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The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had concluded plans to upgrade 21 secondary school libraries across all the six educational districts in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said in a statement that the libraries would be upgraded by the end …

UEFA has named French forward and tournament top scorer Antoine Griezmann as the best player of Euro 2016, a day after the hosts’ 1-0 final defeat to Portugal. “Antoine Griezmann was a threat in every game he played. He works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and quality finishing,” …

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has released a 35-man provisional list for the Rio Olympics games starting on August 5, in Brazil. Players who have had experience playing in the Nigeria senior team constitute half of those listed in Coach Siasia’s provisional squad of 35, who will train in the …

What a sad day for Nigeria!  One of Nigeria’s most iconic sports personalities, former Super Eagles captain and former coach of the team, Stephen Keshi, has died.   According to his family, he died in the early hours of today Wednesday June 8th of Cardiac arrest in Benin, Edo state. …

Arsenal manager was reportedly left surprised by the levels of abuse that came his way during the team’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, and the Frenchman’s own behaviour is said to have left the players “baffled.” According to John Cross of the Daily Mirror, …

Pep Guardiola avoided his future employers as Manchester City were on Friday drawn to play Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League while Atletico Madrid will face the Spaniard’s Bayern Munich. Guardiola will take over as City boss next season and is in his swansong after three years …

Italy coach Antonio Conte was named as Chelsea’s new manager on Monday after the reigning Premier League champions announced he had signed a three-year contract that will start following Euro 2016. “I am happy we have made the announcement now so everything is clear and we can end the speculation,” …

We’ve all underestimated employees–or just people in general–but the cost surely wasn’t as high as when Nike let Stephen Curry slip through its fingers to land with Under Armour. When Curry entered the NBA, he signed an endorsement deal with Nike. That’s far from uncommon; nearly three-fourths of NBA players …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has deducted points from Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania, all members of Group G, following the withdrawal of Chad from the ongoing qualification race for the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017. Chad were due to travel to Tanzania for the …

Former Sunderland and England winger Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison. The former England international has been handed a custodial sentence following a hearing at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday and will now spend six years in jail. Johnson was found guilty by jury of one …