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The overdue implementation of goal-line technology at the 2014 World Cup was supposed to forever put an end to controversies of goals either being allowed or disallowed at the line, but on France 's second goal against Honduras all it did was show that some people's hesitancy to accept change for the better.

If you’ve seen “Pulp Fiction” then you remember a few things: blood all over the interior, Uma Thurman taking an adrenalin shot to the heart, the Gimp and Samuel L. Jackson’s “Ezekiel” speech. Just thinking about it now, 20 years later, still makes us quake a bit in our boots.

  Wise old head: Ambrose is one of a handful of experienced Super Eagles Iran and Nigeria open their World Cup campaigns later today in Curitiba. Carlos Queiroz's men are 400/1 shots to get all the way to the final but will hope to cause problems for the African Cup of Nations champions. The Super Eagles have slightly more lofty ambitions and will hope to progress out of the group at the expense of Bosnia. Here's our guide.

  Not only did Arjen Robben play a key hand in the demolition of reigning champions Spain on Friday night, but the Netherlands forward was also able to establish himself as the fastest player on display at the World Cup.

The Administration believes Brazillian girls, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Balotelli are bad influence to their God-fearing girls. SMH! The Covenant University in Nigeria passed a directive to all students ahead of the Brazil 2014 World Cup which kicked off June 12; that no student must watch ANY of the matches of the popular world football tournament. According to the school’s management, Brazil is a country known for immoralities and the stadia will be full of indecently dressed girls and women who will corrupt the morals of the God-fearing students in the school.

Photos of Sanusi Lamido’s beautiful family have surfaced online. After his coronation as the ‘emir of Kano’, Sanusi posed with his two wives – Hajia Sadiya and Hajia

A teenage girl in Edo has been apprehended by the police after she allegedly abandoned her baby in an uncompleted building. The girl, who confessed to being a prost!tute, said she had conceived the baby in Abeokuta in Ogun and that she abandoned him because she had no money to take care of him. The 13-month old baby was said to have been put inside a cement bag by his mother but he was saved by good Samaritans.

Portugal may be a side with obvious limitations but they do possess a great player in his prime Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action against the Republic of Irleland’s Alex Pearce and David Meyler during the recent friendly international at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Photo: Justin Lane/EPA The original motivation for Martin O’Neill to attend today’s game between Germany game against Portugal was, he said, to weigh up the top seeds from Ireland’s qualifying group. But after the way Portugal romped past his weakened side in New Jersey last week, the no...

Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: 1. No fewer than six persons were killed yesterday when attempt by some NDLEA officers to arrest some suspected drug dealers in Sabo area of Owode, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State resulted into violence. During the clash, three National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, operatives and three suspected drug peddlers lost their lives.

Nigeria's Police Affairs Minister, Abdul-Jelili Adesiyan said that boko haram kidnapped over 200 Chibok school girls because they wanted the whole world to listen to them. According to Daily Trust, Adesiyan said that having realised that bombing was no longer novel, the sect kidnapped the girls to press home their demands which, according to him, are both unknown and unorthodox.

In a new interview with Showtime Celebrity, one of Nigeria’s hottest musical stars, D’Banj, who recently turned 34 set the record straight about his alleged relationship with top Nollywood Actress, Genevieve Nnaji. D’banj also shared what he feels was the mistake he made while the partnership with Don Jazzy lasted as his former business partner. “There have been so many rumours about so many things. I don’t like to talk about my personal relationship again because people always misunderstand me. But rumours must always be rumours. Honestly, I’m not dating Genevieve. Let me clear the air now. I never had a crush on her!”

  Lionel Messi called on Argentina to play a more attacking formation following the hard-fought 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Alejandro Sabella elected to use a back five at the Maracana, only to return to his usual 4-3-3 formation after the interval - a move Messi endorsed. "We prefer it when we play with a more attacking system," said the Barcelona star.