Sport

Supporting a football team can often be a rollercoaster for fans, but SC Paderborn have taken that to an extreme over the past five years.
Climbing from amateur football to the Bundesliga summit in a decade, a crushing three successive relegations sent

Former Super Eagles captain and striker, Kanu Nwankwo has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor on Sports Matters.
Governor Emeka Ihedioha made the appointment on Wednesday at the Government House in Owerri, when Kanu visited him.
A statement issued by the governor’s aide on

Pedro Rodriguez has backed Nigerian descent Tammy Abraham to come good to at Chelsea ahead of UEFA Super Cup match against Liverpool in Istanbul on Wednesday night.
The 21-year-old striker who had an outstanding loan spell at Aston Villa last season was recalled by Frank Lampard for the first time

Nigerian-German goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has reacted after getting first Super Eagles call-up for next month international friendly match against Ukraine.
The 19-year-old Fortuna Düsseldorf II stopper had in the past maintained that he will only consider playing for Nigeria at international level but was forced to miss the Olympic qualifiers

The Board of Lagos-based Mounting of Fire Ministry (MFM) FC is on the verge of announcing a replacement for its former Coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu.
Ilechukwu, who managed the premier league team for 13 years has recently been pouched and unveiled as manager on a three-year deal by Heartlands FC of

Former Real Madrid star Wesley Sneijder has announced his retirement.
The Dutch international scored 22-goals and provided 25 assists in 116 appearances for Inter Milan 2009 and 2013 after he left Real Madrid for Serie A.
He won the treble of a Scudetto, Coppa Italia and Champions League in 2010