Manchester United have completed the signing of defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica. The 22-year-old Sweden international will become a United player on 1 July and has signed a four-year contract, with an option for a further year. United say they expect Lindelof to make his debut for the club during July’s pre-season tour of the […]
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Ousmane Dembele scored the winner as 10-man France beat England 3-2 in an entertaining friendly on Tuesday. Harry Kane had scored twice for the visitors and France’s Raphael Varane was sent off early in the second half. Winger Dembele sealed the victory with an angled shot from inside the box 12 minutes from fulltime after […]
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Boye Oyerinde and Umaru Aliyu have been elected as president and vice-president of the Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) in one of the several elections conducted on Tuesday for sports federations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elections were held at the Abuja National Stadium on Tuesday. Oyerinde was elected as President with […]
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England have won the U20 World Cup after Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal gave them a tense 1-0 win over Venezuela in Suwon. Everton forward Calvert-Lewin scored the only goal, following up on a rebound to slot home from close range on 35 minutes, after Venezuela’s Ronaldo Lucena had hit the post with a sublime 45-yard free-kick. […]
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Rafael Nadal demolished Swiss star and former Champion Stan Wawrinka for his record French Open 10th title on Sunday, winning 6-2, 6-3 6-1. The Spaniard who came to Roland Garros in devastating form dropped only 29 games en route to the 10th final. He also did not drop a single set. Expectation that the match would be […]
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Harry Kane’s injury-time goal gave England a 2-2 draw in a crazy finish to their World Cup qualifier against hosts Scotland on Saturday in Glasgow. England were heading for a first qualifying defeat since October 2009 after Leigh Griffiths struck two glorious late free-kicks to wipe out substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s 70th-minute opener. But in a […]
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Two second half goals from Tekelo Rantie and Percy Tau were all that Bafana Bafana of South Africa needed to earn their first win in a competitive match against Nigeria. The South Africans ensured their hosts began the campaign for the qualification for the next African Cup of Nations on a miserable note in Uyo, […]
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Manchester United have confirmed Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be released on June 30, ending his one-year spell with the club. United have declined a mutual option to extend the Swedish striker’s stay at Old Trafford for a further 12 months, with Ibrahimovic expected to be out until 2018 after undergoing surgery to repair his damaged cruciate […]
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Rafael Nadal will face Swiss Stan Wawrinka in Sunday’s showpiece match at the French Open Final. After demolishing Austrian Dominic Thiem, Nadal moved to within one victory of ‘La Decima’ at the Grand Slam. Thiem a rising star, who had beaten Nadal in Rome slumped 6-3 6-4 6-0 in Friday’s second semi-final at Roland Garros. The […]
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28-year-old Diego Costa has disclosed that Antonio Conte has told him that he is not part of his plans for Chelsea next season. Costa scored 20 goals in 35 league appearances in their title-winning campaign last season, but has revealed he received a text from his Italian boss and will now be looking for his […]
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