting aside the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in nullifying the association's August 26 elections.

NIGERIA Premier League goal king, Ahmed Musa, has stated that he is still living in dreamland after he made his full international debut against Madagascar at the weekend.

THE Nigerian U-19 cricket team which campaigned for honours at the U-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers (CWCQ) Africa Division I returned home on Monday night having retained its position in the division at the end of the tournament.

NIGERIA international defender, Danny Shittu, has disclosed that his next destination after he parted ways with English Premier League side, Bolton Wanderers, will be known by the coming week.

ABEL Sanchez, the experienced trainer of the 'Nigerian Nightmare' Samuel Peter, has predicted that the WBO/IBO/IBF champion, Wladimir Klitschko would be knocked down on Saturday in Germany when the hard-punching Nigerian meet him for the second time.

Reigning champion Kim Clijsters progressed into the US Open quarter-finals, while third seed Venus Williams booked a date with French Open champion Francesca Schiavone to decide a semi-final spot.

FOR disobeying his order, Justice Okon Abane of the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos yesterday nullified the August 26 elections into the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

OSAZE ODEMWINGIE has asked Nigerian fans to get behind the Super Eagles as they start on the road to repair an image battered by a disastrous World Cup performance.

YOUNGSTERS Stanley Okoro and Ahmed Musa have been praised after they made their full international debuts for Nigeria in Sunday's Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Madagascar.

MILOVAN RAJEVAC future's with the Black Stars hangs in the balance after the Ghana Football Association admitted they could lose the Serbian coach.

NIGERIAN striker, Ezenwa Otorogu, could make his debut in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Wednesday when his club Orlando Pirates host Free State Stars after he finally got his work permit.

ARSENAL midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, has revealed he was eager to join Barcelona but was told he had to stick with the Gunners.

ANDREY ARSHAVIN reckons he is "more effective" these days although he still hankers for the days when he was scoring "beautiful goals".

THE Chairman of Gabros International Football Club of Nnewi, Chief Gabriel Chkwuma, has warned that any attempt by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to remove the current chairman of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL), Prince Davidson Owumi, would be an attempt to add petrol to a burning house.

USAIN BOLT has made the startling claim that he fancies a career as a professional footballer once he fulfils his ambitions in athletics.

.As Preparation Hots Up For Nov 27 Race
CROSS RIVER State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has urged the Local Organising Committee for the 6fh Obudu International Mountain Race to surpass the already high standard set for the competition following the successful hosting of the first African Nations Mountain Running Championships alongside the Obudu race.