Messi, father bag 21 months in prison and €3.5m fine for tax fraud

 
According to Sky sports, Lionel Messi Jorge Horacio Messi were handed a 21-month suspended sentence for tax fraud but they won’t serve jail time. Under Spanish law sentencing less than two years can be suspended. The sentence is for three tax crimes. They’re also fined €2m and €1.5m respectively…. bt C. Ronaldo has offered to help them wt dt cuz Messi is said to be really broke….

Oscar Pistorius given six years for Reeva Steenkamp murder

 
South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. The verdict comes after his initial five-year conviction for manslaughter was changed to murder last December on appeal.
He was taken immediately to jail. Both the prosecution and defence can appeal. Pistorius, 29, shot Reeva Steenkamp four times through a locked toilet door in February 2013. He admitted shooting her, but said he mistook Ms Steenkamp for an intruder and acted out of fear.

Nigerian footballer arrested with meth in Cambodia, gets eight years

Francis Ihenwe Oderah, a 30-year-old Nigerian who described himself as a footballer, was on Monday sentenced in Phnom Penh Municipal Court, to eight years jail and fined about $10,000 for drug trafficking.
He had 100 grams of meth in his possession when he was arrested in Phnom Penh’s Choam Chao commune in January. During his hearing on June 7, he admitted having acted as a delivery man, but said he was not a dealer…. n even swore wt d Jabulani football he took to court….

Pictures from the 2016 World Wife Carrying Championship

 
At the championship, husbands are made to complete a gruelling obstacle course while carrying their wives. Many men from across the globe, participated in this year’s edition which took place in Sonkajaervi, Finland.

Nigeria Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, dabs as she scores on her Arsenal debut

Asisat Oshoala scored early in the 2nd half of her Arsenal debut as Arsenal beat Reading 3-1 to go top of the table. Oshoala’s charisma is infectious and she told Arsenal fans to expect more as she gets used to life

Nigerian man becomes the first African to qualify for 7 Olympics

Segun Toriola, 41, a table tennis player, shot himself into the record books by picking a ticket to represent Nigeria at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, which would make him the first African to

EXCLUSIVE: Ronaldo will break the records!

    
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 Check out the exclusive video. Cristiano Ronaldo will keep breaking the records of football history.

Super Eagles coach flees Nigeria, accuses staff of witchcraft

                           

According to Vanguard, as the must win AFCON qualifier against the Pharaohs of Egypt on March 23, approaches, Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, may continue to tinker the Eagles from his base in

VA Grocery Clerk’s Mistake Wins Him $7m Lottery Prize.

A Virginia grocery clerk’s mistake has ended up making him $7m richer. Michael Donnelly was ringing up a Powerball ticket for a customer when he accidentally pressed the wrong button and printed a

Flashback! The Truth About the Mythical Nigeria Vs India Match that Ended in 100 Goals

                        

 This gives an insight into the mythical football match between India and Nigeria which allegedly led to the former being banned from football competitions over the use of magical powers on the

Abu Dhabi club say Emenike was a big disappointment, as they fire him

Abu Al Ain insist Emmanuel Emenike, 28, did not do enough to prove his worth to them, hence they decided to send the former Super Eagles striker packing on Wednesday. Emenike will now return to Fenerbahce, Turkey, where

Lionel Messi becomes the first ever player to win World Best Footballer, 5 times

Today, the Argentine beat Neymar (Barcelona/Brazil) and C. Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Portugal) to clinch a record 5th Ballon D’or award. The award was voted by all National team coaches and approved Journalists. Messi got

Nigerian players don't deserve CAF award-Okocha

Former captain of the Super Eagles, Austin Okocha, has said no Nigerian player deserved to be nominated for the CAF awards because the quality of Nigerian football had gone down drastically.

Speaking to journalists at the just concluded GLO/CAF event which held in Abuja on Thursday night, Okocha said

Yaya Toure blasts CAF for not naming him African Player of the Year for the 5th time

Last night, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, from Gabon, edged out Yaya Toure, to be crowned the African Player of the Year at the GLO-CAF Awards. But despite winning it for 4 years straight, Yaya was

How NFF protocol officer,gateman were killed after Policemen ignored distress calls

                                   

The Chairman, Security Committee, Kado Estate, Umar Kotangora, says policemen on duty at the estate failed to respond to his distress calls during an attack on the estate, which resulted in the deaths of he head of protocol at the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Abubakar, and his gateman, Umar Saidu.

Omawumi,Nadia Buari,Jackie Appiah & Van Vicker at the Glo CAF Awards(Photos)

 

 The  Ghanaian movie stars and Nigerian singer,Omawumi stars pictured on the red carpet ..See more

Pierre Aubameyang wins 2015 African Footballer of the Year

 

The GLO CAF African Player of the year is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Gabon. He plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Gabon national football team..The Awards held in Abuja tonight and the full list of winners are :

Juliet Ibrahim dazzles as host of the 2015 Glo CAF Awards(Photos)

 

The stunning Ghanaian actress is co-hosting the Glo CAF  Awards alongside Dbanj tonight..This is her first look as styled by Jeremiah Ogbodo of Swanky Signature styling ..

NFF head of protocol shot dead at his Abuja residence

 

The protocol officer of the Nigerian Football Federation, Ibrahim Abubakar was shot dead in his Abuja home this morning January 6th ..His remains is being transported to Kaduna for burial rites ..According to a statement on the official twitter account of the NFF

We Have it Confirmed: Real Madrid sack Rafa Benitez, Zidanne expected to replace him

The club president, Florentino Perez, has axed Rafael Benitez as the manager of Real Madrid after just 7 months at the helm. An announcement is expected shortly. Zinedine Zidane – the coach of Real
Madrid’s second team, Castilla – is expected to take over if, as expected, Perez offers him the job….. Manutd needs Benitez right now!…..