Month: April 2019
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Nigeria Football
Heart problem stops Nura Abdullahi’s career, now to cancel AS Roma contract
The promising career of defender Nura Abdullahi has been brought to a premature end no thanks to a heart problem.…
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Nigeria Football
Victor Osimhen on target as Oostende hold out for a dramatic draw against Charleroi
Victor Osimhen was on target again as 10-man KV Oostende forced Sporting Charleroi to a 2-2 draw at the Versluys…
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Nigeria Football
Blessing Eleke scores 10th league in Luzern’s 3-1 win against Thun
Blessing Eleke scores his 10th league goal of the season as Luzern beat Thun 3-1 in a Swiss Super League…
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Nigeria Football
Toni Payne, Oluehi, Okoronkwo top Dennerby’s 26 invitees for WAFU Cup
Goalkeeper Tochukwu Oluehi, defender Glory Ogbonna, midfielder Amarachi Okoronkwo and forward Antionette Payne are among 26 players that Super Falcons’…
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Nigeria Football
Chukwueze, & Dele-Bashiru, amongst 8 foreign pros expected to join as Flying Eagles travel to Germany for final training camp
Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, will fly into Germany on Sunday morning for a final training camp ahead of this…
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Nigeria Football
U17 AFCON: Eaglets fail to fly against 10-man Angola in bronze medal match
Nigeria finished outside the medals’ zone after losing 1-2 Angola in the third place match of the 13th Africa U17 Cup…
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Nigeria Football
Delta Masters & Omega Babes claim gold in men and women categories at 2019 PH Master Series 1
Delta Masters crushed all oppositions to claim gold at the 2019 PH Masters Series in men’s category while the Omega…
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Nigeria Football
Flying Eagles invitee Hamdi Akujobi signs 3-year contract with SC Heerenveen
Top Dutch club SC Heerenveen have announced that Hamdi Akujobi has signed a three-year professional contract. Hamdi, 19, was born…
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EPL
Keita sets Liverpool record as Salah marks milestone in style
Naby Keita scored Liverpool’s fastest ever Premier League goal as the Reds ripped through Huddersfield Town on Friday – with Mohamed Salah marking a…
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Tennis
Nishikori and Thiem join Nadal in Barcelona semi-finals
Kei Nishikori maintained his challenge for a third Barcelona title after battling past Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 7-5 on Friday. The…
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EPL
Jurgen Klopp joins list of managers with 90+ points in a PL season but will he also do one more thing they all did?
Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to a comfortable 5-0 win against Huddersfield on Friday to go back to the top of…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Akwa United qualify for State FA semis despite 3-1 aggregate loss to Algon Boys FC
Debutant Algon Boys Football Club have been disqualified from this year’s Akwa Ibom State Football Association Cup competition after fielding…
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Nigeria Football
Alhassan Yusuf branded ‘far too good’ to sit on bench or play on the wings in Sweden
Alhassan Yusuf is certainly the rave of the moment in Sweden after he again shone as IFK Goteborg fought back…
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Nigeria Football
Everything you need to know about PH Hockey Masters Series 1
The stage is set for Portharcourt Hockey Masters Series 1 and here are few piece of information that you need…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Insurance beat 10-man Rangers to end Flying Antelopes 13-game unbeaten run
Bendel Insurance secured a 2-1 win against Rangers International in a rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League game played at the…
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EPL
Pogba in, Hazard out of Man City, Liverpool-dominated PFA Team of the Year
Liverpool and Manchester City dominate the Professional Footballers’ Association’s (PFA) Premier League Team of the Year, while there is a…
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Nigeria Football
ITTFWorlds2019 Aruna Quadri’s conqueror, Fan Zhendong beaten by 22-year-old Liang Jingkun in Men’s Singles R16
World number one and favourite to win the 2019 ITTF World championship Fan Zhendong has been knocked out in 6…
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Basketball
NBA Playoffs wrap: Clippers beat Warriors to keep Rockets waiting
The Houston Rockets advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals after beating the Utah Jazz in the NBA on Wednesday. The…
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Nigeria Football
Mercy Akide-Udoh named coach of year in US
Mercy Akide-Udoh has been named Regent University Athletic Department’s Coach of the Year. The Nigerian, who has only just completed…
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EPL
Guardiola and Man City break records in derby win at Old Trafford
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City broke yet more records as they took a step towards defending the Premier League title…
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EPL
Emery: Arsenal can still secure top-four spot despite Wolves setback
Arsenal boss Unai Emery insists his side can still secure a top-four spot in the Premier League despite their insipid…
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Nigeria Football
Flying Eagles striker Nazifi Yahaya scores four goals in two games in Denmark
Flying Eagles striker Nazifi Yahaya has continued his goalscoring form for his Danish club SønderjyskE in the U17 league. Nazifi…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Insurance v Rangers clash to hold today after NRA Wednesday’s boycott
The rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League clash between Insurance and Rangers that was billed for Wednesday will now hold on…
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Nigeria Football
Oshoala bags brace in 1st league game since returning from injury to help Barca keep pressure on Atleti
Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala scored twice in her first league game since returning from injury to fire Barcelona ladies…
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Nigeria Football
U17 AFCON: Guinea edge Nigeria 10-9 on penalties on to reach final
Guinea and Nigeria battled out a scoreless 90 minutes in the first semi final of the 13th Africa U17 Cup of…
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Nigeria Football
ITTFWorlds2019: World no. 1 Fan Zhendong knocks Africa no. 1 Aruna Quadri out in round 32
Aruna Quadri has been knocked out of the 2019 ITTF World championship Men’s Singles in straight set today in Budapest…
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Nigeria Football
Samson Siasia dismisses Gernot Rohr’s young Super Eagles chances of winning 2019 AFCON title
Former Super Eagles player and coach Samson Siasia has ruled out the chances of Gernot Rohr’s team claiming the 2019…
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EPL
Shane Long, Ledley King and the Premier League´s fastest goalscorers
Shane Long made history on Tuesday when he plundered the fastest goal in Premier League history in Southampton’s clash with…
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Nigerians in NBA
Aminu leads Blazers into Western Conference semis after (4-1) series win against Thunder
Damian Lillard sent the 20,241 sellout crowd at the Moda Center into frenzy after nailing the game winner in Portland…
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Nigeria Football
Aruna Quadri out to enjoy himself against world no. 1 Fan Zhendong
Aruna Quadri who is Nigeria and Africa’s only hope at the 2019 ITTF World championship in Men’s Singles will go…
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