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Feet ‘N’ Tricks Names Fashanu, Ikpeba, Tonto, Others as Ambassadors for 2019 African Freestyle Football Championship

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019Ayo Olowo

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 […]

FULL CARABAO CUP DRAW: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, others know opponents

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019Ayo Olowo

The draw for the third round of this season’s Carabao Cup was conducted on Wednesday night, with holders Manchester City starting away at Preston, while League One outfit MK Dons host Liverpool. Manchester United will welcome Rochdale to Old Trafford. Chelsea will take on the winner of the Grimsby/Macclesfield Town tie, while Arsenal play Nottingham […]

FEET ‘N’ TRICKS NAMES SUPERSPORT AS MEDIA PARTNER FOR 2019 AFRICAN FREESTYLE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019Ayo Olowo

Feet ‘N’ Tricks International Limited has unveiled sports broadcast giant, SuperSport, as its media partnership for the broadcast of the 2019 edition of the African Freestyle Football Championship (AFFC). With this new partnership, the Pan-African group of television channels, highly recognized as MultiChoice’s pacesetter sports broadcast station for providing quality sports content for sports lovers, […]

Atletico Madrid keep winning La Liga start at Leganes

August 26, 2019Ayo Olowo

Atletico Madrid made it two wins out of two as Vitolo scored in the second half to secure a hard-fought 1-0 La Liga victory at Leganes on Sunday. Atletico had never won in Spain’s top-flight at their fellow Madrid outfit’s Butarque stadium but Vitolo’s strike ensured they continued their impressive early season form. New signing […]

D’Tigress Defeat Senegal To Win 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Championship

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019Eben Tanimola

Nigeria’s D’Tigress have emerged champions of the 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Championships in Dakar, Senegal. D’Tigress edged hosts Senegal 60-55 points in the final to retain the title they won in 2017 and their fourth overall. D’Tigress began the enthralling encounter on a bright note winning the first quarter 14-10 points; second quarter 18-14 points and […]

2019 EPL Week 2: Liverpool and Arsenal win as Manchester City play 2-2 with Tottenham

August 18, 2019August 18, 2019Eben Tanimola

Raheem Sterling has a share of top spot in the Premier League scoring charts after netting Manchester City’s opener against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Sterling put City into an early lead, but Spurs hit back twice to earn a point at the Etihad Stadium and keep the champions off the summit of the league table. […]

Women’s Rugby World Cup African Qualifiers: Uganda play 15-15 with Madagascar

August 18, 2019Ayo Olowo

On Saturday, the Lady Cranes played against the Makis during the 2019 Rugby Africa Women’s Cup, a qualifier for the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. In an evenly matched game, Uganda and Madagascar played to a 15-15 stalemate. The Makis got off to a bright start against the Lady Cranes, but they failed to convert […]

Aruna Quadri wins Nigeria Table Tennis Open Championship as Russia’s Polina wins women single

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019Ayo Olowo

Aruna Quadri defeated Austria’s Gardos Robert to clinch a back-to-back Nigeria Open Table Tennis Championship at the 2019 edition. He became the second player to defend the title after Omar Assar of Egypt on Sunday evening. This is also Quadri’s second time of winning the tournament which is in its sixth year. Going into the game […]

2019 EPL Week 1 Standings and Sunday Results as United thrash Chelsea 4-0

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019Ayo Olowo

Manchester United cruised to a 4-0 win over Chelsea in Week 1 of the 2019-20 Premier League season on Sunday. Marcus Rashford bagged a brace, while Anthony Martial and Daniel James also got on the board. EPL WEEK 1 RESULTS Liverpool 4-1 Norwich Leicester 0-0 Wolves Watford 0-3 Brighton Burnley 3-0 Southampton Everton 0-0 Crystal […]

EPL Week 1: Saturday Premier League Review, results and standings

August 11, 2019August 11, 2019Ayo Olowo

Manchester City began their Premier League campaign on Saturday with an emphatic 5-0 win at West Ham United. Raheem Sterling bagged a hat-trick for the reigning champions, and the video assistant referee caused plenty of debate in the contest. Two late goals by Harry Kane gave Tottenham Hotspur a 3-1 victory against Aston Villa, with […]