Bayern Munich ground out a 0-0 draw to see off Sevilla’s spirited challenge and reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-1 aggregate win. The newly crowned Bundesliga champions, who won their past two home games 6-0, needed defensive grit to match their usual attacking flair at a sold-out Allianz Arena. Sevilla defender Joaquin Correa, […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo showed nerves of steel to score an injury-time penalty and send holders Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the Champions League in dramatic circumstances. The Spanish side progressed to the last four despite losing 3-1 to Juventus on Wednesday but won a thrilling tie 4-3 on aggregate. Juventus looked to have staged a […]
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The number of Cameroonian athletes missing at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games rose from three to eight on Wednesday, as Games officials expressed concern over their safety. “The Cameroon Commonwealth team is sad to announce that eight athletes are missing from their respective rooms in the Games village,’’ Team’s Chef de mission Victor Agbor Nso […]
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Following their defeats in the second leg games against Roma and Liverpool respectively, both Barcelona and Manchester City have been sent out of the UEFA Champions Leagues (UCL). Manchester City had long looked destined for the exit after their first-leg defeat at Anfield, but Barcelona on the other hand were widely tipped to pull through […]
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Ndidi Nwosu has won Nigeria’s third gold medal of the Commonwealth Games. The gold medal was Nigeria’s third in the para power lifting event. Nwosu lifted 120kg to claim the first position in the women’s heavyweight category. England’s Louis Sudgen won silver with a lift of 89.2Kg while Kenya’s Joyce Njuguna claimed the bronze medal with […]
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Former Real Madrid and England coach Fabio Capello on Monday confirmed he has retired from football management and ruled himself out of the Italy coaching job. The 71-year-old Italian had been linked with the vacant Italy coaching job after leaving Jiangsu Suning of the Chinese Super League (CSL) last month. “I’ve already had some experience […]
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The Nigerian male table tennis team today won the country’s first medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Austraila, claiming the silver medal. The team came in second position after they were defeated 3-0 by India in the Table Tennis team event final at the Gold Coast 2018 games. Bode Abiodun, who was the first […]
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Lobi Stars of Makurdi now enjoy a five-point cushion at the summit of the Nigeria Professional Football League table. This follows their 1-0 win against El-Kanemi Warriors on Sunday at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi. Samad Kadiri scored what was Lobi Stars’ winning goal from the penalty spot in the 66th minute. It was […]
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Arsenal Football Club moved closer to rivals Chelsea in the Premier League standings on Sunday, as the Gunners narrowly beat Southampton 3-2 and the Blues could only muster a 1-1 draw against West Ham United. Danny Welbeck and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took care of the scoring for the Gunners, while Cesar Azpilicueta and Javier Hernandez got […]
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Nigeria’s table tennis team on Saturday defeated hosts Australia 3-1 in the men’s team quarter-finals event at the ongoing Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Nigerian team had earlier defeated Belize 3-0 and Malaysia 3-1 respectively in their group games on Thursday. In match 1, Bode Abiodun defeated Heming Hu 3-2 (11-9,10-12,11-4,8-11,11-8), while Olajide Omotayo […]
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