Serena Williams breezed into the third round of the French Open on Thursday with a routine 6-3 6-2 win against Japanese Kurumi Nara. She really wasted no energy in her quest for a record-equalling Grand Slam singles title. The 10th seed, chasing a first major since the 2017 Australian Open, survived a first-set fright in […]
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Eden Hazard appears to have played his last game for Chelsea, after admitting “I think it is goodbye”, following the Europa League final win over Arsenal in Baku on Wednesday. The Belgian scored twice as Chelsea won 4-1, ending the season with the first trophy of Maurizio Sarri’s 20-year managerial career. During a post-match interview […]
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Chelsea whipped Arsenal 4-1 to emerge winners of the Europa League on Wednesday. A brace from Eden Hazard and a goal each from Olivier Giroud and Pedro Rodriguez saw Chelsea lift the trophy in Baku, Azerbaijan. Nigerian international Alex Iwobi scored Arsenal’s goal after coming on as a second half substitute. The defeat means Arsenal […]
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The Super Falcons of Nigeria stepped up their preparation for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France by coming from a goal down to beat Hungarian women’s first division club, Haladas Viktoria 5-1. Asisat Oshoala scored a brace, while Chinwendo Ihezuo, Francisca Ordega, and Ogonna Chukwudi added to the scoreline to secure a comfortable […]
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French giants Marseille named former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas as the club’s new coach Tuesday after he signed a two-year deal to replace Rudi Garcia. “We are delighted to hire a coach whose success is recognised at the highest level in Europe and in the world,” said Marseille owner Frank McCourt. Villas-Boas, 41, […]
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Aston Villa have secured promotion back to the Premier League, after they defeated Derby County 2-1 in the Championship Play-off final at Wembley on Monday. Villa took the lead on the stroke of half-time through man of the match, Anwar El Ghazi, before a howler from Derby ‘keeper, Kelle Roos, saw John McGinn double their lead […]
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The Flying Eagles of Nigeria got their Group D campaign at this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland off to a perfect start after thrashing Qatar 4-0 on Friday. Maxwell Effiom, Okechukwu Offia, Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru and Aliu Salawudeen were all on target for coach Paul Aigbogun’s side. Effiom opened scoring for the […]
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World football governing body, FIFA, has announced that the next edition of the FIFA World Cup, which would be held in Qatar would feature 32 countries, and not 48 being proposed. This was made known in a four-paragraph statement released on the soccer body’s website on Wednesday evening. FIFA, headed by Gianni Infantino has been […]
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Michael Rotich, Kenya’s athletics coach, who was sent home from the 2016 Olympics, was banned for 10 years on Wednesday. Rotich was sanctioned for seeking a bribe of $12,000 to help athletes beat doping tests. The tracks coach was banned by the IAAF ethics board, following a three-year investigation prompted by an undercover expose’ by […]
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Vincent Kompany says joining Anderlecht as player-manager is the “most passionate yet rational” decision he has made after announcing he has left Manchester City. The 33-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Belgian club after 11 years at Etihad Stadium, eight of which he spent as club captain. Saturday’s 6-0 FA Cup final win […]
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