Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri on Sunday won the Men’s Singles title at the 2018 ITTF African Championships in Mauritius, the first time in his career. He beat veteran and three time champion, Egypt’s Ahmed Ali Saleh (11-7, 6-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-1). The victory came one month after he won the 2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open […]
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Japanese Star Naomi Osaka trounced her idol, Serena Williams to lift her first Grand Slam in New York, winning 6-2 6-4. Her victory, the second over Williams, denied the American her dream record-equalling 24th Grand Slam, that would have put her on the same pedestal with Australian Margaret Court. The match was marred by rantings […]
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Serena Williams made it a walk-in-the-park affair on Thursday night, trouncing Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in two straight sets to book her deserved place in the US Open final. In just a little over one hour, the 23 Grand slam winner saw off her opponent, 6-3 6-0 to contend for the trophy she last won in […]
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The fourth edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has been fixed for February 2, 2019. In a statement signed by Olukayode Thomas, Head Communications and Media, Yussuf Alli, the General Manager for the Lagos Marathon explained that the new date was chosen to align with the new international calendar for global races. Alli also […]
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Feet and Tricks International, organisers of the first ever African Football Freestyle Championship in Africa has named former professional English footballer, John Fashanu; Former Nigerian defender and former Head of Lagos State Football Association, Waidi Akanni; and former Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia, Superstar actresses, Kate Henshaw and Tonto Dikeh as brand ambassadors for this […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah have been nominated as finalists for ‘The Best FIFA Men’s Player Award,’ world football’s governing body announced on Monday. Ronaldo, who has won the award for the last two years, helped Real Madrid claim a third consecutive Champions League crown, before securing a transfer to Juventus. Midfielder Modric, […]
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Manchester United got a reprieve for their troubled season on Sunday after they defeated their hosts Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor, despite being down to 10 men with 20 minutes to go. Romelu Lukaku, who has been misfiring so far this season, scored a brace for United in the first half. Lukaku opened his team’s […]
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette’s burgeoning strike partnership came to the rescue as Arsenal eventually shook off Cardiff City to claim a 3-2 win in the Welsh capital. Shkodran Mustafi headed the visitors into an 11th-minute lead before Neil Warnock’s side averted a seventh consecutive goalless half in the Premier League this season when Victor […]
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The English Premier League (EPL) games played on Saturday, saw Liverpool and Chelsea maintained their perfect start to the season, with the Reds top of the table on goal difference. Jurgen Klopp’s side beat Leicester City 2-1 at the King Power Stadium while Chelsea eased past Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Pedro […]
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Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has reacted to being drawn against Frank Lampard’s Derby County in the Carabao Cup third round. The draw means that Mourinho will clash with his former midfielder, Lampard, who now manages Derby. Asked by MUTV if it will it be strange facing one of his former Chelsea players, Mourinho said, […]
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