Perfect Juventus took charge of the first leg of their Quarter-final tie with Barcelona, courtesy of a commanding first-leg display that saw Paulo Dybala score a brace in Turin. The Argentine forward curled home both of his goals before the break, the first from an angle inside the box and the second from a central […]
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Three targeted explosions on Tuesday shattered windows of Borussia Dortmund team bus and injured a player. The German football team was en route to its home Champions League match against AS Monaco when the sad event occured. Defender Marc Bartra fractured his wrist in the incident, which led to Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg […]
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Crystal Palace put a serious dent on Arsenal’s top-four hopes with a superb 3-0 win at Selhurst Park on Monday Night Football. Andros Townsend gave Crystal Palace a 1-0 lead with a close-range finish on 17 minutes, and after the break it was 2-0 just after the hour mark through Yohan Cabaye’s looping effort, before […]
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Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Sunday defeated visiting Niger Tornadoes FC of Minna 2-1 in a Match Day 18 fixture of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 3SC got their opening goal through Sunday Faleye in the 38th minute. Substitute Wilfred Angel equalised for […]
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Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday faced elimination from the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup after playing a 2-2 draw with visiting Zesco United of Zambia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the draw at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu was in the first leg tie of their second Round of […]
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FC Barcelona lost further ground on Real Madrid at the top of La Liga after a shock 2-0 loss to Malaga on Saturday. Neymar was sent off for FC Barcelona as they lost, and they failed in their bid to go level on points with La Liga leaders Real Madrid. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
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Ahmad, the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) head said controversial decisions made under Issa Hayatou leadership will be reviewed soon. Top of the decisions are African football’s television rights and tournament hosting agreements. The possibility of changing the timing of African Nations Cup finals is also on the cards, as well as the qualification […]
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Chelsea maintained their seven-point lead at the top of the English Premier League (EPL) with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth. Pressured by Tottenham’s earlier thrashing of Watford, the visitors from Stamford Bridge looked to be cruising after two goals in three first-half minutes. But Bournemouth, who had already hit the post, got back into the […]
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The season has come to an abrupt end for Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, who will miss the last seven games with a knee injury. Mane, 24, was taken off after colliding with Leighton Baines in Saturday’s 3-1 home victory over Everton. Manager Jurgen Klopp said he was “pretty sure” Mane needed surgery, leaving it “pretty […]
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Brazil dethroned arch-rivals Argentina and returned to the summit of football’s world rankings for the first time in almost seven years, the ruling body FIFA published on Thursday. World Cup qualifying wins over Uruguay and Paraguay put the resurgent Selecao top for the first time since the 2010 World Cup with 1,661 points in the […]
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