Year: 2019
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Nigeria Football
Olympic Eagles to confront Libya in Bengerdan
Nigeria’s U23 squad will take on their Libyan counterparts in the first leg, first round of the 3rd Africa U23…
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Nigeria Football
Bayern Munich all over Arsenal player of Nigerian descent
German giants, Bayern Munich are desperate to land Arsenal prospect who is of Nigerian descent. Bayern Munich are serious about…
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Nigeria Football
#CyprusWomensCup: Nigeria fall to Belgium, set up 7-8th place clash with Thailand
Elena Dhont solitary goal condemned Nigeria’s Super Falcons to a 1-0 loss to Belgium and out of contention for a…
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Nigeria Football
Why Rohr has no justification ignoring Awoniyi Nigeria’s most inform striker for Seychelles & Egypt games
When Gernot Rohr took over as the head coach of Nigeria’s male national team, he promised to always invite players…
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Basketball
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar´s memorabilia sells for almost $3m at auction
Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s own collection of memorabilia sold for nearly $3million at auction. Four of Abdul-Jabbar’s six NBA…
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Nigeria Football
No Awoniyi as Rohr calls Onuachu, Omeruo, 21 others for Seychelles, Egypt
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has invited stand-in captain Ahmed Musa and 22 other players for this month’s Africa…
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EPL
One of Europe´s most important in that position – Sarri hails Jorginho
Maurizio Sarri hailed Jorginho as one of Europe’s most important playmakers after his match-winning display for Chelsea against Fulham on…
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EPL
Klopp defends Liverpool goalless draw against Everton says its not a PlayStation
Jurgen Klopp rejected a suggestion Liverpool did not push hard enough to try and win their Merseyside derby at rivals…
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Nigeria Football
Ufa 1 Dinamo Moscow 2: Sylvester Igboun ends 10-game goalless drought
Nigerian international striker Sylvester Igboun was on target for Ufa in their 2-1 loss to Dinamo Moscow at the Neftyanik…
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Nigeria Football
NPFL Rescheduled wrap: Remo Stars return with a win, Kada City win again
Remo Stars have returned to Gateway International Stadium with a win after playing their three last home games in Oshogbo…
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EPL
Hazard joins Drogba and Lampard in an exclusive list
Eden Hazard became only the third Chelsea player after Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba to both score and assist 50…
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Basketball
Iguodala, Green explain why best ever Curry never gets his due respect
Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green believe Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is still underrated despite all the honours he…
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La Liga
Messi had blood in his mouth – Pique attacks Ramos
Lionel Messi had blood in his mouth after a clash with Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos during Saturday’s LaLiga Clasico,…
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Tennis
Victoria Azarenka claims first title since birth of son
Victoria Azarenka savoured a “special” first title since giving birth after the former world number one and Zheng Saisai were…
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Basketball
NBA Round Up; Simmons posts another triple-double in loss to Warriors, Suns shock LeBron’s Lakers
Ben Simmons had an impressive performance against Golden State Warriors on Saturday, but Philadelphia 76ers fell just short in a…
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Nigeria Football
Kamaru Usman beats Tyrone Woodley to become the 1st African UFC title winner
The ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ wore Nigerian colours on his mouthguard in his winning match Kamaru Usman has become the first African…
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Nigeria Football
Wale Ajibua set to join Tosin Fowobaje in Italy as Nigerian players go International
It’s good news for Nigerian Hockey family as Nigerian players go international. Just last week Tosin Fowobaje left the shores…
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Nigeria Professional Football League
Remo v Wikki headlines as NPFL returns with rescheduled games
After breaks due to the first part of Nigeria’s general elections, the Nigeria Professional Football League will return today with…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerians Abroad: Ajayi, Awoniyi, Moses, Shehu & Etebo on target, Etor assists, Akpeyi, Mikel & Iwobi star, Awaziem, Okechukwu, Umar & Igahlo beaten
Friday and Saturday brought the usual for Nigerian players; for some it was goal galore while for few others it…
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Nigeria Football
Semi Ajayi’s brace helps Rotherham secure first win since New Year’s Day
Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi scored two great goals to help Rotherham United beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 at the New…
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Nigeria Football
Poor finishing deny Mikel’s Middlesbrough the win against Wigan
Middlesbrough were denied the chance to secure another league win on Saturday by their strikers. “If you’ve got an open…
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Nigeria Football
Etor Daniel assists as 10-man Al Nasr pip Al-Shabab
Nigerian international Etor Daniel was again the star man as 10-man Al Nasr beat Al-Shabab 1-0 at the Al-Seeb Stadium…
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Nigeria Football
Moses fires Fener past Awaziem, Okechukwu & Umar’s Rizespor
Victor Moses scored the winner to help Fenerbahce secure a 3-2 win against Rizespor in their Turkish top flight game…
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Nigeria Football
Nigerian Hockey Masters releases programme of events for 2019
The Nigerian Hockey Masters has released the order of events for the new year as the leadership continue to drive…
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Nigeria Football
Bursaspor 3 Sivasspor 2: Shehu Abdullahi buzzing after scoring in five-goal thriller
Super Eagles versatile player Shehu Abdullahi is very happy after scoring in Bursaspor 3-2 win against Sivasspor in Turkish Lig…
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Nigeria Football
Stoke City 2 Nottingham 0: Etebo scores 1st league goal to help Potters end six-game winless run
Super Eagles midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo was on target as helped Stoke City secure a comfortable 2-0 against Nottingham Forest in…
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Tennis
Federer beats Tsitsipas to claim 100th singles title with victory in Dubai
Roger Federer clinched his 100th ATP Tour singles title with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Dubai…
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Nigeria Football
Totenham 1 Arsenal 1: Important Iwobi helps Gunners keep top 4 hopes alive
Barely a week after Arsenal headcoach Unai Emery revealed the importance of Alex Iwobi, the Nigerian put on a show…
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Nigeria Football
Standard Liege 1 Mouscron 1: It’s 6 in 7 for red-hot Taiwo Awoniyi
We are now used to Taiwo Awoniyi scoring spectacular goals week in week out. He has kickstarted our week by…
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Nigeria Football
Shanghai Shenhua 0 Shanghai SIPG 4: Odion Ighalo debuts in home drubbing to champions
Super Eagles striker Odion Jude Ighalo played his first ever game in the Chinese Super League for his new club…
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