There was to be no great escape for Hamburg yesterday afternoon, with relegation to the second tier confirmed on the final day of the Bundesliga season. Christian Titz’s side had given themselves every chance of pulling off an unlikely escape, something that had become their specialty in recent years, but winning four of their last […]
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Arda Turan, a Barcelona loanee at Başakşehir, has been banned for a record sixteen matches in the Turkish Super League. Turan got into an argument with a linesman during a league game against Sivasspor on Friday, before shoving and ‘threatening’ the official four minutes into stoppage time. He was subsequently issued a red card by the referee. […]
Continue ReadingAs the Premier League season comes to its last week of fixtures, we have also brought some exciting games from other leagues around the world. Fixtures from Nigeria Professional Football League Sunday May 13 Kano Pillars vs Katsina United Plateau United vs Nasarawa United Yobe Stars vs Ifeanyi uba Niger Tornadoes vs Kwara United Sunshine […]
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The sixth Okpekpe international 10km road race and first IAAF silver label race in West Africa, holds today near Auchi in Edo State. World’s fastest woman over 10km so far this year (30:57), Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei of Kenya, will lead a world class team of elite athletes in the race for the coveted $20,000 USD […]
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Rafael Nadal suffered a shock 7-5 6-3 defeat by Austrian Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Friday, a result which means he will lose the world number one ranking. Nadal’s exit means Roger Federer will reclaim the number one spot when the revised ATP rankings are released on Monday. Thiem, who lost to […]
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Manchester United goalkeeper, David De Gea has won the Premier League Golden Glove Award. The Spanish stopper won the award after keeping his 18th clean sheet of the season in the 0-0 draw against West Ham on Thursday night. The award is his first since he joined the Red Devils in 2011. The award, which […]
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Brazilian bankers can breathe a sigh of relief: they’ll be allowed to close up and watch the national team in the World Cup on television. Financial authorities in Latin America’s biggest economy have told all banks they can arrange their working hours around the far more important live coverage of the “selecao’s” matches in Russia. […]
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Former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson no longer needs intensive care and will continue rehabilitation as an inpatient, the club said via its twitter handle @ManUtd on Wednesday. Mr Ferguson had undergone an emergency brain haemorrhage surgery last Saturday and said to have been in intensive care to aid his recovery. “Sir Alex no longer […]
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The quarter finals of the 2018 GTBank Masters Cup is set to hold on May 8-9, 2018 at the Agege Stadium, Lagos with 16 male and female teams competing for a semi-final spot in the prestigious tournament. Organized by leading African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, the GTBank Masters Cup is an annual football […]
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Serbian referee Milorad Mazic will take charge of the Champions League final between holders Real Madrid and Liverpool on May 26 in Kiev, UEFA announced on Monday. The 45-year-old, an international referee since 2009, will be assisted by compatriots Milovan Ristic and Dalibor Djurdjevic. Frenchman Clement Turpin will serve as the fourth official. Mazic has […]
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