Nigeria have qualified for the 2019 CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, after trouncing Sudan 5-0 in the second-leg final qualifier on Tuesday in Asaba in Delta State. The country’s U-23 Eagles qualified 5-1 on aggregate, after losing the first leg 1-0 in Omdurman last week Thursday. Taiwo Awoniyi cancelled the first-leg deficit to put […]
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Rafael Nadal captured his 19th career Grand Slam title in thrilling fashion on Sunday by winning the US Open final, outlasting Russia’s Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to seize his fourth crown in New York. The 33-year-old Spanish left-hander moved one shy of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record 20 Grand Slam triumphs and […]
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Teenager Bianca Andreescu became Canada’s first Grand Slam singles champion Saturday with a rollercoaster 6-3, 7-5 win over 23-time major champion Serena Williams in the US Open final. The 19-year-old Andreescu became the youngest Grand Slam winner since Maria Sharapova at the 2006 US Open, handing Williams a fourth consecutive defeat in the final of […]
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Former Brazil international, Marcos Evangelista de Morais, known as Cafu has lost his son who suffered a heart attack while playing football with friends on Wednesday. The news was confirmed by Cafu’s former team-mate and friend Paulo Sergio. Reports in Brazil suggest Danilo Feliciano de Moraes, 30, had complained of feeling unwell after playing for […]
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The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has described Team Nigeria, who recently represented the country at the 12th all Africa Games in Morocco as a gallant team who has displayed unparallel patriotism with due diligent service to their father’s land. 2. Sunday Dare, who on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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Juventus have confirmed that their captain, Giorgio Chiellini, could be out for several months after he ruptured a cruciate ligament in his right knee. Chiellini suffered the injury in training on Friday, and according to the club, he would undergo surgery “in the coming days”. Reports say the 35-year-old’s entire 2019-20 season could be in […]
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The UEFA Champions League group stage draw positioned Tottenham in the same group with five-time winners Bayern Munich. Tottenham, who were beaten in their first ever Champions League final last season, are joined in Group B by Olympiakos and Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade. Another English and current holder Liverpool, have been drawn to play […]
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Former Barcelona manager, Luis Enrique has lost his nine-year-old daughter to osteosarcoma, a type of cancer that affects the bone. Enrique, 49, confirmed his daughter Xana’s death on Thursday afternoon, saying she had fought osteosarcoma – or bone cancer – for “five intense months”. Enrique wrote on his twitter page: “Our daughter Xana passed away […]
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Charismatic Liverpool centre-back, Virgil van Dijk won the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award on Thursday, edging out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, while Lucy Bronze took the women’s prize. Dutchman Van Dijk starred as Liverpool won their sixth European Cup last season with a 2-0 Champions League final victory over Tottenham in Madrid. […]
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Feet ‘N’ Tricks International Limited, organisers of the Nigerian and African Freestyle Football Championships, has named its ambassadors for the 2019 African Freestyle Football Championship to hold in Lagos between September 14th and 15th, 2019 Former professional English footballer, John Fashanu; former Nigerian footballer, Victor Ikpeba; Nollywood actors, Tonto Dikeh and Williams Uchemba are some […]
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