Author: debby eselebor
Fernando Torres Retires From football At 35
Former Liverpool/Chelsea/Atletico Madrid striker, Fernando Torres has announced his retirement from football after a glittering 18-year career. The 35-year-old Spaniard who last played in Japan for Sagan Tosu […]
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Femi Kuti, Others To Perform At Opening Ceremony Of AFCON 2019
The Organising Committee of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has announced that Nigeria’s legendary Afro-beat singer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti will perform at the opening ceremony […]
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AFCON 2019: CAF Warns Participating Teams On High Temperatures
The Confederation of African Football CAF has warned countries participating in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals, to brace up to the possibility of […]
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CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship Kicks Off Today
All is now set for the 41st edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship today at the Moshood Abiola Stadium Package B. Briefing newsmen in […]
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Marta Becomes World Finals Leading Scorer As Brazil Join Italy In Last 16
Six-time world player of the year Marta scored a record 17th World Cup finals goal to clinch Brazil’s place in the last 16 with a 1-0 […]
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FIFA Women’s World Cup: France Snatch Victory Against Nigeria’s Super Falcons
The French women team have emerged as the second team to qualify for the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup with the […]
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Australia Fight Back As Brazil Suffer First Group-stage Defeat In 24yrs
Australia battled back from 2-0 down to beat Brazil in an extraordinary five-goal thriller and inflict a first group-stage defeat on the South Americans in 24 […]
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United unveil Welsh Winger As First Signing Of The Summer
Manchester United have unveiled Daniel James as their first signing of the summer after completing a £17million deal to sign the Wales winger from Swansea. The […]
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Superb Oshoala Goal Help Falcons beat South Korea
A brilliant goal by former Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala helped earn Nigeria a first win at the 2019 Women’s World Cup – and all but end […]
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Crowd Violence: Kano Pillars Get N8m Fine, Captain Gets 12-Match Ban
The League Management Company (LMC) has come hard on Kano Pillars and their captain Rabiu Ali, following crowd disturbances and harassment of match referees during their […]
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Djokovic Stays Top, Ahead Of Nadal In ATP Rankings
New French Open winner, Rafael Nadal, remains second in the men’s tennis rankings released on Monday by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), behind Novak Djokovic. […]
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The ugly side of the Nigerian League was brought to the fore again on Monday as the Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL Super Six fixture between […]
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Nigeria Pitch Awards: Ahmed Musa, Francisca Ordega Emerge Top Winners
The Super Eagles striker, Ahmed Musa, and Super Falcons player, Francisca Ordega, both won the top prizes of King and Queen of the Pitch at the […]
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AFCON 2019: Mikel, Nine Others Arrive Asaba For Preparations
Nigeria’s preparation for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Egypt is set to begin in full swing with the arrival of its players […]
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VAR To Be Used In Nations League Finals Week- UEFA
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used at this week’s UEFA Nations League finals in Portugal, Europe’s soccer governing body UEFA said on Monday. VAR, which […]
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Premier League is ‘toughest’ To Win- Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says that the Premier League “is the toughest league” to compete in as he bids to win back-to-back titles. Guardiola has […]
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NPFL Matchday 17 Preview: Enyimba, Enugu Rangers Battle In Aba
The city of Aba is expected to be agog on Sunday as Nigeria’s top clubs, Enyimba and Enugu Rangers, go head-on in the star fixture of […]
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Mikel Scores In English Football After Five Years
Nigeria’s John Obi Mikel scored what was his second goal in English football on Sunday as his Championship team Middlesbrough defeated Rotherham United 2-1 in a […]
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Barcelona Open: Nadal Beats Ferrer With Improved Display
Eleven-time champion Rafael Nadal gave a much improved performance to beat David Ferrer 6-3 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open. Nadal, 32, lost […]
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Musa, Ighalo, Ndidi, Others Nominated For Nigeria Pitch Awards
The organisers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards have announced that the Super Eagles trio of Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo and Wilfred Ndidi have been shortlisted for […]
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