Obafemi Martins

Newcastle United: Kinnear defends Owen decision

Newcastle United, 10:22, November 17, 2008 Joe Kinnear is standing by his decision to ease Michael Owen back into action despite the Newcastle striker saying he's ready to start. Owen had been used as a sub since returning from...

Bassong relives Latics blow

Magpies defender rues missed opportunity Sebastien Bassong admits Newcastle were left hugely disappointed by Wigan's late leveller on Saturday. The Magpies appeared to have done enough to take all three points in the crunch...

Africa: Kanu, Utaka, Yobo, Others for Drug Test

The list is endless, but Nigerian players like Kanu Nwankwo, Mikel Obi, John Utaka, Obafemi Martins and a host of others will join their Premier League players and England internationals to face unprecedented levels of...

Premier League: Newcastle United 2-2 Wigan Athletic

An hour or so after the final whistle, Steve Bruce's mobile phone rang. "Sir Bobby," exclaimed Wigan Athletic's manager, suddenly beaming. "I'll be there in five minutes and we'll have that cup of tea." With Sir Bobby Robson...

Bruce fuming over 'joke' dismissal

Wigan manager Steve Bruce branded Emmerson Boyce's dismissal "an absolute joke" after seeing his 10 men salvage a point at Newcastle. The visitors were leading 1-0 in Saturday's Premier League clash at St James' Park when the...

Reds move back to top of Premiership

By Jamie Strickland, PA Sport Liverpool returned to the summit of the Barclays Premier League for a few hours at least after strolling to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Bolton at the Reebok Stadium in today's early kick-off....

Nigeria: Can Mikel Obi Redeem Self Against Lowly West Brom?

Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi was definitely not a happy man on Wednesday when he joined the league of players who have missed vital penalty kicks, his coming on the heels of Frank Lampard's great miss in the final of...

Injury-prone Newcastle striker Martins criticised by Nigeria boss Amodu

Critical: Nigeria coach Amodu Shaibu Obafemi Martins has been told to take a look at himself ‘psychologically’ by Nigeria manager Shaibu Amodu. The Newcastle striker was also been warned to steer clear of ‘social vices’ by his...

Paper Talk: Mowbray ready to sell

Tony Mowbray is planning a WBA clear-out to make way for two 'quality' signings, while Middlesbrough and Bolton want Depor's Julian de Guzman. DAILY MIRROR Chelsea striker Didier Drogba faces a triple whammy for throwing a coin...

You Must Play in Colombia and Win!

Amidst wide spread fear that most of the influential players of the Super Eagles are planning to turn their back on the friendly against Colombia on Wednesday in Cali, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has warned that the...

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