Year: 2017
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Nigeria Football
Rohr still in search of defensive cover
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is keen on strengthening his defence line ahead of Nigeria’s campaign at the World Cup…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians in the EPL: Ndidi on for 90mins, Iwobi gets cameo
In the early kickoff, Alex Iwobi played the last six minutes as Arsenal beat North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-0…
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EPL
Red-hot Salah shatters Fowler’s Liverpool record with 9 goals in first 12 PL appearances.
Not even the ‘Toxteth Terror’ can match the Egypt star’s amazing start to his Liverpool career, as he netted his…
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Tennis
Goffin: Federer win the best of my career yet
David Goffin stunned Rafael Nadal in London but the Belgian labelled his sensational semi-final over Roger Federer at the ATP…
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Tennis
Dimitrov beats Sock to set up ATP Finals showdown clash with Goffin
Grigor Dimitrov came from a set down to beat Jack Sock 4-6 6-0 6-3 and reach the decider of the…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Celtics win 15th straight, 76ers in collapse against Warriors
The Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to 15 games as reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors produced a…
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La Liga
Atletico set their longest unbeaten run under Simeone as Madrid fail to score in an away game under Zidane
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have lost further ground on LaLiga leaders Barcelona this weekend after a lifeless 0-0 draw…
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Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain 4 Nantes 1: Cavani double puts hosts six clear
Edinson Cavani continued his prolific season with a double as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 4-1 home victory over Nantes…
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EPL
Fit-again Pogba stars as United trash Benitez’s Newcastle
Paul Pogba marked his return from injury with a goal and an assist and Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his comeback as…
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Bundesliga
Bayern Munich 3 Augsburg 0: Lewandowski double sends leaders six points clear
Robert Lewandowski’s double helped Bayern Munich to a 3-0 victory over Augsburg at the Allianz Arena on Saturday as the…
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EPL
John Stones ‘out for up to six weeks’
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that defender John Stones is facing up to six weeks on the sidelines…
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La Liga
Leganes 0 Barcelona 3: Scruffy Suarez double ends goal drought
Luis Suarez ended his Barcelona goal drought with a pair of scruffy goals as LaLiga’s leaders escaped Leganes with a…
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EPL
Manchester City coast to win over Leicester City to extend lead in table
Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne have earned Manchester City a 2-0 win over Leicester City at the…
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EPL
Hazard, Morata on target as champions mark Conte’s 50th PL game in charge with convincing against WestBrom
Eden Hazard and Alvaro Morata ran riot as Chelsea outclassed West Brom 4-0 at the Hawthorns to turn up the…
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Tennis
Goffin stuns favourite Federer to reach London final
David Goffin caused a semi-final upset at the ATP Finals on Saturday as he added the scalp of Roger Federer…
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EPL
Arsenal 2 Tottenham 0: Ozil and Sanchez come up trumps for Wenger
Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez proved amid the uncertainty over their futures that they remain Arsenal’s star performers with match-winning…
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F1
Aside from Alonso I learnt nothing from all my teammates
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton claims he learned nothing from Nico Rosberg during their four seasons as Mercedes team-mates.…
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EPL
Andreas Christensen lauds Chelsea loan system
Andreas Christensen has claimed that Chelsea’s loan system has worked out ‘perfectly’ for him. The defender, who has been part…
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Basketball
Davis suffers concussion against Nuggets
New Orleans Pelicans star power forward Anthony Davis left Friday’s game against the Denver Nuggets early in the third quarter…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Spurs erase 23-point deficit to beat Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder squandered a big lead to lose to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA on Friday.…
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EPL
Jose Mourinho: ‘New club record would mean nothing’
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has insisted that he is not bothered whether his side manage to set a new…
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Nigeria Football
CHAN: Eagles up against Libya, Rwanda and Eq. Guinea
Nigeria will tackle 2014 champions Libya, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea in the group stage at the 5thAfrican Nations Championship…
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Football
Conte: Loftus-Cheek and Abraham are Chelsea’s future
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has again defended the club’s loan policy by stressing that Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tammy Abraham still…
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Nigeria Football
NFF steals show at Nigerian Sports Award
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick was on Friday honoured with a ‘Special Recognition Award’ at…
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Football
Cristiano Ronaldo hits back at critics after poor run of form
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at his growing number of critics by insisting that there is more…
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Off the Pitch
Conte reveals wife inspiration behind his growing beard
Antonio Conte was sporting some facial furniture at Friday’s pre-match news conference, causing a stir among the reporters in attendance.…
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Transfer
Barcelona ‘tracking Lyon midfielder Lucas Tousart’
Barcelona are reportedly closely monitoring the performances of Lyon midfielder Lucas Tousart. The 20-year-old has already made 18 first-team appearances…
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Football
Mathieu Flamini ‘to go on trial with Rayo Vallecano’
Former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini will reportedly undergo a trial with Spanish outfit Rayo Vallecano. The 33-year-old has been without…
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Ligue 1
Amiens 1 Monaco 1: Jovetic rescues point but champions give PSG boost
Ligue 1 champions Monaco suffered another setback in their title defence as they were held to a 1-1 draw by…
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Bundesliga
Stuttgart 2 Borussia Dortmund 1: Bosz pressure builds after more Burki mishaps
Another poor display from goalkeeper Roman Burki saw Borussia Dortmund slip to a third Bundesliga defeat in a row as…
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