Mikel hails Ighalo’s scoring spree

Odion Ighalo scored his 13th goal of the season as Watford drew with Chelsea 2-2 at Stamford Bridge and John Obi Mikel was quick to praise Ighalo scoring form.
“I am not surprised Odion Ighalo is doing what he is doing. I have chatted with him and played with him in the national team and I can see  the  talent  he  has,
and even before I have the ball in those games he is already making his run.

“He is a player who likes to exploit the space behind the defence and is a good finisher around the box. He is someone we need to watch out for,” Mikel told Chelsea’s website.
The Super Eagles midfielder who was in yesterday’s game backed Dutchman Guss Hiddink to revive the Blues flagging season, after he took over from Jose Mourinho.

Premiership: Exeter Chiefs 33-17 Sale Sharks

Exeter Chiefs (10) 33
Tries: Waldrom, Chudley 2, Short, Johnson Con: Steenson Pens: Steenson, Hooley
Sale Sharks (10) 17
Tries: Addison, Beaumont Cons: Cipriani 2 Pen: Cipriani
Relive Boxing Day's Premiership action

Exeter Chiefs climbed above Saracens to the top of the Premiership table with a bonus-point win over Sale.

Thomas Waldrom and Will Chudley went over for Exeter in the first half, Danny Cipriani replying with a Sale penalty and Will Addison going over.
Josh Beaumont's try gave Sale an early second-half lead, but Chudley responded with his second score within a minute.

GOVT HAS NO BUSINESS RUNNING PROFESSIONAL CLUBS–Onu, former Eagles manager

Former Super Eagles (Home based) manager, Erasmus Onu, has joined those clamouring for state governments to hands off the ownership of professional clubs that are featuring in the nation’s domestic league.
Onu, who spoke exclusively to Satur­day Sunsports last week said he would want to see a setting where there would be no government owned club in the Glo premier league, insisting that all the reforms being put in place by the League Management Company (LMC) to take the league to the next level will only begin to yield dividend if the clubs change from being mere government parastatals to real professional sides.
The talented coach, who last handled Heartland FC of Owerri pointed out that it is only in this country that government own and fund professional football clubs.

Manchester City: Vincent Kompany vows to beat injury problems

Vincent Kompany has vowed to return stronger from a further injury setback.

The Manchester City captain suffered the recurrence of a calf problem after appearing briefly as a substitute in City's 4-1 win over Sunderland.
 
"Today was a bad day for me," he said. "My mindset stays unchanged. I will fight to get what I deserve, my best years in football."
Kompany, 29, has been dogged by a succession of calf injuries and missed City's previous eight matches.

The Miz When It Comes To Bein' Gassy ... Big Show's The King

SOMETHING SMELLS FUNNY AROUND HERE ..."Allegedly" Podcast

The Miz just spilled the beans ... revealing which WWE Superstar can unload like none other when you're talking passin' gas.
Miz appears on this week's episode of Matt Weiss and Theo Von's "Allegedly" podcast and is asked if a wrestler's ever had an "accident" in the ring. The question unleashes a pretty interesting convo ... and it's no surprise Miz says The Big Show, who weighs in at 500 lbs and stands almost 7 feet tall breaks the worst wind.
Miz also dishes on some of the biggest WWE fans in Hollywood ... the answer may surprise you.
You can download the full episode here on December 29.

Guus Hiddink: Chelsea boss wants 'ambition' at Man Utd

Chelsea's interim manager Guus Hiddink says his team must show "ambition" against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday. The Blues have won just one of their past five matches, while United have lost three successive league games.
Chelsea drew 2-2 against Watford on Saturday in Hiddink's first game in charge since succeeding Jose Mourinho.
The Dutchman said: "Every Chelsea versus Manchester United game is big but this one is especially of course."

NBA's Steve Novak I Agree With Steph Curry ... About Toilets

Oklahoma City Thunder sharpshooter Steve Novak says he's in full agreement with his fellow 3-point sniper Steph Curry ... about the wonder of automatic toilets.
Novak was out in L.A. when we asked him about Curry saying his recent hot streak could be attributed to his brand new bathroom buddy ... an automatic toilet that makes Chef Curry super happy.
Check out the clip -- Novak thinks about it for a second and has to agree ... you'd definitely shoot better if you're free of certain ... intestinal burdens.
Prune juice, guys ... it's cheaper ... just sayin.' 

Djokovic, Federer in race to be first $100m man

NOVAK Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first $100 million men in tennis in 2016, in a gripping sub-plot to the new Grand Slam season.
No player in the history of the sport has broken through the $100 million on-court earnings barrier but world number one Djokovic and Federer, the number three, should reach the landmark next year.
Djokovic, 28, has just over $94 million in prize money while Federer, six years the Serb’s senior, has banked $97.3 million.