Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts

21/02/2018

Didier Drogba's 17-year-old son Isaac signs contract with French Ligue 1 club, Guingamp

Former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba's 17-year-old son Isaac has joined French Ligue 1 club, Guingamp.  

Isaac Drogba, who like his father plays as a striker, has previously played for Chelsea's academy.  He joins Guingamp 16 years after his father signed for the club in an £80,000 move from Le Mans.  

Didier Drogba, who scored 24 goals in 50 appearances for Guingamp, posted on Instagram: "Couldn't be more proud of you Isaac Drogba."  

Didier Drogba spent less than two seasons at Guingamp's Stade de Roudourou before signing for Marseille, where he spent a year before joining Chelsea in 2004. He went on to win the Premier League four times, the FA Cup four times and the Champions League, as well as playing 104 times for the Ivory Coast. In an interview in 2015 he said his son, who was born in France, wanted to play for England.

13/02/2018

Too Much Sexiness in One Picture - Neymar


Too much sexiness in one photo! Neymar shared the photos as part of his "Towel Series" campaign for renowned photographer,Mario Testino.
Full pic below...

30/08/2016

PAY SIASIA HIS MONEY- MINISTER FOR YOUTHS AND SPORTS BARRISTER SOLOMON DALUNG BEGS NFF


Youth and Sports Minister Barrister Solomon Dalung has appealed to the Nigeria Football Federation NFF to pay the U-23 National team's Coach Samson Siasia. The Minister gave the charge when Siasia paid him a visit Monday in his office in Abuja. Siasia visited with his wife Sandra to thank the Minister for his support to the Dream Team from Atlanta to Rio where they won Bronze in the football event of the Rio Olympics and to officially inform him that his contract with the NFF has ended.

16/08/2016

RIO 2016: BAHAMIAN MILLER WONA GOLD MEDAL BY DIVING TOWARDS THE END OF THE RACE


Bahamian Shaunae Miller won a gold medal by diving towards the end of the race. She beat American Allyson Felix, who was obviously the favorite to win the race butcame second on Monday in the 400 meters race. Thereby preventing Felix from getting a record fifth gold medal. She won the Gold by diving across the finish the line to win by .07 seconds.
Her dive will go down as one of the most dramatic images seen at any Olympics.

15/08/2016

NIGERIAN TOP ATHLETE BLESSING OKAGBARE CRASHED OUT OF RIO 2016 OLYMPICS 100M


Top Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare has crashed out of Rio 2016 Olympics 100m. She came 3rd in her semi-final heat with a time of 11.09seconds and as a result couldn't make it to the finals as only athletes that ran under 11seconds made it to the final.

MINISTER FOR YOUTHS AND SPORTS REFUND $4, 600 TO MIKEL OBI AFTER DENYING THAT MIKEL DIDNT PAY THE HOTEL BILLS


After denying John Mikel Obi paid $4, 600 for outstanding hotel bills before they departed to Salvador for their quarter-finals game against Denmark,the Youth and Sports Development ministry has refunded the U-23 captain the money. 
 The NFF yesterday wrote on it's website that “the Ministry of Youth and Sports has refunded to Captain Mikel Obi the $4,600 he paid for the team in São Paulo on their way to Salvador".

14/08/2016

NIGERIA QUALIFIES FOR SEMI-FINALS AFTER BEATING DENMARK 2-0 IN RIO


The Dream Team are headed for the semi-finals after beating Denmark today,2-0.Mikel Obi was the man of the match after scoring the first goal and playing the corner kick which saw Mikel Obi’s corner kick Aminu Umar net the second goal.

13/08/2016

SOLOMON DALUNG MINISTER FOR YOUTHS AND SPORT SAID "MIKEL OBI DID NOT PAY $4, 000 HOTEL BILLS TO FREE OLYMPIC TEAM FROM EMBARRASSMENT"


Minister of Youth and Sports ,Barrister Solomon Dalung,  has debunked reports Mikel Obi paid $4000 for the hotel bills of the Olympic  team in Brazil. According to the minister, the chief coach of the team Samson Siasia in company of another official had come knocking on his door at about 4am Sao Paolo time.6

LIONEL MESSI COMES BACK FROM INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT

Lionel Messi has sensationally returned to Argentine National team after holding talks with new coach Edgardo Bauza. Messi, 29, who is Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 55 goals in 113 appearances, quit after Argentina's Copa America final defeat by Chile in June in which he cried and told media reporters after the match that he had decided to retire. But in a statement reported by media in Argentina, the Barcelona striker said he made the U-turn for the "love of the country" and "to help from within". 

12/08/2016

MiKEL OBI PAID $4000 TO FREE OLYMPIC FOOTBALL SQUAD AFTER THE TEAM HAS BEEN HELD TO RANDSOM FOR HOTEL BILLS BY HOTEL OFFICIALS



John Mikel Obi paid $4000 to free the Olympic football squad after the team was held to ransom by hotel officials in Sao Paulo over bills incurred by additional NFF officials according to reports.

SPAIN DEFEATS NIGERIAN BASKETBALL TEAM D'TIGERS 96-87 IN RIO OLYMPICS


Spain defeated Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers 96-87 to win their first game in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The World number two team started the game on fire as they made it hard for the D’Tigers to shoot winning the first quarter 25-11.

03/08/2016

MIKEL OBI OFFICIALLY CHANGES HIS NAME

John Obi Mikel has been called many things by Chelsea fans during his decade at Stamford Bridge… many of which are far too rude to be repeated.



10/05/2016

Kelechi Iheanacho, Kevin De Bruyne & Sergio Aguero front runners to win Man City Player of the Year Award


19  year old Nigeria International Kelechi Iheanacho is in line to win Man City's Player of the year award for his fine form this season, but faces serious competition from Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, Jesus Navas, Joe Hart, Fernando and Fernandinho.

30/04/2016

Watford's Odion Ighalo wants to play against Aston Villa as a tribute to his late father


Watford coach Quique Flores has revealed that Nigeria international Odion Ighalo has asked to play for Watford in this weekend's fixture against Aston Villa as a mark of respect/tribute to his late dad.
Ighalo's father, Paul Ighalo died in his sleep on Monday but Ighalo didn't fly back to Nigeria despite the club offering to give him compassionate leave.

28/04/2016

Cristiano Ronaldo to undergo stem-cell therapy in order to boost his fitness for Man City clash


Real Madrid's star man Cristiano Ronaldo will undergo stem- cell therapy in order to rush up his fitness and make him fit for the second leg champions league tie against Man City according to reports. Stem cell therapy or treatment is a medical treatment process whereby doctors collect a sample of healthy cells from the player’s blood or bone marrow, which is then injected into the problem area to help speed up recovery. 

23/04/2016

Wayne Rooney worth £82m and earning £300k per week is named Britain's richest young sports star


England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is the richest young sports star in Britain and he is worth £82m according to the Sunday Times. The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List for young sportsmen in Britain (sportsmen under 30 in Britain) which was published this weekend lists 30 year old Rooney as the richest with a value of £82m.

31/07/2015

MANCHESTER UNITED DECLEARS ANGEL DI MARIA MISSING


Manchester United Manager, Louis van Gaal, has admitted that Angel Di Maria is missing and that he does not know the whereabouts of record signing,