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Madrid’s Marcelo set to miss crunch Chelsea tie due to election dutie9
Real Madrid defender Marcelo could miss the second leg of Los Blancos Champions League semi-final against Chelsea because he’s been selected to serve at a polling station the day before the game. Elections for the Madrid Assembly take place on Tuesday 4 May with Los Blancos’ European fixture happening 24 hours later. Marcelo’s teammates areRead More
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Super Falcons forward Ordega joins Levante on 2-year deal
Spanish side Levante Femenino said on Wednesday they have completed the signing of Super Falcons forward Francisca Ordega from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua on a two-year deal. The club disclosed this on their twitter handle @ludfemenino on Wednesday. ALSO READ Madrid’s Marcelo set to miss crunch Chelsea tie due to election duties Ordega now joins severalRead More
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E2%80%95-neymar-hails-mbappe-partnership/ ‘I don’t see a better duo than us in football’ ? Neymar hails Mbappe partnership
Neymar believes he and Kylian Mbappe have formed the best duo in world football at Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe and Neymar are expected to start when PSG host Manchester City in the first leg of their huge Champions League semi-final tie on Wednesday. The French champions were beaten by Bayern Munich in the final of lastRead More
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Lagos judo organizes seminar for women
The Lagos State Judo Association (LSJA) is organizing a one-day seminar cum enlightenment programme for female youths in the state as part of efforts to popularize the sport. According to the chairman of LSJA, Sheriff Hammed, the essence of the seminar is aimed at promoting self-defense among females in the state. “With the spate ofRead More
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Nagelsmann set to take over Bayern from next season
Julian Nagelsmann is to become the new Bayern Munich head coach and has agreed a five-year contract beginning on July 1, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday. Bayern, who are on the verge of a ninth successive Bundesliga title, have agreed to terminate the contract of Hansi Flick, who informed the club he did notRead More
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Obuah hails Rivers Angels on clinching record seventh NWFL trophy
The owner of Go-Round FC of Omoku, Rivers State, Bro. Felix Obuah has congratulated Rivers Angels FC of Port Harcourt for winning the National Women Football League trophy for a record seventh time. Bro. Obuah in a statement in Port Harcourt described the Rivers lads as proud amazons, adding that with the successful defense ofRead More
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Shearer, Henry seal maiden induction into PL Hall of Fame
Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry have been announced as the first players to be named in the Premier League Hall of Fame. Former Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers striker Shearer remains the leading goalscorer in the competition’s history, having scored 260 times across 14 seasons for both clubs. A champion with Blackburn in 1994-95, ShearerRead More
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UPDATED UFC 261: Kamaru Usman knocks out Masvidal to retain title
Welterweight champion Kamaru ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman has today knocked out his challenger, the American mixed martial artist, Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal in their hugely anticipated sold-out 170-rematch face-off for the UFC 261 Welterweight championship title scheduled at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
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UFC fighter suffers horrific leg injury seconds into fight
Chris Weidman suffered a horrific leg on the first kick of his UFC fight on Saturday night. The Long Island native swiftly kicked opponent Uriah Hall right below his knee in the opening seconds of their middleweight bout at UFC 261 and immediately fell to the mat in agony after it appeared the lower portionRead More
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NOC official says women deserve more from sports
Olabanji Oladapo, Secretary-General of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), says women have not been given their deserved dues in spite of their contributions to the country’s sports development. Oladapo spoke on Tuesday in Lagos at an event to mark the United International Sports Day’s “Sports Development for Peace”, organised by the NOC. He said both theRead More
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LaLiga: Koeman claims referee disrespected him after Barcelona fail to go top
Barcelona manager, Ronald Koeman, has insisted he was disrespected by the fourth official, after being sent off as they lost 2-1 to Granada on Thursday. Lionel Messi gave Barca an early lead at Camp Nou, but goals from Darwin Marchis and Jorge Molina after the break denied Koeman’s side the chance to overtake Atletico Madrid
LaLiga: Koeman claims referee disrespected him after Barcelona fail to go top
UEL: UEFA includes Chukwueze, Pogba, Pepe, others in Europa League team Full list
Nigerian winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has been included in the UEFA Europa League team of this week. UEFA released the Europa League team in a post via its official website on Friday following the conclusion of the semi-final first-leg fixtures on Thursday night. Chukwueze helped Villarreal to beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Europa League encounter on
UEL: UEFA includes Chukwueze, Pogba, Pepe, others in Europa League team Full list
EPL: Southampton warned about Iheanacho ahead of Leicester City clash
Southampton manager, Ralph Hasenhuttl, has warned his players about the threat Kelechi Iheanacho carries, ahead of their Premier League clash on Friday against Leicester City. Iheanacho is in his best form with the Foxes, having previously struggled to establish himself. The Nigerian has been in terrific form for Leicester, scoring 17 goals and providing six
EPL: Southampton warned about Iheanacho ahead of Leicester City clash
Jose Mourinho gets new job after Tottenham sack
Jose Mourinho has signed up for a punditry role with talkSPORT, over a week after he was sacked as Tottenham Hotspur manager. The 58-year-old was fired by Spurs chief, Daniel Levy, six days before Spurs took on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. Despite getting paid £20m in compensation from Spurs, Mourinho has now
Jose Mourinho gets new job after Tottenham sack
Inter Milan could clinch Serie A title this weekend
Inter Milan could be Italian champions this weekend for the first time in over a decade. Antonio Conte’s men are away to bottom club Crotone on Saturday. Victory there would see them put one hand on a title they last won in 2010. If they win and second-placed Atalanta fail to claim all three points
Inter Milan could clinch Serie A title this weekend
EPL overtakes LaLiga as no 1 league in UEFA rankings Top 5
The Premier League is guaranteed to be the highest ranked European league for the first time in nine years, displacing LaLiga from top spot. This comes after Manchester United’s 6-2 win over AS Roma in the Europa League semi-final first leg. The UEFA’s coefficient table ranks leagues in order of strength in European competitions over
EPL overtakes LaLiga as no 1 league in UEFA rankings Top 5
UEL: He contributed nothing – Paul Scholes blasts Man United star after 6-2 win over Roma
Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, has blasted midfielder, Fred, for his part in AS Roma’s second goal during the Red Devils’ UEFA Europa League, UEL, 6-2 win at Old Trafford on Thursday night. Scholes said Fred contributed nothing for Man United against Roma, adding that the Brazilian was ‘left wanting’ in the win over the
UEL: He contributed nothing – Paul Scholes blasts Man United star after 6-2 win over Roma
Europa League: What Solskjaer told Man Utd players during half-time of 6-2 win over Roma
Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has revealed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told the team to “keep things simple” during half-time of their 6-2 win over Roma in the Europa League on Thursday night. According to Pogba, the team talk left the squad “motivated to score as many goals as possible”. United were 2-1 down at
Europa League: What Solskjaer told Man Utd players during half-time of 6-2 win over Roma
Messi informs Barcelona of his future plan
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has told the club he will remain beyond this season, according to TVE. Messi tried to leave last summer and now into the final weeks of his current deal. The 33-year-old’s future remained up in the air with Manchester City and PSG both linked to the Argentine. Messi’s father, Jorge, who
Messi informs Barcelona of his future plan
Villarreal vs Arsenal: Arteta confirms Ceballos ignored his half-time instruction
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has claimed he told Dani Ceballos to be careful during his half-time team-talk in their 2-1 defeat to Villarreal on Thursday night. Ceballos was shown a second yellow card with the Gunners already two goals down. Villarreal opened the scoring in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final after Manu
Villarreal vs Arsenal: Arteta confirms Ceballos ignored his half-time instruction
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