Sports News Today Headlines Saturday 27th February 2021
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Take politicians off our sports, Prof Bademosi advises government
Former Captain of the Nigerian and West African Cricket teams, Professor Jide Bademosi, has called on the Federal Government to get rid of politicians in the administration of sports in the country.
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Another great Tiger Woods comeback is possible, say experts
Tiger Woods could return to competitive golf within a year, top orthopedic surgeons said on Wednesday, but the road back from serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash will be a long and grueling one. Already credited with one of sport’s great comebacks when he returned from back surgery to win a fifth MastersRead More
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Tiger Woods is awake, with rod, screws, bolts, pins holding shattered leg together
Tiger Woods is ‘awake and responsive’ in LA hospital after having a metal rod inserted into his shattered right leg and screws and pins in his ankle. Tiger Woods was put under general anaesthetic while surgeons repaired his shattered right leg using metal rods, pins and screws following a ‘horror’ crash in South Los AngelesRead More
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Mourinho hopes to leave positive Spurs legacy
Jose Mourinho is confident he will be remembered for the right reasons at Tottenham despite overseeing a collapse in Spurs’ form during his first full season in charge. Mourinho’s men were top of the Premier League in early December but have taken just 12 points in 13 games since to slip to ninth. They areRead More
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Everton secure planning permission for 53,000-capacity stadium
Everton have secured planning permission for a £500 million ($705 million) 53,000-capacity stadium in Liverpool’s docklands as they seek to compete with the Premier League’s “Big Six”. The club, who currently play at Goodison Park, have been English champions nine times in their illustrious history but have not won any silverware since 1995. Chairman BillRead More
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Simona Halep pulls out of Qatar Open
World number three Simona Halep has pulled out of next week’s Qatar Open, organisers of the WTA event announced on Tuesday. The Romanian’s withdrawal follows her Australian Open quarter-final loss to Serena Williams. “Unfortunately I’ve decided to withdraw, I can’t wait to be back in Doha next year,” organisers quoted her as saying on Instagram.Read More
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Kenyan Olympic teams set for bubble training ahead of Tokyo
Kenya’s Olympic teams are to start training in specialized bubble camps early March in the run-up to the Tokyo games, officials said on Tuesday. The camps are to start on March 2 and will see athletes confined to specific areas as they train, to counter the spread of Covid-19. “The athletics long-distance runners will beRead More
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Breaking: Super Falcons hammer E/Guinea 9-0 to win Turkish Women’s Cup
By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria’s Super Falcons strolled past an Equatorial Guinea side in what was a one-sided match from start to finish, making it three wins in three matches and emerging winner of the Turkish Women’s Cup invitational tournament. Oshoala led the charge with four goals, while Glory Ogbonna, Uchenna Kanu, Charity Adule, Payne Oyedupe,Read More
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Osimhen returns after nasty head knock at Atalanta
Victor Osimhen is returned to Naples on Monday evening despite the Napoli forward having to be hospitalized after banging his head on the ground during his side’s Serie A defeat at Atalanta. Nigeria striker Osimhen was stretchered off the pitch unconscious towards the end of Sunday’s 4-2 loss in Bergamo after hitting his head followingRead More
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Gundogan central to Man City’s latest Champions League pursuit
Ilkay Gundogan’s free-scoring form has played a major role in Manchester City surging 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League as they close in on a third title in four seasons. However, City’s latest quest for the trophy they most desire restarts this week with the first leg of their Champions LeagueRead More
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Man United v AC Milan: Paul Scholes predicts Europa League clash, names best team
Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has predicted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to beat AC Milan when both sides clash in the Europa League last-16 first-leg tie on March 11 at Old Trafford. Scholes believes Man United have the best team in the Europa League ahead of Arsenal and Tottenham and will cruise past AC Milan.
Man United v AC Milan: Paul Scholes predicts Europa League clash, names best team
EPL: Chelsea will not win title with Giroud, Abraham as their two centre forwards – Paul Merson
Chelsea will not win the English Premier League title with Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham as their two centre forwards. This claim was made by Arsenal hero, Paul Merson. Merson said this ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League home clash against Manchester United on Sunday evening at Stamford Bridge. “I have said all along that Chelsea
EPL: Chelsea will not win title with Giroud, Abraham as their two centre forwards – Paul Merson
I am the wrong guy to go at – LeBron James warns Ibrahimovic
Four-time NBA champion, LeBron James, has hit back at AC Milan striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, insisting there is no reason he cannot have just a big impact off the court. James has been a force for social change in America, focusing on fighting police brutality and racial injustice against African Americans. The basketball superstar was outspoken
I am the wrong guy to go at – LeBron James warns Ibrahimovic
EPL: Michael Owen predicts Chelsea vs Man United, Leicester City vs Arsenal, others
Former Liverpool striker, Michael Owen, has predicted Leicester City to beat Arsenal when both sides clash in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon at the King Power Stadium. Owen also backed Manchester United and Chelsea to play a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening. According to him, Everton will beat Southampton at Goodison
EPL: Michael Owen predicts Chelsea vs Man United, Leicester City vs Arsenal, others
Olympiacos vs Arsenal: ‘There are areas we can hit to harm them’ – Sokratis
Olympiacos defender, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, has expressed confidence Arsenal has areas his team can hit to harm them when both sides clash in the Europa League last-16 first-leg tie on March 11 in Greece. Sokratis spent almost three years with Arsenal before leaving the Gunners in January to join Olympiacos on a free transfer. Olympiacos knocked
Olympiacos vs Arsenal: ‘There are areas we can hit to harm them’ – Sokratis
Chelsea vs Man Utd: I was in a dark place after losing to Solskjaer – Tuchel
Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has admitted that Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat to Manchester United in the last 16 of the Champions League, left him in a ‘dark place’. In March 2019, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side arrived at the Parc des Princes 2-0 down after a first-leg home defeat and amid an injury crisis. However, they went
Chelsea vs Man Utd: I was in a dark place after losing to Solskjaer – Tuchel
EPL: I would ‘die’ for Klopp – Ilkay Gundogan compares Guardiola to Liverpool manager
Manchester City midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan, has compared head coach, Pep Guardiola, to Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp. Gundogan, who has been in excellent form this season, has been managed by both the Man City and Liverpool managers. The 30-year-old worked with Klopp at Borussia Dortmund before linking up with Guardiola at the Etihad. The Germany international
EPL: I would ‘die’ for Klopp – Ilkay Gundogan compares Guardiola to Liverpool manager
EPL: Paul Merson explains why Chelsea will fail to secure top-four under Tuchel
Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson, has explained why Chelsea will fail to secure a top-four position on the Premier League table this season under their manager, Thomas Tuchel. Chelsea are currently in the 5th position on the English Premier League table with two points behind fourth-place West Ham United and three points ahead of sixth-place
EPL: Paul Merson explains why Chelsea will fail to secure top-four under Tuchel
EPL: Dimitar Berbatov predicts Chelsea vs Man United, Leicester City vs Arsenal, other fixtures
A former Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur striker, Dimitar Berbatov, has predicted Arsenal to beat Leicester City when both sides clash in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon at the King Power Stadium. Berbatov also predicted Chelsea and Manchester United to play a draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening. He also backed Everton to
EPL: Dimitar Berbatov predicts Chelsea vs Man United, Leicester City vs Arsenal, other fixtures
EPL: Solskjaer rules Juan Mata out of Chelsea vs Man United game
Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has confirmed that midfielder, Juan Mata, will miss the Red Devils’ Premier League clash with Chelsea on Sunday evening. According to Solskjaer, Mata, a former Chelsea star, will be out of action for a couple of weeks as the Spaniard aims to recover from injury. Speaking during his pre-match
EPL: Solskjaer rules Juan Mata out of Chelsea vs Man United game
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