Year: 2019
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Nigeria Football
Heerenveen’s Hamdi Akujobi first of the invited 8-foreign pros to arrive as Flying Eagles begin training in Germany
Of the eight invited foreign-based players for the U20 World Cup camp, SC Heerenveen midfielder Hamdi Akujobi was the first…
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Nigeria Football
Wilfred Ndidi sets best record in Europe top five league
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has set an incredible record after playing for just 45 minutes in Leicester City 3-0…
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Nigeria Football
Four European clubs fights for John Ogu’s signature
Four European clubs are reportedly interested in the signature of Nigerian midfielder John Ogu. The former Academica midfielder who will…
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Champions League
Lyon set up Women´s Champions League final against Barcelona
Lyon booked their place in the Women’s Champions League final with a 1-1 draw away to Chelsea on Sunday, triumphing…
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Bundesliga
Nurnberg 1 Bayern Munich 1: Champions spared by late penalty miss
Tim Leibold hit the post with a last-gasp penalty as Bayern Munich escaped with a dramatic 1-1 draw at Nurnberg on Sunday.…
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EPL
Manchester United 1 Chelsea 1: Another De Gea howler hands Sarri´s side top-four advantage
Chelsea ensured the race for a place in the Premier League’s top four remains in their hands after a 1-1…
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Serie A
Torino 2 AC Milan 0: Rossoneri implode as pressure grows on Gattuso
Andrea Belotti and Alex Berenguer were on target as Torino piled the pressure on Gennaro Gattuso with a 2-0 win…
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La Liga
Rayo Vallecano 1 Real Madrid 0: Benzema missed as Los Blancos humbled by LaLiga strugglers
Karim Benzema’s absence was felt by Real Madrid as Zinedine Zidane’s side slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat at LaLiga…
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EPL
Manchester City and Liverpool break Premier League ground
Manchester City and Liverpool have set a new Premier League record as the gripping title race continues. City’s 1-0 win…
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Tennis
Thiem too strong for Medvedev in Barcelona final
Dominic Thiem rounded out an impressive week at the Barcelona Open with a straight-sets victory over Daniil Medvedev in Sunday’s final. Having knocked…
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F1
Mercedes make history as Bottas leads Hamilton home in Baku
Mercedes became the first team to start a Formula One season with four successive one-twos after Valtteri Bottas led Lewis…
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Cricket
Capitals beat Kohli´s RCB to seal play-off place
Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer blasted half-centuries as Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 16 runs to seal an Indian Premier…
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La Liga
Kenneth Omeruo saves a sure goal, named Man of the Match in Leganes-Celta goalless draw
Leganes have Kenneth Omeruo to thank for not losing at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque in their LaLiga clash on…
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La Liga
Comparing Messi previous title winning seasons from scoring 1 in 2004-05 to 34 goals for now… in 2018-19 season
Barcelona are LaLiga champions for the eight time in 11 seasons after completing a 1-0 victory over Levante and there…
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Tennis
Dominic Thiem beats Rafael Nadal again to book Barcelona Open final
Dominic Thiem clinched a fourth clay-court win over Rafael Nadal to reach the Barcelona Open final at the expense of…
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Serie A
Break-down of Cristiano Ronaldo’s 600 club goals
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the 600th goal of his storied club career. The Juventus star struck the equaliser in a…
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Serie A
Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to 600 club goals
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 600th goal of his incredible club career against Inter on Saturday, beating rival Lionel Messi to his latest…
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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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