WWE Smackdown: Rhodes brothers beat Luke Harper and Erick Rowan

Cody Rhodes and Goldust bested Luke Harper and Erick Rowan

WWE Survivor Series: Randy Orton overcomes Big Show in main event

Orton: defeated Big Show in the main event

Utaka Hat-trick Can't Save Chinese Club

Peter Utaka scored a hat-trick but it was not enough to get his club into the Chinese cup final.
Utaka’s Chinese club Beijing Guoan lost 6-3 to Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday in the semi-final second leg clash.

NFF Refer Ogunjobi's Ban to Appeal Committee

--As former NFA scribe demands justice

Former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi has been handed a respite after football house referred his case to the Appeal Committee.

Oduamadi I Will Keep Improving

--Super Eagles winger promises

Brescia winger Nnamdi Oduamadi has admitted that he wants to add goals to his game after firing blanks in his last nine Serie B games.

Neymar Wants Quick Messi Return

Neymar is hoping Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi can make a quick recovery from injury.

FIFA Ranking: Eagles Drop To 36th

Nigeria drop three places down in the latest edition of the FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking released Thursday despite beating Ethiopia 2-0 in Calabar to seal their FIFA World Cup place in Brazil next year and playing out a thrilling 2-2 draw with four-time world champions, Italy in a grade A international friendly at the Craven Cottage in London.

Presidency Moves To Pay Keshi

--Sports Minister reveals, blames NFF for financial mismanagement

Sports Minister,Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has revealed that coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi will be paid his salary arrears within the next forthnight.

It's official: Team Principal Ross Brawn to leave Mercedes at the end of the year

Englishman to depart the team on December 31; Toto Wolff and Paddy Lowe to take over 'leadership' of Brackley outfit

Team Principal Ross Brawn is to leave Mercedes, the team have confirmed.

Enyeama deserves to be Nigeria's player of the year – Henry Nwosu

Enyeama deserves to be Nigeria's best, according to Nwosu

Gateway United head coach Henry Nwosu says his vote will be for Vincent Enyeama in the race for who becomes Goal Nigeria Player of the Year 2013.

Manchester United ready to resist Juventus loan offer for Nani

The Bianconeri want to sign a right-sided outside forward when the transfer window opens, but the Premier League champions are unwilling to entertain a temporary deal

Ashes: Darren Lehmann happy for Australia to play on the edge

Australia coach Darren Lehmann has insisted that his side will continue to play "aggressive, in-your-face" cricket for the rest of the Ashes.

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs celebrates his 40th birthday

Ryan Giggs has dismissed the relevance of age to his career as the Manchester United legend celebrates his 40th birthday.

2013 Winners

In an elaborate ceremony on Tuesday 26th November 2013 at the Muson Centre, Onikan - Lagos, Nigeria, the following sports personalities emerged as winners in various categories. View full list below:

Bayer Leverkusen 0-5 Manchester United: Rooney & Kagawa shine as Red Devils qualify in style

Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans and Nani all made it onto the scoresheet as David Moyes's men enjoyed plain sailing into the Champions League knockout stages

Manchester United sealed their spot in the Champions League's last 16 with a convincing 5-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

Manchester City 4-2 Viktoria Plzen: Dzeko & Negredo seal late victory

The visiting Czechs twice equalised with Manuel Pellegrini's side before two strikers saw the hosts over the line, Tomas Horava and Stanislav Tecl having put hearts in mouths

Manchester City kept their faint hopes of winning their Champions League group alive by beating Viktoria Plzen 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium.

CSKA Moscow 1-3 Bayern Munich: Gotze wondergoal helps Bavarians break Barca record

The German scored a Lionel Messi-esque effort, as well as strikes from Arjen Robben and Thomas Muller, for their 10th consecutive European triumph

Bayern Munich broke Barcelona's record of Champions League wins by beating CSKA Moscow 3-1 for their 10th victory in a row on Wednesday.

Arjen Robben's 10th goal of the season set the European champions on their way as the snow came down in the Russian capital and Mario Gotze doubled their lead early in the second half.

PSG 2-1 Olympiakos: Cavani fires Parisiens into last 16

The Uruguayan striker pounced in the dying seconds to break Greek hearts and ensure that the Ligue 1 champions will finish top of Group C

Ten-man Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Champions League knockout stages courtesy of a 2-1 win over Olympiakos on Wednesday.

Anderlecht 2-3 Benfica: Last-gasp Rodrigo goal saves Aguias

The Portuguese side were on the brink of elimination from the Champions League before a late strike kept their qualification hopes alive

Benfica salvaged their hopes of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League with a stoppage-time winner in a dramatic 3-2 win over Anderlecht.

Juventus 3-1 Copenhagen: Vidal hits hat-trick in vital victory for Bianconeri

The Chile international opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark and then struck twice in the space of three second-half minutes after Olof Mellberg had equalised

Arturo Vidal scored a hat-trick as Juventus moved from the bottom of Champions League Group B to second place courtesy of a 3-1 win over Copenhagen.

The Chilean converted two penalties either side of Olof Mellberg's equaliser before nodding in a third to take his tally to five goals in the competition this season.

Real Madrid 4-1 Galatasaray: Hosts make light of Ramos red card to clinch top spot

Gareth Bale, Alvaro Arbeloa, Angel Di Maria and Isco were all on target as Carlo Ancelotti's men dented their Turkish opponents' hopes of making the last 16

Real Madrid shrugged off Sergio Ramos' first-half red card to secure a thumping 4-1 win overGalatasaray at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Spain defender received his marching orders with the scores locked at 0-0 for tugging back Umut Bulut, but Carlo Ancelotti's side soon raced into the lead thanks to a Gareth Bale free kick.

Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 Real Sociedad: Douglas Costa double sends Spaniards out of Europe

The Brazilian struck twice after goals from Luiz Adriano and Alex Teixeira to ensure Mircea Lucescu's side are still in the race for a place in the next round

Manchester City - Viktoria Plzen Preview: Hart to start as hosts chase Champions League hat-trick

The England goalkeeper returns to the starting XI for Manuel Pellegrini's side, who have qualified for the knockout stages and romped to a 6-0 victory over Tottenham on Sunday

Manchester City will aim for a hat-trick of Champions League wins for the first time when they hostViktoria Plzen on Wednesday.

CSKA Moscow-Bayern Munich Preview: Guardiola can make Champions League history

Victory for Bayern would secure a momentous 10th consecutive win in Europe's top competition, though they remain without the likes of Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bayern Munich can win a record 10th Champions League match in a row with victory at CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.

Reigning champions Bayern equalled Barcelona's feat of nine successive triumphs in Europe's premier club competition when they edged past Viktoria Plzen 1-0 earlier this month.

Paris Saint-Germain-Olympiakos Preview: Blanc's side just one win from securing top spot

The French champions have already secured their place in the next round with minimal fuss and never lost to Greek opposition, but Wednesday's visitors are in lethal form

Paris Saint-Germain can seal top spot in Champions League Group C with a home win overOlympiakos on Wednesday.

Anderlecht-Benfica Preview: Eagles must win in Belgium to pile pressure on Olympiakos

The Portuguese outfit sit third in Group C, three points behind the Greeks, who face a tricky trip to the Parc des Princes to take on Paris Saint-Germain

Benfica travel to Anderlecht on Wednesday with their Champions League hopes hanging by a thread.

The Portuguese giants are three points behind second-placed Olympiakos with two matches remaining in Group C, after being beaten 1-0 by the Greek champions last time out.

Juventus-Copenhagen Preview: Bianconeri desperate for first Group B win

Antonio Conte's side find themselves bottom of the pool after the first four rounds of matches, but victory on Wednesday and defeat for Galatasaray would move them into second

Juventus will look to kick-start their Champions League campaign by replicating their domestic form against Copenhagen on Wednesday.

Real Madrid-Galatasaray Preview: Mancini's men hoping to take advantage of Ronaldo's absence

The Turkish champions know that they will more than likely slip out of an automatic qualification spot should they lose in the Spanish capital

Real Madrid are set to be without Cristiano Ronaldo as they look to seal top spot in Champions League Group B against Galatasaray.

Shakhtar Donetsk-Real Sociedad Preview: Basques in last-chance saloon

Jagoba Arrasate's men need to pick up all three points at the Donbass Arena to keep their qualification hopes alive, but their hosts are also desperate for a victory

Real Sociedad need a win at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night to have any chance of prolonging their Champions League adventure.

Bayer Leverkusen - Manchester United Preview: Red Devils look to keep top spot

David Moyes's men will be looking to consolidate their position as group leaders on Wednesday but a win for the Bundesliga side would see them leapfrog their visitors

Bayer Leverkusen will hope to continue their outstanding home record in the Champions Leaguegroup stages against Manchester United.

Ajax 2-1 Barcelona: Ten-man hosts end Blaugrana's unbeaten run to keep qualification hopes alive

The Dutch champions stunned the Catalans by racing into a two-goal lead, and although Xavi pulled a goal back from the spot, the home side held on to claim a famous win

Ten-man Ajax ended a run of nine straight defeats to Spanish opposition by beating Barcelona 2-1 in Champions League Group H on Tuesday night.

Porto 1-1 Austria Vienna: Martinez keeps last 16 hopes alive

The Colombian grabbed a vital equaliser in the second half after Kienast scored the visitors' first goal of the campaign

Porto kept alive their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout phase after Jackson Martinez earned a 1-1 draw against Austria Vienna.

Zenit 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Courtois howler gifts Russians a point

The Belgian goalkeeper made a mess of a deflected cross with just over 10 minutes remaining, which ends Atleti's 100% record in the Champions League this season

An error from Thibaut Courtois saw Atletico Madrid gift Zenit St Petersburg a point as they drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid.

Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Napoli: Klopp's men pile pressure back on Partenopei

The Germans needed a victory to keep their qualification hopes alive, and they got one thanks to goals from Marco Reus, Jakub Blaszczykowski and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Borussia Dortmund kept their Champions League hopes alive with a convincing 3-1 victory over Napolion Tuesday.

Arsenal 2-0 Marseille: Wilshere puts Gunners on the brink of qualification

The England international struck either side of half-time to secure the victory for Arsene Wenger's men despite Mesut Ozil's missed penalty to keep them top of Group F

Jack Wilshere's double saw Arsenal beat Marseille 2-0 and move to the brink of reaching the Champions League round of 16.

Basel 1-0 Chelsea: Salah strike stuns Mourinho again

A performance lacking in urgency, ambition and imagination was punished by the livewire Egyptian late on as the Swiss side completed a famous double over the Blues



Mohamed Salah's late strike gave Basel another famous Champions League win over Chelsea but could not prevent Jose Mourinho's men booking their place in the knockout stages.

Steaua Bucharest 0-0 Schalke: Keller's side slip up in race for next round

The Romanian champions ground out their third draw in five games to put a serious dent in the Bundesliga outfit's ambitions of reaching the knockout phase

Nigeria Player of the Week: Vincent Enyeama of Lille

Amir Khan tells Carl Froch to retire after controversial win over George Groves

Carl Froch retained titles after a brutal battle with George Groves

Amir Khan believes Carl Froch is past his 'sell-by date' and has urged the Nottingham man to retire after his controversial win over George Groves.

Amir Khan confident about facing Floyd Mayweather next year

Amir Khan could be the next fighter who tries to take Floyd Mayweather's unbeaten record

Sky Sports pundit Glenn McCrory has revealed that Amir Khan is confident about facing Floyd Mayweather next year.

Lewis Hamilton says winning both World Championships Mercedes' sole 2014 goal

Mercedes' "hunger is what will take us there" declares Lewis

A bullish Lewis Hamilton has already set out his and Mercedes' stall ahead of the 2014 Formula 1 season: to win both World Championship titles.

Ashes Tour: Ex-Test bowler Steve Harmison has empathy for Jonathan Trott

Former England bowler Steve Harmison says he understands the difficulties being felt by Jonathan Trott, who earlier this week departed the Ashes tour with a stress-related illness.

Ashes: Mitchell Johnson insists there will be no truce with 'rattled' England

Mitchell Johnson is unrepentant about Australia's hard-nosed Ashes tactics, and has discounted the concept of a "truce" on sledging in the second Test.

Transfer news: Guillem Balague says Iker Casillas edging towards Real Madrid exit

Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Guillem Balague says Iker Casillas is growing increasingly disillusioned with life at Real Madrid.

Celtic 0-3 AC Milan: Hoops crash out of Europe after a dismal night at Parkhead

Celtic’s European adventure is guaranteed to end before Christmas after the Scots suffered a 3-0 Champions League defeat at the hands of AC Milan. A positive result for Ajax in the other game in Group H, meanwhile, robbed the Hoops of a consolation Europa League spot.

Champions League round-up: Chelsea through to last 16, while Arsenal are made to wait

Chelsea became the second Premier League side to guarantee their place in the last 16 of this season’s Champions League, joining Manchester City in the knockout stage, despite losing 1-0 to Swiss champions Basel.

Van Persie and Vidic out of Bayer Leverkusen Champions League clash

Manchester United manager David Moyes has confirmed Nemanja Vidic and Robin van Persie will miss the team’s Champions League encounter with Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

Jose Mourinho defends ‘tired’ Chelsea players following Basel defeat

Jose Mourinho has resisted the temptation to blame his players for their 1-0 Champions League defeat against FC Basel.

Exclusive - Ginola: 'I want to manage Tottenham'

The former France winger, who became a Spurs icon after a thrilling three-year spell at White Hart Lane, has been working in the media since hanging up his boots in 2002.

Ashes 2013-14: Andy Flower - a line must be drawn

Andy Flower says England and Australia must "draw a line" to ensure the acrimonious scenes in Brisbane are not repeated.

George Groves: Carl Froch's legacy will be in tatters unless he agrees to rematch

George Groves: Angered by his 'unjust' loss to Carl Froch

George Groves has warned Carl Froch that his reputation will be tainted unless he agrees to a rematch.

Australia captain Clarke fined for broken arm taunt at Anderson

Australia captain Michael Clarke has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for taunting England bowler