Year: 2017
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Oladipo´s career performance keeps Pacers rolling
Victor Oladipo continued to prove his critics wrong, leading the Indiana Pacers to a win over the Denver Nuggets in…
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Nigeria Football
Mixed feelings for Stephen Odey after scoring his first competitive goal for FC Zurich
Former Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club striker, Stephen Odey was happy and unhappy over the weekend after…
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La Liga
Atletico Madrid set club-record unbeaten run in LaLiga
Atletico Madrid went unbeaten for a club-record 19th consecutive LaLiga match with Sunday’s narrow 1-0 win at Real Betis. Saul…
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Cricket
Shakib returns as Bangladesh captain to replace Mushfiqur
Shakib Al Hasan has been named Bangladesh’s Test captain for a second time, replacing the man who succeeded him as…
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EPL
Manchester City´s 14th win on the spin sets new top-flight record
Manchester City’s 2-1 victory at local rivals United on Saturday set a new English top-flight benchmark for consecutive wins in…
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Boxing
Joshua-Parker ´close to being locked in´
A fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker is “close to being locked in”, according to the New Zealander. WBA…
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EPL
Manchester United 1 Manchester City 2: Otamendi strikes massive blow in Premier League title race
Nicolas Otamendi was the surprise hero as Manchester City secured a 2-1 derby win over Manchester United to move 11…
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Football
Ajax 3 PSV 0: Eredivisie title race gets new lease of life
Ajax breathed new life into their Eredivisie title ambitions by defeating league leaders PSV 3-0 at the Amsterdam ArenA on…
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La Liga
Real Betis 0 Atletico Madrid 1: Rojiblancos make history to assuage Champions League pain
Atletico Madrid bounced back from their midweek disappointment in Europe by setting a club record in a 1-0 win at…
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EPL
Liverpool 1 Everton 1: Late Rooney penalty secures unlikely derby draw
Wayne Rooney scored a late penalty as Everton claimed an unlikely 1-1 draw against a dominant Liverpool at Anfield in…
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Boxing
Lomachenko beats Rigondeaux by TKO to retain his WBO super-featherweight title
Vasyl Lomachenko retained his WBO super-featherweight title after beating Guillermo Rigondeaux by TKO on Saturday. Ukrainian Lomachenko (10-1) dominated for…
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EPL
Giroud to the rescue as Southampton maintain impressive record against Arsenal
Olivier Giroud proved to be Arsenal’s super-sub once again as he rescued a 1-1 draw two minutes from time at…
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Other Sports
Ronaldo reveals what his son told him after receiving his fifth Ballon d’Or title
Cristiano Ronaldo’s son told him he is going to be “better than him” at football after the star’s fifth Ballon…
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EPL
Guardiola has no regrets joining City over United despite Ferguson’s approach
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists there was no chance of him becoming Manchester United boss, even after being wined…
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Bundesliga
Aubameyang beats Yeboah’s record to become the highest-scoring African in Bundesliga
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has become the top-scoring African in Bundesliga history after scoring in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 home defeat to Werder…
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Nigeria Football
Wilfred Ndidi named best player in Leicester City away win against Newcastle United
Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi put up an outstanding performance to claim the Man of the match award for Leicester…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: LeBron leads shorthanded Cavaliers past 76ers
No Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Derrick Rose or Isaiah Thomas? No problem for LeBron James as he led the Cleveland…
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Basketball
Beal, Wizards seething after ´tough s***´ loss to Clippers
Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was unhappy with a ruling late in his team’s controversial loss to the Los Angeles…
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Serie A
Juventus 0 Inter 0: Nerazzurri stay top as Derby d´Italia ends in stalemate
Inter kept Juventus at bay to retain top spot in Serie A as the 169th Derby d’Italia finished in stalemate…
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La Liga
Ronaldo leads Real Madrid past Sevilla
Cristiano Ronaldo capped a successful week by leading Real Madrid to a 5-0 demolition of Sevilla in Saturday’s LaLiga clash…
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Bundesliga
Eintracht Frankfurt 0 Bayern Munich 1: Vidal strikes again as goalkeeper crisis deepens
Arturo Vidal’s fourth goal in as many Bundesliga games was enough to secure a 1-0 victory for Bayern Munich over…
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Ligue 1
Mbappe leads Neymar-less PSG to victory over Lille
Paris Saint-Germain shook off their December blues to defeat lowly Lille 3-1 and move 12 points clear at the Ligue…
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Basketball
Durant: Warriors forced to play a different style because of Curry’s absence
The Golden State Warriors have to play in “a different style” in the absence of star point guard Stephen Curry,…
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EPL
West Ham 1 Chelsea 0: Arnautovic gives Moyes first win as Hammers boss
West Ham ended a run of eight successive Premier League matches without a win as they overcame the odds to…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Warriors top Pistons without Curry, Cavs and Celtics lose
Reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors flexed their muscles on the road, beating the Detroit Pistons 102-98, while the…
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Nigeria Football
South East South South PreSeason Tourney: FCIU emerge champions
The maiden edition of the South EastSouth South pre-season tournament ended today with the host team FC Ifeanyi Ubah winning…
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Tennis
Aruna Quadri now 21st in latest ITTF rankings
Aruna Quadri has placed Nigeria on the International Table Tennis Federation radar after setting a new personal record for the…
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Boxing
Pacquiao reveals initial talks to fight McGregor
Manny Pacquiao has revealed that preliminary talks have taken place regarding a possible bout with Conor McGregor in 2018. UFC…
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EPL
A little bit of wind and they fall – Mourinho labels City players cheat
Jose Mourinho has stoked tensions ahead of Sunday’s derby at Old Trafford by accusing Manchester City players of diving. Speaking…
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Basketball
Melo aware of his worst career offensive stretch
Oklahoma City Thunder star Carmelo Anthony acknowledged he is enduring the toughest offensive stretch of his NBA career. Just a…
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