Month: August 2016
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RIO 2016
MEN’S FOOTBALL: Germany beat Nigeria, book Brazil final
Goals from Lukas Klostermann and Nils Petersen were enough for Germany to set-up an Olympic gold medal match against hosts…
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Boxing
Furious Klitschko threatens to take Fury to court over rematch negotiations
Wladimir Klitschko has announced he is planning to take world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to court over their proposed rematch. Klitschko…
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RIO 2016
Nigeria win silver following Russia Beijing 4x100m title ban
Franka Edoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila and Oluwadamilola Osayemi’s 4 x100m relay bronze medal has been reverted to silver following…
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Nigeria Football
Etebo no fit tap ball against Germany today, e dey pain am
Dream Team VI sabi striker, Oghenekaro Etebo no go fit tap ball for Naija wen dem jam Germany for semi-final…
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Football
Guardiola: Man City clever to buy Sterling
Pep Guardiola hailed Raheem Sterling in the wake of Manchester City’s 5-0 Champions League win over Steaua Bucharest and believes…
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Champions League
Steaua Bucharest 0 Manchester City 5: Aguero hits hat-trick despite double penalty wo
Sergio Aguero shook off two first-half penalty misses to score a hat-trick as Manchester City all but sealed a place in the Champions…
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RIO 2016
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Brazil suffer shoot-out heartbreak, Sweden to face Germany in final
osts Brazil were agonisingly denied a place in the final of the women’s football tournament at Rio 2016, courtesy of a…
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Other Sports
BOXING: Another medal hopes dashed as Dychko beats Ajagba
Kazakhstan’s Dychko has dented Ajagba and Nigeria’s hopes of winning a medal at the Olympic Games. Having defeated his last…
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Off the Pitch
Former FIFA President Joao Havelange dies age 100
Former FIFA president Joao Havelange has died in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 100 Havelange was the first…
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RIO 2016
Reus passes driving test – two years after €540,000 fine for using fake licence
Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus has passed his driving test – two years after he was hit with a massive fine…
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EPL
Spurs keeper Lloris out for four weeks
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is set for four weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, the Premier League club…
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RIO 2016
Shaunae Miller dives to beat Allyson Felix in Olympics 400m final
Shaunae Miller dived across the finish line to deny Allyson Felix a fifth Olympic gold Monday, in a thrilling women’s…
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EPL
Conte continues Chelsea’s tradition + Three things we learned from WestHam’s victory
Chelsea started their 2016/17 campaign with a hard earned victory over their London rivals WestHam yesterday to kick start Antonio…
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RIO 2016
USA to play Argentina, Spain v France as Basketball reaches Knockout Stages
After the final day of the men’s basketball tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Olympics basketball quarterfinals pairings were…
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Football
Pirlo denies ´laughing at Manchester United´ remark
Former Juventus star Andrea Pirlo has denied mocking Manchester United over their decision to allow Paul Pogba to leave the…
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EPL
Lyon’s Yanga-Mbiwa says he’ll miss fighting Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Lyon defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa says he will miss being able to fight against Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Ligue 1 this season.…
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EPL
Hazard: Chelsea played like tigers
Eden Hazard says Chelsea “played like tigers” to earn victory against West Ham in Antonio Conte’s first match in charge…
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EPL
Conte: Much more to come from Hazard and Chelsea
Antonio Conte insists there is much more to come from Eden Hazard and Chelsea after the Blues defeated West Ham…
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Transfer
A Nigerian club willing to sign Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli on loan
A football club in Nigeria has expressed their willingness to take Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli for the remainder of their…
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Tennis
Serena Williams withdraws from Cincinnati
World number one Serena Williams has pulled out of the WTA Western and Southern Open due to injury. Defending champion…
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EPL
West Ham boss, Bilic: Nine times out of 10 Costa would be sent off
Slaven Bilic felt Diego Costa should have received a second yellow card prior to scoring Chelsea’s winning goal against West…
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RIO 2016
BASKETBALL: Spain into last eight, Croatia top group
Spain extended their winning streak to three, reaching the Rio Olympics men’s basketball quarter-finals with a 92-73 win over Argentina.…
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African Football
Zamalek beat Enyimba to reach CAF Champions League semi-finals
Bassin Morsi scored a second-half penalty as Zamalek defeated Enyimba 1-0 on Monday to seal their qualification to the CAF…
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EPL
Hazard scores Chelsea’s 5,000th top-flight goal as Conte’s men beat London rivals
Eden Hazard scored Chelsea’s 5,000th top-flight goal and Diego Costa scored a dramatic winner with one minute remaining to give Chelsea…
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EPL
Mourinho: Manchester United fans have to love Fellaini
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has backed Marouane Fellaini to earn the “love” of the club’s supporters. Fellaini has been…
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Champions League
Manchester City boss, Guardiola explains Toure omission
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola says he did not want Yaya Toure to have a wasted trip to Romania after…
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Transfer
Yannick Bolasie joins Everton from Crystal Palace
Everton have confirmed the signing of winger Yannick Bolasie from Crystal Palace on a five-year deal. Bolasie joined Palace in…
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Football
Advocaat quits Netherlands for Fenerbahce talks
Dick Advocaat has confirmed that he is in talks with Fenerbahce after quitting his role as assistant coach to the…
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Other Sports
Usain Bolt: Two more golds and I´ll be immortal
Usain Bolt says he will only achieve “immortal” status in athletics if he completes the ‘triple-triple’ at Rio 2016. The…
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Nigeria Football
Presido Buhari don yarn Dream Team VI say make dem carry gold com house
Naija President Muhammadu Buhari don hail de Dream Team VI of Naija wey dey do beta for Rio 2016 Olympics…
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