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Icon79:
Nah, I think he was referring to Novak Djokovic .... not Jelena Jankovic. But they are both Serbians sha.


O pari

Oh yes.

do4luv14:
you mean SERENA win the AUSSIE dis year,,,

Nobody is questioning Onazi's credentials. But in this game u always have to watc your back unless u have achieved Messi/Ronaldo status where you literally can influence player selection. The truth is Onazi has loads of competition unlike Echiejile for example.

Kog45:
Hmmmm first it was Ndidi now Agu,u guys forgot that Onazi has paid his due in d national team and still a force to reckon with

Do u guys think it's easy for Rohr to accommodate Onazi and Ndidi in his starring line up.Agu w go extra mile to break into that team coz Onazi is already there,Ndidi an emerging star,Etebo a workaholic.

Well I'm only considering that she made the final in the Aussie Open this year, and only her sister stood between her an the title

do4luv14:
you are forgetting that age will play a rule, allsame its my sincerely prayer she wins it and US open too

Lol

do4luv14:
same with IGHALO too, from one of their club to anoder,

I won't be surprise if they are the owner of IGHALO present club in china

Yes. She has no excuse not to win a Grand Slam title this year, since Serena is on a year long 'maternity leave'

do4luv14:
nah she and her sister be my stars for ladies side, so VENUS is

Lol Uche was bought by Watford from Granada and loaned back to Granada

BascoVanVeli:
Lol @ponzi. They don't own Granada any more, they sold it to a Chinese owner. Uche is only there on loan from Watford.

At least Venus dey na.. who be your fav for the women side?

do4luv14:
chaiii VICTORIA sef,
and KEBER don lago..... Omo na wa oooo.... Original wa

Yes you are correct

Chrismario:
I tink they owns udinese also

Victoria is out due to pregnancy, just like Serena. She is expected to be back before Wimbledon.

do4luv14:
chaiii nah upset wan dey reign ni

wat abt VICTORIA AZENRAKA

That Pozzo (Ponzi ) family sef, their own too much. They own both Watford and Granada. So in reality it was just like switching the player. Same applies to Uche Agbo.

Success was progressing well in La Liga. He has played against the likes of Real Madrid and did not disappoint. His development would have been better there. La Liga suits him better.

Loogan:
Bro every young talent goes through that patch of inconsistency, mind you it is his consistency that has landed him in a premier league club as a record transfer...Every player needs time to perfect his craft, he would bounce back next season

Only I have made that comparison once on this thread

tbaba1234:
Schalke is hot on the Messi of the Belgian league!... Onyekuru...

That is how one German paper described Onyekuru.. Messi of the Belgian league!!

http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/schalke/holt-heidel-den-ballermann-von-belgien-51957166.bild.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Na error in punctuation.

Icon4s:
What kind of headline is this sef?

As if the four players dropped are Ogu, Victor Moses, Omeruo, Akpeyi.....

French World Number 11, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga is on the verge of an upset. World Number 91, Renzo Olivo currently lead the fourth set 5-4.
Scores: Tsonga vs Olivo 5-7, 4-6, 7-6, 4-5

Since he achieved the record of holding all four grand slam titles on 3 different surfaces at once, he has lost to every Tom Dick and Harry. Anyway lets not make this a Tennis thread. Djoko is definitely among the top 3 active players based on stats.

do4luv14:
no blame me joor and jst remember am, nah the guy give REFEAL NADAL, and my star man ROGER run for their money

o pari master

I think people's issue with Ideye is he has been tried, retried, dropped, dusted, tried again, ran the rule over again and again.. hahaha.. and now he is in China. Seriously Success dey fall my hand. He use to be my main man.

komekn:
On current form is Isaac Success better than Ideye and if you answer honestly then that's who in my opinion he can replace easily.

WTA top seed Angelique Kerber also knocked out in the first round. The German was beaten by Elena Makarova of Russia in straight sets (6-2, 6-2).

Former Super Eagles captain receives award
By: Ayodeji Tunde
Tue, May 30 , 2017 (05:37 PM) 392 views


A former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo has been presented with an award for his contribution to football development in his State.

It was also gathered that the duo of Victor Ezeji, a top figure in domestic football circles as well as an astute journalist, China Acheru were all appreciated by the Rivers State University Student Union leadership.


Just barely a year ago, Yobo was given a grand exit from professional football by a stellar collection of football stars and legends during his testimonial in Port Harcourt.



Illustrious African stars Samuel Eto’o, Sulley Muntari, Stephen Appiah, Lomana Lualua and Laryea Kingston were joined by former Nigeria players Nwankwo Kanu, Austin Okocha, Mutiu Adepoju, Austin Eguavoen and Ben Iroha to celebrate the 101-cap Yobo.

A Team Nigeria composed of current footballers Vincent Enyeama, Ahmed Musa, Emmanuel Emenike, Godfrey Oboabona, Efe Ambrose, Joel Obi was coached by the late Amodu Shaibu and Samson Siasia.

They took on Team World led by Eto’o and coached by former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes, who was assisted by former Nigeria youth coach Fanny Amun.

Culled from F C Naija . com

JANKOVIC is yet another player. But at least we know who he is referring to. If I see an ardent follower of the game I will know.

Icon79:
Omo. you're destroying that name!

Stop it!!

O pari

Okay Sir Icon79
I just did

Icon79:
Joe, abeg, tag me on that thread so I can join y'all later.


O pari

Welcome Icon79 and TheSuperNerd

I like all the Grand Slams as well. Did you mean the ATP finals?
ok bro

TheSuperNerd:
Roland Garros.....

One of my very favorite tennis events... well all grandslams are my favorites shaa plus the end of year WTA tournament (s).

I will try visit the thread... soon.

With what I hear about Agu's latest performances for SE, he is a reliable deep-lying playmaker.

OMANBALA1:
Alampasu is definitely for the future and Onazi better watch out for Mikel Agu.

Federer pulled out of the Clay season completely.

Murray is in the 2nd round. Djoko also

do4luv14:
what about ROGER , ANDY,and NOVKO DJANKOVIC

why u dey pity Rohr? Rohr is not in that situation yet.

Nigerdeltaboi:
I think two of the home boys might not make the cut and then the absence of any other RB will see Tyrone and shehu making it.
the keepers will make it with apkeyi expected to join.
I pity Rohr ooo

Just when I noticed Zverev last year and predicted he is the next big thing in male tennis, he fell early at the French Open. For those who are current, Zverev has beaten Djokovic, Federer and Murray. He has come close to beating Nadal twice. He won the Rome Open last month at the expense of Nadal, who was topped by Dominic Thiem (Pronounced team) of Austria. Djokovic stopped Thiem at the semis in Rome, but later fell by two sets at the championship match to 20 year old Alexander Zverev.

Tennis lovers. Roland Garros is in progress.

you may join the thread. Zverev is out. Nadal chases 10th French Title. Thiem who ended Nada's unbeaten streak on clay court this year is still cruising.

https://www.nairaland.com/3830575/nadal-chase-10th-french-open#57030228

TOP 10 SEEDS ZVEREV, KONTA OUSTED IN OPENING ROUND AT ROLAND GARROS
by: AP | May 30, 2017 TAGS: FRENCH OPEN WTA GRAND SLAM, FRENCH OPEN ATP GRAND SLAM , ALEXANDER ZVEREV, FERNANDO VERDASCO, JOHANNA KONTA, SU-WEI HSIEH
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Fernando Verdasco defeated the No. 10 seed and Rome champion in four sets. (AP)

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):

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Top-seeded Andy Murray is safely through to the second round of the French Open after beating Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.

Murray, who was runner-up at Roland Garros last year, has been struggling in 2017 and looked uncomfortable at times during the second set.

But the world No. 1 got into his stride and saw out the final set in just 27 minutes, sealing the match with a forehand down the line after winning eight successive games.

"Last year was a great year for me, you know it was the best I ever played," Murray said. "Here at the beginning of my career I struggled. But each year I kept coming back and was trying a little bit better and last year was really good.

"And last year during Bercy that's when I reached No. 1 for first time, so I've got very good memories from Paris last year, and I'll try and have another good one year this year."

The British player will face Martin Klizan in the second round.

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6:00 p.m.

Thanassi Kokkinakis came short in his bid to win his first match at a major in two years.

Eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori had to work hard, however, to beat the 21-year-old Australian 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Court 1 at the French Open.

Kokkinakis's promising career has been derailed by a shoulder injury that required surgery in December 2015. He was playing only his third singles match since then.

Nishikori's next opponent will be Jeremy Chardy.

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4:30 p.m.

Laurent Lokoli did not do honor to his wild card at the French Open.

Not only did the Frenchman lose in the first round, he also refused a handshake from his opponent.

After losing 7-6 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 0-6, 6-4 to Martin Klizan, Lokoli did not go the net to wait for the Slovakian player. As Klizan came over to the Frenchman, Lokoli gestured to make it clear he didn't want to get near him.

Lokoli later said Klizan was the one who did not respect him because he kept simulating injuries throughout their match.

"He was not chasing drop shots and faked that his leg was hurting for more than two sets. Then he was running around like a rabbit in the fifth set," Lokoli said. "And then he speaks to me about respect."

The two men also traded barbs during the match after Klizan shouted his joy to celebrate a double-fault from Lokoli that gave him a 5-2 lead in the decider.

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3:20 p.m.

On a day of upsets on Court Philippe Chatrier, ninth-seeded Alexander Zverev lost to Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 when their first-round match resumed.

Zverev, who is regarded as one of the most gifted players on tour, broke his racket during the fourth set.

The match was suspended on Monday because of darkness after the players split the first two sets.

The 20-year-old Zverev was one of the outside favorites after impressing on his way to victory at the Italian Open.

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3 p.m.

Madison Keys ended a four-match losing streak by winning on clay for the first time this year, beating Ashleigh Barty 6-3, 6-2 at the French Open.

The 12th-seeded American held a 22-10 edge in winners, did not face any break points, and took advantage of Barty's seven double-faults.

Keys, a 2015 Australian Open semifinalist, missed the first two months of this season after left wrist surgery.

Barty has now lost all nine career matches against top-20 opponents.

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2:50 p.m.

Stan Wawrinka is safely through to the second round of the French Open after a 6-2, 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia.

Wawrinka started his clay season poorly before emerging with a title at the Geneva Open last week. The No. 3 seed kept up his momentum in Paris.

"I enjoyed it very much," said Wawrinka, who won at Roland Garros in 2015. "It was not necessarily easy after I played in Geneva until Saturday to get into gear. I'm feeling good, I'm playing good tennis and I'm happy to be back in Paris."

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2 p.m.

Johanna Konta got off to a flying start and then faded away as she bowed out of the French Open in the first round — for the third year in a row.

The seventh-seeded British player lost to 109th-ranked Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Konta has never won a main-draw match at Roland Garros.

On Tuesday, she won 13 of the 15 first points on Court Philippe Chatrier but was unable to keep the same level throughout, ending with a total of 38 unforced errors.

Hsieh saved four break points when serving for the match and sealed her win when Konta made a return error.

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1:23 p.m.

Nick Kyrgios of Australia beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in straight sets to reach the second round of the French Open.

The 18th-seeded Kyrgios hit 20 aces on his way to the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory.

Kyrgios argued with the umpire in the second set when a key call went against him when he had a break point for 5-4, but he regained his focus to take the tiebreaker with an ace, on his third set point.

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1:13 p.m.

Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro has won his first match in five years at the French Open.

Playing at the clay-court major for the first time since 2012, del Potro won an all-Argentine contest against qualifier Guido Pella 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.

Del Potro showed no sign of the shoulder and back problems that hampered him at the Lyon Open last week and did not face a single break point.

Del Potro's best result at Roland Garros is the semifinals in 2009, the year he won at Flushing Meadows.

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12:35 p.m.

Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina hit a crosscourt forehand winner on match point to win the first match on Court Suzanne Lenglen and seal her spot in the second round of the French Open.

Svitolina converted all three break points and hit 25 winners to prevail 6-4, 6-3 over Yaroslava Shvedova, a two-time quarterfinalist in Paris.

Svitolina is coming off the Rome title two weeks ago and is an outside favorite in Paris, where she made it to the quarterfinals two years ago. The Ukrainian has won three other tournaments this year.

"I was very happy with the way I handled the pressure," she said. "It's the first time that I have won four titles and two big ones so it's given me a lot of confidence."

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10:52 a.m.

After becoming No. 1 last year, Andy Murray has been struggling in 2017, but he'll try to right himself starting in the French Open's first round against Andrey Kuznetsov on Tuesday.

Joining Murray, the runner-up a year ago in Paris, in finally getting going on Day 3 will be 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka, who meets Jozek Kovalik.

The showdown of the day should be 15th-seeded Gael Monfils of France against Dustin Brown of Germany. Both hit highlight-worthy shots on a regular basis.

In the women's draw, No. 3 Simona Halep is up against Jana Cepelova, and No. 5 Elina Svitolina plays Yaroslava Shvedova.

First up on Court Philippe Chatrier is seventh-seeded Johanna Konta against Su-Wei Hsieh.

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More AP tennis coverage: https://apnews.com/tag/apf-Tennis

Maybe Abdullahi, Agbo and Sikiru.

tbaba1234:
Which 4 players do you think will be dropped? Is it 2 or 3 keepers for the qualifiers

NPFL side land 5-year PUMA deal
By: Olakunle Brown
Mon, May 29 , 2017 (05:57 PM) 487 views
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World renowned kit manufacturer's PUMA have agreed a five-year sponsorship deal with Nigeria Professional League side, Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS), the club announced.

According to a statement by the club on Monday in Ilorin, signed its Chairman, Mr Seni Saraki, the official launch is scheduled for the Palms Mall, Ilorin on Thursday, June 1, beginning from 2pm and President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Mr. Amaju Pinnick and the Chairman of the League Management Company (LMC), Malam Shehu Dikko will be special guests of Honour.

The statement said that as part of their commitment to grow and develop sports in Nigeria, PUMA the global Sports lifestyle Brand, through their official Franchisee in Nigeria, Persianas Retail Ltd, will be partnering with ABSFC, to kit and sponsor the team for a period of 5 years.



This according to Saraki is the first of its kind partnership that represents the biggest football Kit sponsorship in the history of the Nigerian Football league and will see ABSFC and PUMA working together to expand the profile of Nigerian football over the course of this partnership.

The statement explained that a partnership with PUMA aligns with the club's vision for where the club is right now, and where they will be in the future.

Saraki explained that PUMA is known for delivering top level results whilst being innovative, and this is what ABS Ilorin symbolises.

culled from f c naija.com

At least he sabi his root well well.. Doesn't guarantee anything.

Lordabas:
So tammy abraham has been vibing to naija jams on his instagram stories. Is this a sign he'll be wearing the gren n white soon

Praying for Alampasu. Once he finds himself between those sticks, he will never let go.

I think Mikel Agu is here to stay.

TheSuperNerd:
Top Performers In Eagles Training – Iwobi Shows Class, Etebo Shines, Alampasu Impresses

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The training of the Super Eagles of Nigeria which saw them involve in a 9-a side game hard a lot to give coach Gernot Rohr hope ahead of their friendly game against Togo on the 1st of June.

In training, the return of Alex Iwobi after Arsenal’s FA Cup duty sparked a team consisting of Oghenekaro Etebo, Olarewaju Kayode and Mikel Agu to victory in the 9-a side game witnessed by Owngoalnigeria.com Michael James.

Iwobi pulled the strings from the middle for his team who were lethal going forward and gave Chidozie Awaziem and William Troost-Ekong a lot to worry about with Etebo tireless running also a factor in their win.

However it was clear to see the gulf in class between Iwobi and the players he was up against in midfield as he sprayed passes and connected with his forward players at ease.

Etebo benefitted the most from his near perfect ball distribution with the forward getting among the goal for his side, who were also helped by the performance of Dele Alampasu in goal.

Alampasu made strings of good saves particularly a one hand save to deny Ibrahim Alhassan and another save from close range just when Stephen Odey thought he has scored for his team.

Mikel Agu also did very well in the session, as his link up play with Iwobi and Uche Agbo deny the likes of Sikiru Olatubosun, Odey and Shehu Abdullahi the chance to fully assert themselves in proceedings.


**Michael James


Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/30/top-performers-in-eagles-training-iwobi-shows-class-etebo-shines-alampasu-impresses/