Month: October 2016
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Football
FIFA introduces new ´The Best´ football awards to rival Ballon d´Or
FIFA’s rival to the Ballon d’Or was announced on Monday with ‘The Best’ awards to be handed out to the…
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EPL
Wenger: November could prove title credentials
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he will know more about his teams Premier League title credentials after November. Wenger and…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Federation Cup Final: We will do our talking on the pitch, says Nasarawa United’s Lordson Ichull
Ahead of this weekend showdown with FC IfeanyiUbah, Nasarawa United midfielder Lordson Ichull has said football is won on the…
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Football
Ronaldo achievements unsurpassed – Ferguson in no doubt over Ballon d´Or winner
Cristiano Ronaldo is the standout candidate to win the Ballon d’Or, according to Alex Ferguson. The Real Madrid and Portugal…
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F1
Mercedes star Hamilton revels in landmark day for driver and constructor
After claiming his 51st Formula One career win, reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton preferred to focus on Mercedes’ record-breaking achievement…
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Basketball
NBA Game 3 Recap: Cavs, Spurs improve to 4-0 and Durant leads Warriors
The San Antonio Spurs preserved their 100 per cent record, while Kevin Durant starred for the Golden State Warriors. Sunday…
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Cricket
Windies start and finish well on opening day in Sharjah
West Indies enjoyed success with the ball at the beginning and end of the opening day of the third Test…
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EPL
Southampton boss Puel echoes Manchester United’s boss Mourinho woes against Chelsea
Southampton boss Claude Puel believes the timing of Chelsea’s first goal at St Mary’s Stadium on Sunday proved pivotal in…
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Nigeria Football
Rohr invites Musa, Moses and 21 others for Algeria clash
Super Eagles technical adviser Gernot Rohr has invited Leicester City winger Ahmed Musa, Chelsea star Victor Moses and 22 other…
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Nigeria Football
Tammy Abraham: Not ruling out playing for Nigeria
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham who is currently on loan at Bristol City, is open to representing Nigeria in future. The…
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Football
Hart not thinking about Manchester City return
Joe Hart says he is thinking only about performing well for Torino and not about his long-term future with Manchester…
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Football
Griezmann still hoping to win Ballon d´Or
The scout who helped launch the career of Antoine Griezmann says the Frenchman still believes he can win the Ballon…
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EPL
Southampton 0 Chelsea 2: Hazard and Costa keep Conte´s side rolling
Chelsea moved back to within a point of Premier League leaders Manchester City courtesy of a comfortable 2-0 win against Southampton…
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Serie A
AC Milan 1 Pescara 0: Bonaventura strike sees Milan bounce back
AC Milan moved into the top three in Serie A after a 1-0 victory over Pescara courtesy of Giacomo Bonaventura’s…
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Tennis
The happiest moment of my life – WTA Finals title winner Cibulkova
Dominika Cibulkova reflected on the biggest triumph of her career after producing a stunning display to beat Angelique Kerber to…
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EPL
Everton 2 West Ham 0: Lukaku and Barkley end winless run
Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley struck in the second half as Everton beat West Ham 2-0 at home to win…
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Golf
McIlroy: Race to Dubai out of my hands
Rory McIlroy concedes his chances of claiming a third Race to Dubai title are out of his hands after he…
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Tennis
Murray edges closer to top spot with Vienna title
Andy Murray moved a step closer to dethroning Novak Djokovic as world number one on Sunday, beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3…
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Basketball
Cavs, Spurs roll on as new-look Bulls spread love
Reigning champions the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs both made it three wins to open the NBA season following…
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F1
Hamilton has ´no real tactic´ after claiming pole
Lewis Hamilton said he does not have a specific tactic in mind for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix and plans to…
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EPL
Moyes: You shouldn´t concede from crosses against Arsenal
Sunderland boss David Moyes questioned his side’s defending from crosses as they suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Arsenal on…
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EPL
Mourinho worse than Moyes after 10 Premier League games at United
Jose Mourinho has endured a mixed start to life at Manchester United and his record after 10 Premier League games finds him…
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Cricket
Woakes hoping for repeat collapse from Bangladesh
Chris Woakes is hoping Bangladesh’s dramatic first-innings collapse in Dhaka could play on the mind of the hosts as they…
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EPL
Sunderland set record for worst Premier League start
Sunderland have officially made the worst start of any team to a Premier League season following their 4-1 defeat to…
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Bundesliga
Augsburg 1 Bayern Munich 3: Lewandowski ends Bundesliga drought with double
Robert Lewandowski ended his Bundesliga drought with a double in Bayern Munich’s comprehensive 3-1 victory over Bavarian rivals Augsburg at…
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Tennis
Kerber crushes Radwanska to reach Singapore final
Angelique Kerber maintained her perfect record at the WTA Finals in emphatic fashion, trouncing defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska to set…
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EPL
Manchester United 0 Burnley 0: Heroic Heaton denies Mourinho´s 10 men
An outstanding performance from goalkeeper Tom Heaton against his former club helped Burnley to earn a 0-0 Premier League draw…
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Basketball
Steve Nash: Durant and Curry will help Warriors to title
There will be growing pains but former NBA star Steve Nash believes Kevin Durant and Steph Curry will lead the…
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La Liga
Alaves 1 Real Madrid 4: Ronaldo ends tough spell with hat-trick
Zinedine Zidane’s confidence in Cristiano Ronaldo proved to be fully justified as the Portugal star netted a hat-trick in Real Madrid’s 4-1…
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EPL
Sunderland 1 Arsenal 4: Super-sub Giroud keeps Gunners rolling
Substitute Olivier Giroud’s first two goals of the season – from his first two touches of the match – secured…
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