Africa’s representatives at the 2017 ITTF World Cup, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri and Egypt’s Omar Assar went into the competition spirited, but their fight could not carry them to the quarterfinal of the the tournament as they on Saturday October 21. Having worked their way into the main draw (round of 16) of the prestigious tournament, […]
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Arsenal football club of England had to rely on Olivier Giroud who scored a fantastic late winner as they edged to their third straight Europa League win by beating 10-man Red Star Belgrade 1-0 in Serbia on Thursday. Arsene Wenger’s men rode their luck at times in an uninspiring performance, before Giroud struck in the […]
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Following the thrilling games played on Tuesday night, Champions League action continued on Wednesday. Chelsea and Roma did not disappoint, playing to a 3-3 thriller in the Champions League headliner on Tuesday. While those teams split the points, a number of powers collected all three, with Manchester United, Bayern Munich, PSG, Barcelona and Juventus all securing […]
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Champions League matchday three is halfway over after eight fantastic matches on Tuesday that produced 31 goals, with each match seeing at least two goals. Tottenham got a fantastic 1-1 draw on the road at Real Madrid, which tastes like a victory after Borussia Dortmund failed to beat APOEL. Spurs remain six points above Dortmund […]
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Swiss ace, Roger Federer played his A-tennis today to overcome the challenge of World Number One, Rafael Nadal to clinch his second Shanghai Masters title. He beat his Spaniard rival 6-4 6-3 for the title that he last won in 2014. It was his 27th Masters title and 94th career titles. Federer gave notice of […]
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City had been in excellent form before the international break and picked up right where they left off against Stoke, scoring a remarkable seven goals. Gabriel Jesus bagged a brace, while David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane, Fernandinho and Bernardo Silva also got on the scoresheet. The star of the show was Kevin De Bruyne, […]
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Jose Mourinho has admitted his surprise that Marouane Fellaini was used by Belgium manager Roberto Martinez in a World Cup qualifier which ended with the Manchester United midfielder suffering an injury. Prior to the last international break, Mourinho had said he expected Fellaini to be rested by Martinez. Belgium had already guaranteed qualification for next […]
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With only nine spots yet to be filled at the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, 3,496,204 tickets have been requested so far as the first sales period ended on Thursday. Most of the applications have come from Russia, while international demand accounts for more than 30 per cent, according to a report by the FIFA […]
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The government of Edo state is set to establish 20 mini-stadia across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state to facilitate the rapid development of sports talents among youths. The state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Paul Ohonbamu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting in Benin on Wednesday. […]
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Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has expressed pleasure working with the Nigerian national team, following the three-time African champions qualification for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday. Nigeria became the first African country to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after defeating Chipolopolo of Zambia on Saturday in Uyo. The current […]
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