Stoke City have signed Feirense midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo for £6.35m (7.2m euros) on a five-year deal. The 22-year-old, who spent the end of last season on loan at La Liga side Las Palmas, is in the Nigeria squad for the…
WORLD CUP 2018: ENGLAND’S DANNY ROSE REVEALS DEPRESSION DIAGNOSIS
England defender Danny Rose has revealed he has had depression, which he says was triggered by a combination of injury and family tragedy. The Tottenham full-back, 27, disclosed his illness in a frank interview with several national newspapers. “It’s no…
AARON RAMSEY: ARSENAL OFFER WALES MIDFIELDER NEW DEAL
Arsenal have offered midfielder Aaron Ramsey a new contract. The 27-year old Wales international is entering the final 12 months of his deal at the Emirates and could leave on a free transfer next summer. Ramsey joined the Gunners in…
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SADIO MANE SENDS 300 LIVERPOOL SHIRTS TO HOMETOWN
Sadio Mane has gifted 300 Liverpool shirts to locals in his hometown in Senegal, so they can wear them during the Champions League final. The 26-year-old forward, who grew up in Bambali in the West African country, made the generous…
UK-BASED SPORT STREAMING SERVICE ADOPTS NETFLIX MODEL AFTER $1BN DEAL
The Netflix and Amazon model that has revolutionised entertainment TV viewing is being brought to the world of sport, as a London-based streaming service looks to take on the giants of pay-TV. Few British viewers will have heard of DAZN,…
HOW SUPER EAGLES WORLD CUP 30 HAVE FARED THIS SEASON
Ahead of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup Completesportsnigeria.com’s JOHNNY EDWARD presents the scorecards of the 30 Super Eagles players listed in the preliminary squad by Gernot Rohr… GOALKEEPERS: Francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain) Francis Uzoho is a…
IRELAND V PAKISTAN: IRELAND’S ROUTE TO TEST MATCH STATUS
When Niall and Kevin O’Brien were going to school in Dublin in the 1990s, they kept their love of cricket to themselves. For seven decades, cricket suffered under a ruling by the Gaelic Athletic Association that prohibited the playing or…
STEVEN GERRARD CAN GIVE RANGERS ‘A LIFT’, SAYS GRAHAM DORRANS
Rangers midfielder Graham Dorrans believes Steven Gerrard’s appointment as manager will give the club “a lift”. Gerrard, 37, will take over next month after the Ibrox side have completed their 2017-18 Premiership campaign. He will be the third manager Dorrans…
GET INSPIRED: HOW TO GET INTO FOOTBALL
Fast Answers Why get into football? Simple yet endlessly exciting and dramatic, it’s the most popular sport in the world for a very good reason! Who is it for? Whatever your age, ability or fitness level, there is a type…
LONDON MARATHON WEATHER: SUNDAY’S RACE COULD BE HOTTEST ON RECORD
London Marathon organisers say they will send advice to runners this week, with forecasts suggesting Sunday’s race could be the hottest on record. Expected temperatures of up to 24C could surpass the 22.2C recorded in both 1996 and 2007. Organisers…