Month: April 2019
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Nigeria Football
ITTFWorld’s2019: Aruna Quadri beats Alamian Nima to set up round 32 clash against Fan Zhendong who is world no 1
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has beaten Alamian Nima in the round of 64 at the 2019 ITTF World championship in Budapest…
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Nigeria Football
Fatau Dauda will not think twice before dumping Black Stars for ‘talented’ Super Eagles
Enyimba’s Ghanaian goalkeeper Fatau Dauda wouldn’t think twice about dumping the Black Stars of Ghana for the Super Eagles of…
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Nigeria Football
U17 AFCON: Nigeria, Guinea tango in fierce semi final clash
Two –time champions Nigeria and West African rivals Guinea clash at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam on Wednesday afternoon…
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Nigeria Football
Aruna Quadri beats Lambiet Florent in straight set to set up round 64 clash against Alamian Nima
Aruna Quadri was too good for Lambiet Florent as the highest ranked African player at the 2019 ITTF World championship…
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Nigeria Football
Bode Abiodun fails to qualify after throwing away 3-1 lead in loss to Saudi’s Ali Alkhadrawi
Bode Abiodun will have himself to blame after throwing away a 3-1 lead against Saudi Arabia’s Ali Alkhadrawi in Men’s…
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Nigeria Football
#ITTFWorld2019 Quadri, Omotayo fall to Boll & Franziska in Men’s Doubles Round One
The duo of Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo gave their all but fell to the German duo of Timo Boll…
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Nigeria Football
CAF dismisses Senegal’s claims, clears Guinea for Eaglets
The clash between Nigeria U17 team the Golden Eaglets and their Guinean U17 counterparts will take place as scheduled after…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Philip Auta, Rabiu Ali, Sunusi Ibrahim close in on Mfon Udoh as race for Eunisell Golden boot hots up
Braces for Philip Auta in Yobe Desert Stars 2-0 win against FC Ifeanyiubah and Sunusi Ibrahim in Nasarawa United’s easy…
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Other Sports
Flying Eagles invitee Alhassan Yusuf debuts in IFK Goteborg big win
Flying Eagles invitee, Alhassan Yusuf started on a flying note as he helped his new club IFK Gothenburg secure a…
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Other Sports
Victor Osimhen hits goal no 14 in Charleroi easy win against Beerschot-Wilrijk
Wolfsburg loanee Victor Osimhen scored his 14 league goal of the season in Sporting Charleroi 4-0 win against KFCO Beerschot-Wilrijk…
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Other Sports
Nigerians Abroad: Ighalo, Igboun, Nwakaeme, Musa & Aluko on target, Mikel, Chukwueze star
It was a good weekend for Nigerian players plying their trades abroad as they were on target for their respective…
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Nigerians in NBA
Al-Farouq Aminu’s 19 points and hustle give Blazers 3-1 series lead against Thunder
D’Tigers forward Al-Farouq Aminu made a big statement on Sunday as he helped Portland Trailblazers secure 111-98 win against Oklahoma…
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Nigeria Football
Golden Eaglets battle Guinea for place in U17 AFCON Final
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will now face Guinea in Wednesday’s U17 AFCON semi-final after they finished second in Group B behind…
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Nigeria Football
Nigeria debutant Ajoke Ojomu sparkles in Budapest
Ajoke Ojomu started her debut at the 2019 World Championships on a good note after recording a convincing 4-1 win…
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Nigeria Football
Chuba Akpom helps PAOK win their first Greek Super League title in 34 years
Chuba Akpom’s PAOK have been crowned 2018-19 Greek Super League champions after their 5-0 win over Levadiakos on Sunday. Although…
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Tennis
Fognini follows up Nadal win by clinching first Masters title
Fabio Fognini battled through injury issues to beat Dusan Lajovic in straight sets in Monte Carlo as the man who eliminated Rafael Nadal clinched his first ATP…
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EPL
Arsenal 2 Crystal Palace 3: Zaha on target as Gunners slip up in top four race
Arsenal slipped up in the race for the Premier League top four as they succumbed to a surprise 3-2 defeat to Crystal…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Rangers 1 MFM 0: Seka Pascal’s goal puts Flying Antelopes 6 points clear with games to spare
Seka Pascal scored the only goal as Rangers International beat MFM FC 1-0 at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium in a…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Nasarawa 5 El-Kanemi 1: Sunusi Ibrahim bags brace as Miners win big in Northern derby
Two early goals from Sunusi Ibrahim gave Nasarawa United the perfect start as they rolled El-Kanemi Warriors over in a…
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Nigeria Football
Divine Oduduru runs 9.94s to join list of quickest African athletes
Divine Oduduru joined an exclusive list of athletes to have done sub 10s in the fastest time after running 9.94…
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EPL
Everton 4 Manchester United 0: Toffees score biggest Premier League win over sorry Red Devils
Everton compounded a miserable few days for Manchester United with their biggest ever Premier League win over the sorry Red…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Rangers vs MFM, Lobi vs Enyimba the picks of NPFL round 16 games on Easter Sunday
The games involving the top four teams in group A lead as all 24 clubs in this season Nigeria Professional…
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Nigeria Football
NNL Week 2 results: 3SC beat Giant Briller in Enugu, Abia Comet see off Bayelsa United
Shooting Stars of Ibadan secured an important away win with a 2-1 win against Giant Briller of Enugu. There was…
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EPL
Hazard, Van Dijk & Sterling lead PFA Player of the Year nominations
Liverpool and Manchester City have dominated nominations for the PFA Player of the Year award, with Virgil van Dijk and…
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Tennis
Fognini ends Nadal´s Monte Carlo winning streak to book final spot
Fabio Fognini ended Rafael Nadal’s 18-match unbeaten run at the Monte Carlo Masters with a sensational 6-4 6-2 win in their…
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Nigeria Football
Ibraheem Jabaar named the Man of the Match in Golden Eaglets 1-1 draw against Uganda
Ibraheem Jabaar has been named the man of the match of the last Group A game between Nigeria and Uganda…
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Serie A
Trabzonspor 2 Yeni Mala 1: Anthony Nwakaeme hits double figures tally in league in four straight season
Forgotten Super Eagles striker Anthony Nwakaeme was on target as Trabzonspor defeated Yeni Mala 2-1 at the Medical Park Arena…
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Nigeria Football
U17 AFCON: Wasteful Eaglets top group after 1-1 draw with Uganda
Two-time champions Nigeria finished as winners of Group A of the ongoing Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania after…
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Nigeria Football
Quadri leads as African stars hunt for glory in Budapest
Nigeria’s Ajoke Ojomu will be making her debut in Budapest… The search for glory by African stars continues as the…
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Nigeria Football
Super Eagles open AFCON camp in Asaba June 2, off to Egypt June 9
The Super Eagles will open their AFCON training camp in Asaba on June 2 and a week later fly out…
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