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Sports suffers as Ayade’s men fight for office space
On Monday last week, two of Senator Ben Ayade’s aides on sports engaged each other in fisticuffs following a misunderstanding over office space for, arguably, the most neglected sector in the state in recent times.
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EMMANUEL AMUNEKE: Winning ’96 Olympics opened doors for Nigerian players
Emmanuel Amuneke is perhaps, one of the luckiest Nigerian footballers of his time. Apart from his meteoric rise through the ranks, his knack for scoring crucial goals for Nigeria made him special, as a player for the big occasion.
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REVEALED: What Abba Kyari did for Nigerian sports
•Arsenal lost a fan in him By Jacob Ajom The novel coronavirus, also called Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on humanity. In the US for instance, over 60,000 deaths have been recorded since the first case was reported in that country. In Italy, Spain, England, France and many other countries across the world, thousands of livesRead More
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Neville reveals how Man United squad reacted to Ronaldo’s infamous ‘wink’
Gary Neville says the Man Utd squad rallied around Cristiano Ronaldo after he came under fierce criticism over his infamous ‘wink’ at Wayne Rooney during the 2006 World Cup. Rooney was sent off an hour into England’s quarter-final against Portugal after stamping on Ricardo Carvalho with Ronaldo urging the referee to brandish a red card.Read More
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Pochettino ‘wants to manage Spurs’ again
Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says he wants to return to the Premier League club one day to finish the job he started. The Argentine left Spurs in November, six months after leading them to the Champions League final, and has been linked with Newcastle in recent days. Reports claim he is the main targetRead More
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Alexander Hleb: I cried over Arsenal exit; most players regret leaving
Alexander Hleb might not be the first name that springs to mind when you think of the 2006 Arsenal team which came so close to winning the first Champions League trophy in club’s history. But it was Arsenal where the versatile Belarusian midfielder played the best football in his career – and eventually earned himselfRead More
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Coutinho: Liverpool set to bag £17m as Barca perform transfer u-turn
Liverpool will receive a further payment from Barcelona after the Spanish giants decided to keep Philippe Coutinho, according to reports. Spanish publication Sport claimed last week that Coutinho is ‘keen’ to come back to England and Chelsea ‘are working on building a team’ to challenge Liverpool and Manchester City. The report added that ChelseaRead More
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Premier League re-states commitment to finish season
Premier League clubs on Friday reconfirmed their commitment to finish the 2019/20 season subject to coronavirus restrictions being lifted in Britain despite fears expressed by players. The English top flight faces an eye-watering estimated loss of around £1 billion ($1.25 billion) if no more football is played due to the global pandemic. Playing the 92Read More
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Bale ‘definitely interested’ in playing in Major League Soccer
Gareth Bale has said he would be interested in playing in Major League Soccer in America if he leaves Real Madrid. Bale has not been a regular in Zinedine Zidane’s team this season and the 30-year-old almost departed last summer, before a move to Chinese club Jiangsu Suning fell through. Any MLS club keen toRead More
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Bundesliga starts testing players amid restart hopes
The German league confirmed Thursday that clubs have started testing players for the coronavirus as part of plans for the Bundesliga to resume next month. Testing players for the virus, which has so far claimed over 6,000 lives in Germany, is a key component in the plans to restart the Bundesliga in stadiums without spectators.Read More
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Coronavirus: Premier League clubs to vote on cancelling, concluding 2019/2020 season
Premier League clubs are set for a decisive vote on May 8 over playing out the rest of the 2019/2020 season, ESPN reports. However, the campaign will be played to a conclusion behind closed doors at neutral venues, if football can return safely. On Friday, all 20 teams held a meeting via video conference, where …
Coronavirus: Premier League clubs to vote on cancelling, concluding 2019/2020 season
Coronavirus: English Premier League set out full plans on completing season
The English Premier League (EPL) on Friday set out detailed plans on completing the 2019/20 football season. The English top-flight League also disclosed that no decisions were taken at the shareholder’s meeting via video conference, but all 20 clubs reaffirmed their commitment to finishing the campaign. DAILY POST had reported that the Premier League is …
Coronavirus: English Premier League set out full plans on completing season
COVID-19: Liverpool upset over Mayor’s comments on Premier League season
Liverpool FC says they are disappointed over comments by the city’s Mayor, Joe Anderson, on the 2019/20 Premier League season. Anderson had on Thursday told BBC that the Premier League should not restart the season even behind-closed-doors because of the risk of supporters gathering outside Anfield. Liverpool had 25 points clear ahead of second-place Manchester …
COVID-19: Liverpool upset over Mayor’s comments on Premier League season
Former England manager, Sven Erikson reveals why he rejected Super Eagles job
Former England manager, Sven-Goran Erikson, has revealed that he rejected the chance to become the Super Eagles coach at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Erikson stated this in an interview with Branschen.se. According to him, he turned down the offer after he was told by a Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) official, that his …
Former England manager, Sven Erikson reveals why he rejected Super Eagles job
Aguero hints on reasons Messi could leave Barcelona
Manchester City star, Sergio Aguero, has disclosed that Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi will leave Camp Nou for another club only if something ‘catastrophic happens’. Messi has been recently linked with an exit from Barcelona, following his public spat with the club’s sporting director, Eric Abidal, before the 2019-2020 La Liga season was suspended due to …
Aguero hints on reasons Messi could leave Barcelona
Coronavirus: Premier League told to complete season in another country
Former Manchester United and England defender, Gary Neville, has advised the English top-flight league that the best way to resume the 2019/20 season is to play the remaining matches in another country that is free from the Coronavirus pandemic. DAILY POST had reported that the Premier League is currently suspended indefinitely, with nine matches remaining …
Coronavirus: Premier League told to complete season in another country
EPL: Trent Alexander-Arnold welcomes Jadon Sancho to Liverpool
Liverpool defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold has welcomed Borussia Dortmund winger, Jadon Sancho to Anfield. Alexander-Arnold, who is a close friend to Sancho, wants the 20-year-old to make a transfer move to join Jurgen Klopp’s side. DAILY POST had reported that Liverpool, alongside Man United and Chelsea are also interested in signing Sancho from Dortmund this summer. …
EPL: Trent Alexander-Arnold welcomes Jadon Sancho to Liverpool
EPL: I was not obsessed like Van Nistelrooy – Thierry Henry
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, has downplayed his rivalry with former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, insisting that he was not obsessed with finishing as top scorer like the Dutchman. Both players fought for the Golden Boot for five consecutive seasons, after Van Nistelrooy moved to United from PSV in 2001. Henry took the prize …
EPL: I was not obsessed like Van Nistelrooy – Thierry Henry
Coronavirus: Aguero reveals EPL players are “scared” to return
Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero, has admitted players are “scared” about resuming Premier League action as the COVID-19 outbreak lingers on, the UK Mirror reports. Some clubs have already began training, with the players placed on an individual workout in compliance with social distancing rules. On Friday, the 20 top flight teams will hold further …
Coronavirus: Aguero reveals EPL players are “scared” to return
COVID-19: Nigerian govt pay athletes N50,000 each
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has directed the onward payment of funds into the accounts of Nigerian athletes to provide some relief in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was contained in a statement to DAILY POST on Thursday signed by A.B Lere Adams, Director of Press in the Ministry. …
COVID-19: Nigerian govt pay athletes N50,000 each
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