Chelsea youngster Ola Aina has been called up by Nigeria in a squad Home-based stars such as MFM FC’s Stephen Odey and Sikiru Olatunbosun also made the list Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has named a 25-man squad for planned camping programme in France and the international friendly match against the Corsica Senior National Team later this […]
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Chelsea secured a dominant 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Monday to relegate Steve Agnew’s side and move a step closer to the Premier League title. Two first-half goals by Diego Costa and Marcos Alonso sent the Blues on their way and Nemanja Matic scored at Stamford Bridge for the first time to wrap up the […]
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West Ham United won by a single goal, thereby putting a serious dent on Tottenham Hotspur’s title hopes. The result means that Chelsea FC now need just two wins out of the four games remaining in the English Premier League to seal the title for the season. Thanks to West Ham that derailed Tottenham Hotspur […]
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The appeal committee of FIFA Friday overturned Lionel Messi’s four-match ban from international matches. The Argentinian captain had been banned for swearing at an assistant referee. The world governing body said there was not enough evidence to support the ban. “The FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld the appeal lodged by the Argentine Football Association, on […]
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Marcus Rashford’s stunning free-kick sealed a vital 1-0 win for Manchester United at Celta Vigo in their Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday. Celta goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez had denied the visitors with three superb saves before he was finally beaten by Rashford on 67 minutes. The away goal puts United in pole position to […]
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Gonzalo Higuain scored twice to give Juventus a 2-0 win at Monaco in the Champions League semi-final first leg. The Argentine gave the visitors the lead on 29 minutes, finishing low into the bottom left corner from inside the area after a brilliant Juventus team move. It was 2-0 on 59 minutes again through Higuain, […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to give Real Madrid a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday. Real Madrid dominated the early proceedings at the Bernabeu, outshooting the visitors 11-0 in the opening half-hour as Ronaldo headed home in the 10th minute, before he lashed […]
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Manchester United 1-1 Swansea Everton 0-3 Chelsea Middlesbrough 2-2 Manchester City Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal Review The gap remains four points with four games left for both Chelsea and Tottenham, after the latter showed they are the cream of north London this season by defeating Arsenal 2-0. Mauricio Pochettino’s side could not find a breakthrough in […]
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Nigerian-born Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua delivered one of the great nights in British boxing history by stopping Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round to be crowned IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight champion. The 27-year-old appeared to be on the brink of his first professional defeat when he was floored in the sixth round, but […]
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Bayern Munich thrashed Wolfsburg 6-0 to clinch the Bundesliga for a record fifth straight season and give manager Carlo Ancelotti a title in a fourth top European league. It has been another season of domestic dominance for Bayern, who wrapped up their 27th championship with three games to go with a thumping win. Ancelotti’s side […]
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