Month: October 2018
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Football
Belgium top FIFA rankings as England hit top five
Belgium have edged ahead of world champions France at the top of FIFA’s world rankings. Roberto Martinez’s side were beaten…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Curry drops 51 points on Wall, Raptors remain unbeaten
Stephen Curry was on fire as reigning NBA champions the Golden State Warriors topped the Washington Wizards, while the Toronto…
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Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain 2 Napoli 2: Di Maria rescues a point for PSG
Angel Di Maria’s brilliant stoppage-time effort rescued a point for Paris Saint-Germain in a 2-2 draw with Napoli in Champions…
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F1
F1 Raceweek: Hamilton set to bring up seventh heaven for Mercedes – Mexican GP in numbers
Lewis Hamilton heads to the Mexican Grand Prix hoping to seal the Formula One title at the race for the…
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Champions League
Borussia Dortmund are the first team to score 4+ goals within 90 minutes against Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid in the Champions League
Borussia Dortmund are looming as a Champions League threat after taking command of Group A with an incredible 4-0 home…
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Nigeria Football
Wellington Jighere in the mix after ending day two with a 7-2 record at the 2018 Mattel World Scrabble Championship
Wellington Jighere improved greatly on day two at the on going Mattel World Scrabble Championship and Scrabble’s 70th anniversary in…
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Nigeria Football
Come-back Rangers stun Pillars in spectacular AITEO Cup final in Asaba
In what must rank as one of the most spectacular Final matches of the National Cup in its 73 –year…
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Basketball
Griffin scores 50 points, Pistons edge 76ers in overtime thriller
The Detroit Pistons remained undefeated after winning an overtime thriller against the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA on Tuesday. Deadlocked…
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Cricket
Kohli beats Tendulkar in becoming fastest to 10,000
Virat Kohli became the fastest man to reach 10,000 one-day international runs on Wednesday with another exhibition of batting for…
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African Football
CAF Champions League Review: Al Ahly to face ES Tunis in final
Al Ahly and ES Tunis will face off in the CAF Champions League final after 3-2 and 4-3 aggregate wins…
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Nigeria Football
Not the best start for wellington Jighere at the 2018 Mattel World Scrabble Championship
Day one of the 2018 Mattel World Scrabble Championship and Scrabble’s 70th anniversary didn’t end has planned for Wellington Jighere,…
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Nigeria Football
Asaba on edge as Rangers, Pillars battle for AITEO Cup
The city of Asaba, capital of Delta State must be fully ready with its Big Heart on Wednesday evening as…
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Nigeria Football
Rivers Angels lift AITEO Women Cup
Rivers Angels made it three titles on the trot with a 1-0 victory over last year’s victims Ibom Angels in…
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Cricket
NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL CRICKET’S ZONAL ELIMINATION REPORT SUMMARY
The National Sports Festival zonal eliminations took place across 5 geo-political zones in the country. Each zone will present one…
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Nigeria Football
Angels in titanic battle in Yenagoa for AITEO Cup
It is a replication of last year’s Final match as Cup holders, Rivers Angels and Ibom Angels clash at the…
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Nigeria Football
#TotalAWCON18: Nigeria to start title defence against South Africa
Nigeria women national football team, Super Falcons, have been drawn alongside South Africa, Zambia and Kenya in group b of…
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Serie A
Icardi delight after Donnarumma error gives him another derby winner for Inter
Inter captain Mauro Icardi revelled in scoring a late winner to beat AC Milan for the second Serie A season…
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F1
Raikkonen wins US GP for his first F1 title in five year to delay Hamilton’s 5th F1 world crown
Lewis Hamilton will have to wait another week to secure his fifth Formula One world crown after he finished third…
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Basketball
Ingram, Rondo, and Paul banned (4,3,2) after Lakers-Rockets fight
Los Angeles Lakers pair Rajon Rondo and Brandon Ingram, and Houston Rockets star Chris Paul have been suspended for their…
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Nigeria Football
Victor Osimhen’s brace wins it for Charleroi in five-goal thriller against Zulte-Waregem
Victor Osimhen scored twice to give Sporting Charleroi a hard fought 3-2 win against Zulte-Waregem in a Belgian division A…
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Basketball
NBBF rolls out time table for domestic leagues
Exciting times are here again for keen followers of the Nigeria basketball leagues as the Nigeria Basketball Federation rolled out…
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Other Sports
WTA Finals 2018: Profiling the ´elite eight´
World number one Simona Halep’s withdrawal from the WTA Finals through injury has left this year’s tournament in Singapore wide…
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Nigerians in NBA
Oladipo stars as Okogie and Metu play debut NBA games
Nine players if Nigerian heritage were in action on Saturday night as the 2018-19 NBA season continued. Victor Oladipo continued…
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Golf
Koepka claims top ranking with CJ Cup win
Brooks Koepka became the world number one golfer after cruising to a four-stroke victory at The CJ Cup at Nine…
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Basketball
Rondo, Ingram and Paul exchange punches in Lakers-Rockets clash
Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Rajon Rondo came to blows in a heated NBA clash…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up: Harden condemns LeBron to home debut loss, Walker makes NBA history
LeBron James made his home debut at Staples Center but it did not go according to plan after the Los…
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La Liga
No Messi or Ronaldo in El Clasico for first time since 2007
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in next weekend’s Clasico, the first time neither star has featured in…
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La Liga
Barcelona have not won a Clasico without Messi since his debut
Barcelona will face their first Clasico since 2007 without Lionel Messi after the Catalans’ captain sustained a fractured arm against…
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Ligue 1
Strasbourg beat Monaco on Henry’s debut match as a manager
Thierry Henry’s first game in charge of Monaco ended in a 2-1 defeat as Strasbourg profited from a Seydou Sy…
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Football
Bolt offered contract by Central Coast Mariners
Usain Bolt has been offered a contract by A-League club Central Coast Mariners, the Jamaican’s management team have confirmed. The…
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