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Raheem Sterling to miss City’s game against West Ham
Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash against West Ham and could face a race to be fit for their Champions League showdown with Real Madrid after suffering a hamstring injury. Sterling limped off during Sunday’s defeat at Tottenham and the club have confirmed the injury will sideline the England internationalRead More
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Shehu Dikko: Why NPFL matches are not shown live
The Chairman, League Management Company (LMC), Shehu Dikko, has revealed that it will be difficult to broadcast live Nigeria Professional Football League matches because of the lack of production capacity from Nigerian television operators. Dikko made this known while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 4th edition of the NPFL/LaLiga coaching holding in Abuja.Read More
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Corini sacked again as Brescia coach, Lopez appointed
Brescia have sacked Eugenio Corini for the second time this season and appointed Uruguayan coach Diego Lopez, the Serie A strugglers confirmed on Wednesday. The 49-year-old Corini had already been sacked on November 3 and replaced by Fabio Grosso, but was rehired a month later after Grosso had a falling out with Mario Balotelli, theRead More
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Video: Biles wows fans with video of daring vault ahead of Olympics
Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast with 30 Olympic and world championship medals, has excited fans with a four-second video clip of a training vault no woman has performed in competition. The 22-year-old reigning world and Olympic all-around champion showed off a Yurchenko double pike vault and landed in a pit of red foam-likeRead More
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Carlo Ancelotti,Arsene Wenger are the same, says Iwobi
Former Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi admits that there are many similarities between Arsene Wenger and his current manager, Carlo Ancelotti. The Nigerian international is in the middle of his first season away from Arsenal, having left the Gunners last summer to join Everton in a deal worth around £35million. ALSO READ: Neymar: Mbappe can become oneRead More
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Premier League clubs to extend bans for fan abuse
Premier League clubs have agreed to extend bans imposed on supporters for abusive behaviour to every stadium in the top-flight. There have been several incidents of Premier League stars being subjected to racist abuse from the stands this season. The Professional Footballers’ Association have called on the British Government to set up an inquiry andRead More
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Maybe I would have been doing a menial job if I didn’t go to university in USA — Ofoje
Ikechukwu Ofoje, cast your mind back to how it all started for you playing professional football in Nigeria, how was it then and what emotions run through your mind when you think about the state of the game now?
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Table Tennis: Why we signed Aruna Quadri — German Club
The management of German Club, TTC RhönSprudel Maberzell Fulda has said that they signed up Aruna Quadri following his exploits across the globe particularly with his performance against German sports hero Timo Boll at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. In a related development on Tuesday, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, SundayRead More
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Tough hurdles for Enyimba as they seek CAF Cup title
Enyimba must clear several hurdles if they hope to become the first Nigerian club to win the CAF Confederation Cup, after the knockout stage draws were made in Cairo Wednesday. The team from southeastern city Aba were paired with Horoya of Guinea in the quarter-finals, and the winners of the two-leg tie will probably faceRead More
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NPFL: Enyimba edge past MFM FC in Lagos, move out of drop zone
Abdulrahman Bashir’s 73rd-minute goal was enough to earn Enyimba a 1-0 win over MFM FC at the Agege Stadium, Lagos in a rescheduled fixture on Wednesday. The opening moments of the match was a drab one as both sides couldn’t make any meaningful attempt. The game would soon grow to full potential when MFM’s AkanniRead More
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Copa del Rey: Messi makes history after Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona have confirmed in a post on its official website that captain, Lionel Messi, on Thursday night made history in their Copa del Rey 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao defeated Quique Setien’s side, thanks to Inaki Williams’s late goal at San Mamés. According to Barcelona, Messi’s participation in the encounter against the Bilbao
Copa del Rey: Messi makes history after Barcelona’s 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao
EPL: Ajax goalkeeper, Onana chooses Chelsea
Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana, has chosen to play for Chelsea. According to the Daily Mail, the Cameroon shot-stopper wants to leave Ajax in the summer transfer window later this year and Chelsea is his number choice. The newspaper reports that Chelsea’s Premier League rival, Manchester United reportedly made an offer for Onana last summer amid
EPL: Ajax goalkeeper, Onana chooses Chelsea
FIFA ban: Siasia begs for financial assistance
Samson Siasia said he needs the support of all Nigerians to raise a sum of £250,000. The erstwhile Super Eagles coach said he came out to beg Nigerians for financial assistance because he could not get the money from people he had contacted privately. Speaking on NTA’s Sports Parliament on Thursday night, Siasia stated that
FIFA ban: Siasia begs for financial assistance
Copa del Rey: ‘It was a shame’ – Setien reacts as Barcelona lose to Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona boss, Quique Setien says it was a shame that his side did not defeat Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey quarter-final encounter on Thursday. According to Setien, Barcelona controlled the game and created more chances against the host but at the end they crashed out from the competition. Athletic Bilbao defeated Barcelona, thanks
Copa del Rey: ‘It was a shame’ – Setien reacts as Barcelona lose to Athletic Bilbao
LaLiga: Alba, Pique blast Abidal over Messi clash
Barcelona left-back, Jordi Alba, has lashed out at the club’s sporting director, Eric Abidal, after the team crashed out of the Copa del Rey with a 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao on Thursday. The quarter-final defeat came in a week when captain Lionel Messi, clashed with Abidal over an interview he granted. Abidal had suggested
LaLiga: Alba, Pique blast Abidal over Messi clash
EPL: Man Utd reduce Pogba’s transfer fee by £30m
Manchester United chiefs have cut Paul Pogba’s valuation by £30million and are ready to sell the player in the summer, the UK Sun reports. United turned down offers for Pogba last summer, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looked to build his team around the midfielder. However, with Bruno Fernandes’ arrival and Pogba’s injury problems, the club
EPL: Man Utd reduce Pogba’s transfer fee by £30m
Venue of Anthony Joshua’s fight with Pulev decided
Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, is set to face Kubrat Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June. This was confirmed by his promoter Eddie Hearn on Thursday. Joshua beat Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia last December, to regain the WBA, IBF and WBO titles. The 30-year-old is now set to fight Pulev, who
Venue of Anthony Joshua’s fight with Pulev decided
Pinnick reveals most committed Super Eagles player
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has named Wilfried Ndidi as the most committed Super Eagles player. In an interview with Sports Extra, Pinnick hailed the Leicester City midfielder’s patriotism. Ndidi has been an ever-present player in the national team, since he make his debut in 2015 and has made 34
Pinnick reveals most committed Super Eagles player
Copa del Rey: Zidane reacts to Real Madrid’s 4-3 loss to Real Sociedad
Real Madrid head coach, Zinedine Zidane, has disclosed that his side feels bad after crashing out of the Copa del Rey competition. Zidane’s men were defeated 4-3 against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey quarter-final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Goals from Martin Odegaard, Alexander Isak, Mikel Merino, and Andoni Gorosabel ensured the visitors defeated
Copa del Rey: Zidane reacts to Real Madrid’s 4-3 loss to Real Sociedad
EPL: Arsenal board set to bring Arsene Wenger back
Arsenal’s board is working on bringing Arsene Wenger back to the club, the UK Mirror reports. Wenger has not returned to the Emirates, since he left in 2018 after 22 years in charge of the Gunners. The Frenchman was replaced by Unai Emery, who was sacked in December. Wenger’s former captain, Mikel Arteta, is now
EPL: Arsenal board set to bring Arsene Wenger back
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