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Nigeria’s former Olympic sliver medallist, Sunday Bada is dead.
- 13 December 2011
- THISDAY
- Section: Sport
Joe Frazier, Ex-Heavyweight Champ, Dies At 67
- 09 November 2011
- THE NEW YORK TIMES
- Section: Sport
Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday night. He was 67.
NFF to interfere in Eagles’ coach duties
- 04 November 2011
- Vanguard
- Section: Sport
Nigeria Football Federation president, Aminu Maigari has hinted that the new Eagles’ coach would not be allowed to wield absolute powers,
Athletics: Pan-American Games results
- 26 October 2011
- AFP
- Section: Sport
Athletics results from the Pan-American Games here on Tuesday:World champions South Africa are the underdogs, says Smit
- 03 October 2011
- Greg Stutchbury/Reuters
- Section: Sport
South Africa skipper John Smit fired the first shot in the psychological battle against Australia on Monday by saying his side were the underdogs for their rugby World Cup quarter-final clash in Wellington.
Klitschko is best fighter in world: Haye
- 04 July 2011
- Reuters
- Section: Sport
LONDON - David Haye said on Monday that Vladimir Klitschko is the best fighter in the world but still believes he could beat him in a re-match after losing their world heavyweight unification bout.
Lewis picks Klitschko to beat Haye in boxing match
- 01 July 2011
- AFP
- Section: Sport
HAMBURG — Former British world champion Lennox Lewis has said his heart wants compatriot David Haye to win Saturday's unification bout, but his head says Wladimir Klitschko will be victorious.
UK PM Cameron calls FIFA election a farce
- 13 June 2011
- Reuters
- Section: Sport
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron described the recent FIFA election as a farce on Wednesday and said the standing of world soccer's governing body had never sunk so low.
Fifa suspends Bin Hammam and Warner after ethics hearing
- 29 May 2011
- bbcnews
- Section: Sport
Fifa has provisionally suspended executive committee members Mohamed Bin Hammam and Jack Warner after a meeting of its ethics committee on Sunday. Football's governing body will now open a full investigation into allegations that financial incentives were offered to members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
Fifa president Sepp Blatter under investigation
- 27 May 2011
- bbcnews
- Section: Sport
Fifa has opened ethics proceedings against its president, Sepp Blatter. The action follows a charge by Mohamed Bin Hammam, his rival in next week's presidency election, that Blatter knew about alleged cash payments. Bin Hammam and vice-president Jack Warner will also be at Sunday's hearing to answer charges of bribery.
FIFA may be heading toward civil war
- 26 May 2011
- foxsports
- Section: Sport
A week of scandal just got worse.
Explosive allegations about bribery at the highest level of FIFA pushed Manchester United Ryan Giggs off soccer’s front pages Wednesday, opening up the prospect
19-year old Negesa wins 2nd career gold
- 16 May 2011
- newvision
- Section: Sport
Africa Junior Championships
Finals
1500m, Women
Hayatou denies he sought money for World Cup vote
- 12 May 2011
- Reuters
- Section: Sport
Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou has denied allegations he was paid to vote for Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid, adding he was reserving his right to seek legal redress. The denial came two days after a British parliamentary inquiry into why England had failed to secure the 2018 finals was told that Hayatou,
Fifa Asks For 'Corrupt' Executives Evidence
- 11 May 2011
- skynews
- Section: Sport
Fifa has asked the Football Association and The Sunday Times newspaper to provide evidence of alleged corruption during the 2018 World Cup bid, it has been reported. AP news agency said the request had been made after former FA chairman Lord Triesman gave a Government committee details of "improper and unethical"
No surprises on FIFA's dirty pitch
- 11 May 2011
- theage
- Section: Sport
THE REACTION to the latest allegations of corruption within FIFA's World Cup voting process? A ''tell us something we don't know'' eye-roll and a barely suppressed yawn. Yes, it rankles that the peak body of the world's most popular sport is rotten to the core.
Algeria's Kabylie come back to stun Missile of Gabon
- 07 May 2011
- bbcnews
- Section: Sport
JS Kabylie are through to the next round of the Confederation Cup after a remarkable comeback against Missile FC of Gabon. The Algerian giants lost the first leg in Libreville 3-0, but won the second, home leg of their tie by the same score and then went through on penalties.
FIFA speaks out on no confidence vote withdrawal
- 06 May 2011
- Anonymous
- Section: Sport
FIFA says it could do nothing about the withdrawal of the vote of no confidence at the FAZ annual general meeting last Saturday in Kabwe as the movers of the motion withdrew it.
Win over hosts will guarantee Nigeria promotion
- 06 May 2011
- 234next
- Section: Sport
The Nigeria cricket national team bounced back from their nine wicket loss to Kuwait by overwhelming Japan by 90 runs on Thursday at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2 in Gaborone.
Nigeria bowl out Norway for first win
- 02 May 2011
- 234next
- Section: Sport
Nigeria’s cricket national team began their quest for a spot in the ICC World Cricket League Division Seven (WCL) Division 6 with a five wicket victory over Norway, in their first match of the round-robin WCL Division 7 match in Gaborone on Sunday.
London 2012 ceremonies sold out already
- 27 April 2011
- Reuters
- Section: Sport
LONDON - Ticket applications for next year's London Olympics have far exceeded supply with more than half of the 650 sessions oversubscribed and going to a ballot, organisers said on Wednesday.
World record holder Rudisha fully focused on 800m only
- 21 April 2011
- Reuters
- Section: Sport
LONDON - Kenya's smooth-running 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha has ruled out competing in either the 400 or 1500 events in the near future. "It is very hard to double, it's a little bit tricky. I don't think I can take a risk to double so I am really working towards
