The Super Eagles of Nigeria retained their position in the latest edition of the FIFA World Ranking published by the football governing body on Thursday. The former African champions maintain the 52nd spot in the world and are still number seven on the continent. In a similar development, Tunisia, Senegal, Congo D.R., and Morocco are […]
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Barcelona won Chelsea 3-0 at the Camp Nou, as Lionel Messi scored his 99th and 100th goals in the UEFA Champions League, while Bayern won 3-1 in Turkey to confirm Besiktas’ exit from the competition on Wednesday night. The results mean that Barcelona and Bayern Munich will join AS Roma, Liverpool, Manchester City, Juventus, Sevilla […]
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Sevilla defeated Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday to knock the Premier League side out of the UEFA Champions League and book a place in the quarter-finals. Sevilla will be joined in the last eight by AS Roma, who progressed after beating Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico. Edin Dzeko scored to […]
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Struggling Premier League club Southampton have sacked Argentinian manager Mauricio Pellegrino with only eight matches remaining in the league season. Pellegrino took over at St Mary’s on a three-year deal last June, but Southampton announced in a statement Monday night that they had parted company with the 46-year-old with the club only one place and […]
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Tottenham Hotspur pushed off Liverpool to move back into third place in the Premier League table after a 4-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were both on target for Arsenal as they comfortably beat Watford at the Emirates Stadium. Review Bournemouth started brightly and might have […]
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Arsenal were comfortable 3-0 winners over Watford at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday to snap a run of three straight Premier League defeats and also keep doubters silent for some time. However, the big news and noteworthy talking point from the match is the new 200 clean sheet record set by Petr Cech. Victory over […]
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Serena Williams continues her run at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, edging 26 year-old Dutch Kiki Bertens in two sets,7-6(5), 7-5 , to book a date with her sister Venus Williams, in the third round. It was a blistering encounter between the 23-time Grand Slam champion and Bertens who was a former French […]
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Manchester United strengthened their grip on second place in the Premier League after beating Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Red Devils now enjoy a five-point cushion over their bitter rivals. Meanwhile, Burnley moved to within two points of sixth-placed Arsenal, who play Watford on Sunday, after having too much know-how and brawn […]
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Barcelona player, Lionel Messi on Saturday announced that he and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo have welcomed their third child. “Welcome Ciro!!! Thank God, everything went perfectly. He and his mummy are doing very well. We are super happy!!!” wrote Messi on his Instagram account, accompanying the post with a photo of the baby’s hand. Ciro […]
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England’s Football Association on Friday fined Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola £20,000 ($27,700) for wearing a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan independence leaders. The City boss has also been warned as to his future conduct by the governing body after accepting a charge of “wearing a political message”. Guardiola has argued wearing the […]
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