Month: April 2019
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Nigeria Football
WAFU Cup: Falcons to play Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
African champions Nigeria will contend with Burkina Faso, Niger Republic and Mali in the group phase of this year’s WAFU…
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Nigeria Football
U17 AFCON: Eaglets target Brazil 2019 ticket
Five –time champions Nigeria will guarantee a return to the FIFA U17 World Cup finals if they overcome Angola’s U17…
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Champions League
Juventus 1 Ajax 2 (2-3 agg): Van de Beek, De Ligt complete incredible comeback
Ajax dumped Juventus out of the Champions League as a stunning 2-1 second-leg victory at Allianz Stadium on Tuesday completed…
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Basketball
MRI confirms torn quad for Warriors star Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins suffered a torn left quadriceps in the Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 playoff defeat to the Los Angeles…
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Champions League
Barcelona 3 Manchester United 0 (4-0 agg): Messi magic and De Gea howler leave Red Devils humbled
Two goals from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a 3-0 defeat of Manchester United on Tuesday and a 4-0 aggregate…
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EPL
Alex Iwobi reacts to Arsenal win against 10-man Watford
Alex Iwobi has admitted Watford were a good match to Arsenal even though they eventually fell 1-0 in front of…
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Other Sports
Flying Eagles name City wonder-kid Dele Bashiru; Nnamdi Oforborh, Jerome Akor, and five other foreign pros for U20 World Cup training camp
Manchester City wonder-kid Dele Bashiru sit top of the list of eight invited foreign-based pro players for the U20 World…
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Off the Pitch
Paul Scholes charged over alleged betting breaches
Former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes has been charged by the Football Association (FA) over alleged betting breaches.…
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Champions League
Bartomeu: Dembele much better than Neymar
Ousmane Dembele is “much better” than former Barcelona star Neymar, according to president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Neymar left Barca for…
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Nigeria Football
2019 AFCON: Super Eagles to earn $4.5m
All the countries competing at this summer’s Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will receive at least $600,000 each, the…
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Nigeria Football
Kenneth Omeruo returns to help Leganés secure first ever La Liga point against Real Madrid
Super Eagles defender was instrumental as Leganés played a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid to secure their first ever La…
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Nigeria Football
Samuel Chukwueze the unlikely hero in Villarreal survival push
Samuel Chukwueze scored the only goal as Villarreal pip Girona 1-0 in their La Liga game on Sunday to give…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians Abroad: Adeniyi, Onyekuru, Chukwueze, Osimhen, Onyeka on target; Moses, Aina play a part
Quite a number of Nigerian players were on target across Europe on Sunday while few others were involved as their…
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Basketball
NBA Playoffs Wrap: Celtics start strong, Harden leads Rockets past Jazz
The Boston Celtics topped the Indiana Pacers 84-74 in game one of their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, while…
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Nigeria Football
James Adeniyi scores again in Gabala away win against Keshla
Nigerian striker James Adeniyi was on target again as Gabala FK secured a 2-1 away win against Keshla in a…
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Other Sports
Seka Pascal brace helps Rangers maintain unbeaten run after win against Sunshine in Akure
Seka Pascal scored two goals as Rangers pip Sunshine Stars of Akure 2-1 in their Nigeria Professional Football League game…
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Golf
Woods completes greatest comeback in sports history to win first major title in 11 years with 5th Masters title
Tiger Woods completed one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history and sparked frenzied scenes at Augusta National by winning…
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Nigeria Football
U17AFCON: Poor defending, finishing; terrible goalkeeping nearly cost Golden Eaglets in 9-goal thriller win against Serengeti boys
Poor defending, bad finishing and terrible goalkeeping almost cost Golden Eaglets of Nigeria in their U17 AFCON 5-4 opener win…
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Nigeria Football
Azeez Solanke beats Marwan Abdelwahab to become ITTF African Junior champion
Team Nigeria continue their dominance in African tennis after Azeez Solanke beat Marwan Abdelwahab in six sets to became the…
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Other Sports
NBA Playoffs wrap 1fNets surprise 76ers, Golden State dominant
The Golden State Warriors got their NBA postseason off to the exact start everyone expected them to with a 121-104…
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F1
Hamilton goes top of F1 standings with sixth win in China
Lewis Hamilton claimed his sixth victory at the Chinese Grand Prix to move ahead of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in…
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African Football
CAF Champions League semifinal fixtures and dates
Defending champions Esperance of Tunis stay on course for their title defence as they battle TP Mazembe in the last…
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Basketball
Wesley Iwundu outscores Kyle Lowry as Orlando Magic stun Toronto Raptors to take series lead
Wesley Iwundu outscored NBA Allstar Kyle Lowry in Orlando Magic 104-101 magical win against Toronto Raptors in the NBA Playoffs…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians Abroad: Olanrewaju on target, Mikel stars, Ajayi assists in draw against Etebo’s Stoke
Kayode Olanrewaju was on target as Shakhtar Donetsk smashed Zorya 3-0 in a league game on Saturday. The former Manchester…
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Football
John Obi Mikel reacts after leading Boro to back-to-back wins
John Obi Mikel says Boro’s win against Hull City can be of huge importance with four games to go. Britt…
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African Football
CAF Champions League Review: Sundowns dump Al Ahly, ES Tunis stay on course to defend title
Saad Bguir ensured holders ES Tunis marched into the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League with a 3-1 win over…
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Nigeria Football
Mikel the captain again as Boro win back-to-back games to keep hopes alive
John Mikel Obi was the captain again as Middlesbrough pip Hull City in their Championship game at Riverside on Saturday.…
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Basketball
Jordan´s Bulls & Kobe´s Lakers: The three-peat teams Golden State are trying to emulate
The Golden State Warriors start their NBA playoffs campaign looking to join an elite group of teams by winning their…
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Other Sports
Moise Kean sets Serie A record
Moise Kean became the youngest player to score in four consecutive Serie A games in the era of three points…
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Football
Infantino: Football needs zero-tolerance approach to racism
FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants football to adopt a “zero-tolerance approach to incidents of racism” and give referees the power to…
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