Month: February 2018
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Other Sports
Kenya U20 Coach Odera happy with team preparations for Barthes Cup
Kenya U20 Head Coach Paul Odera (www.KRU.co.ke) is happy with his team’s preparations for next month’s Rugby Africa U20 Barthes…
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Nigeria Football
LMC bemoans Udoji death, to honour late player on Matchday 10
The League Management Company (LMC) has sympathised with the Management and players of Kano Pillars FC on the death of…
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FA Cup
Will Grigg’s 7th FA Cup goal of the season dumps Guardiola’s City out of FA Cup in 5th round
Will Grigg scored his seventh FA Cup goal of the season to condemn 10-man Manchester City to fifth-round heartache and…
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Other Sports
Ghana Rugby appoints Ernest Hanson as Board Member
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) (http://GhanaRugby.org) Board approved the appointment of Mr. Ernest Hanson as Board Member on Monday…
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Other Sports
Entrepreneurs and sports companies battle as Africa Fencing Championship breaks new ground in Nigeria
The African Fencing Championship scheduled to hold for the first time in Nigeria is a shining beacon to entrepreneurs, social…
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Nigeria Football
Kano Pillars in shock over sudden Udoji death
Kano Pillars Football club has described the untimely death of its central defender Chinedu Udoji in a ghastly motor accident…
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Nigeria Football
NPFL MD 9 Round Up: Kwara United in shock away show, Pillars and Enyimba maintain unbeaten streak
The Nigeria Professional football league recorded some amazing result in it’s Matchday 9 fixtures as five wins and 2 draws…
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Nigeria Football
All set for Aiteo/NFF Awards as Infantino, Ahmad Ahmad arrives Nigeria Monday
FIFA and CAF sources confirmed to thenff.com on Sunday that Infantino and Ahmad will arrive in Nigeria on Monday and…
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Golf
Bubba Watson ends drought with third Genesis Open title
Bubba Watson outlasted a packed leaderboard to claim his third Genesis Open crown and end his wait for silverware. Two-time…
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Basketball
Team LeBron edges Team Stephen in thrilling All-Star Game
Team LeBron rallied from an 11-point first-quarter deficit to beat Team Stephen 148-145 in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday.…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Rivers United overpower Niger Tornadoes
Osita Chikere and Emeka Ogbugh struck in the first half as Rivers United beat Niger Tornadoes 2-0 in a keenly-fought…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Chinedu Udoji dies hours after his man of the match display in Pillars-Enyimba clash
Veteran defender Chinedu Udoji has kicked the bucket this morning following a car accident in Kano last night according to…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Kano Pillars, Enyimba continue streak after thrilling clash at Sani Abacha Stadium
Kano Pillars and Enyimba continued their unbeaten run after playing a 1-1 draw in a packed Sani Abacha Stadium in…
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Nigeria Football
Ajibade scores three to fire Nigeria past Senegal into WAFU Women Cup semifinal
Super Falcons of Nigeria thrashed Senegal 3-0 in their second group stage game in the maiden edition of the WAFU…
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Serie A
Napoli set club record with another Serie A win
Napoli set a new club record for consecutive league wins in a single season as they stayed top of Serie…
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Champions League
Ovrebo admits his mistakes denied Chelsea in 2009, reveals how The Blues 2012 truimph helped him
The referee for Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Chelsea in 2009 was forced to change his hotel in…
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Other Sports
Federer beats Dimitrov to claim the 2018 Rotterdam Open title
Roger Federer’s perfect start to 2018 continued as he brushed a listless Grigor Dimitrov aside in a Rotterdam Open final…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Complete NPFL Matchday 9 fixtures and venues
Kano Pillars and Enyimba clash in Kano is the clash to look out for in the Nigeria Professional Football League…
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Nigeria Football
Ideye goal not enough as bottom-placed Malaga loss to Valencia at La Rosaleda
Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye has scored his first goal for bottom place Malaga in his third game however in…
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Tennis
Federer earns gritty Seppi win to book Rotterdam final
Roger Federer celebrated his return to world number one with a routine win over Andreas Seppi that booked a Rotterdam…
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Boxing
Groves beats Eubank Jr to retain his WBA super-middleweight title despite dislocated shoulder
George Groves outclassed bloodied rival Chris Eubank Jr to retain his WBA super-middleweight title with a unanimous decision victory and…
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Golf
Bubba Watson takes lead with 65 at Genesis Open
Bubba Watson dazzled as the two-time Masters champion hit the front after the third round of the Genesis Open. Watson…
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Basketball
Donovan Mitchell wins dunk contest as Devin Booker claims three-point contest at 2018 NBA-Allstar
The Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell was crowned dunk champion during the NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles. Saturday was the…
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Basketball
Steve Nash, Ray Allen among Basketball Hall of Fame finalists
The NBA announced the 2018 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame finalists during the All-Star break, with Steve Nash and…
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Champions League
Xavi: Neymar is better than Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to sink Paris Saint-Germain but Xavi dismissed the Real Madrid star’s performance as he defended…
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FA Cup
Leicester to host Chelsea, United draw Brighton – FA Cup quarterfinal draw
Manchester United will meet Brighton and Hove Albion in a repeat of the 1983 final as the Premier League big…
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La Liga
EIbar 0 Barcelona 2: Suarez and Alba seal points as Orellana sees red
Luis Suarez’s 17th LaLiga goal of the season helped Barcelona return to winning ways with a hard-earned 2-0 win at…
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Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain 5 Strasbourg 2: Cavani at the double in bounce-back win
Paris Saint-Germain bounced back from their midweek Champions League loss to Real Madrid with an ultimately convincing 5-2 win over…
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Bundesliga
Wolfsburg 1 Bayern Munich 2: Lewandowski spot-on after Robben´s penalty miss
Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to extend Bayern Munich’s winning run to 13 matches by scoring a last-gasp penalty…
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FA Cup
Huddersfield Town 0 Manchester United 2: Lukaku sends visitors through after VAR controversy
A double from from Romelu Lukaku secured a 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round win for Manchester United against Huddersfield Town on…
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