Month: May 2021
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Basketball
Rivers Hoopers defeat Madagascar’s GNBC for first BAL victory
Nigeria’s representative at the inaugural Basketball Africa League, Rivers Hoopers picked up their first win of the tournament as they…
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Football
Lewandowski shatters 49-year-old Bundesliga scoring record
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored in the 90th minute as he broke Gerd Muller’s record of 40 goals in…
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9ja Flavour
Iheanacho strike against Palace named Leicester City goal of the season
Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho has been awarded Leicester City’s goal of the year at the club’s end of the year…
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Football
Aguero agrees to Barcelona move
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has agreed to a deal to join FC Barcelona at the end of his contract…
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Super Falcons
Waldrum invites 25 to camp for Summer Series tour of America
Nigeria’s Head Coach, Randy Waldrum has made a provisional list of 25 players for the upcoming Summer Series tour of…
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Basketball
James comes up clutch as Lakers book passage into NBA playoffs
LeBron James rolled back the years as he delivered a masterful performance for the Los Angeles Lakers as they defeated…
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Super Eagles
Nigeria to play Mexico in Los Angeles on July 3
Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup holders Mexico in a friendly at the famous Los Angeles…
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Basketball
Tatum scores 50 as Celtics pick up number 7 seed in playoffs
Boston Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards in their play-in tournament match as the 7th and 8th seeds of the NBA’s…
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9ja Flavour
Iheanacho makes Premier League history as Leicester fall to Chelsea
Kelechi Iheanacho scored a goal off the bench as Leicester City fell to a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in their…
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Football
Incredible Brighton comeback stuns 10-man Manchester City
Brighton and Hove Albion completed a brilliant second half comeback against Premier League champions, Manchester City as they came from…
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Football
Hodgson to step down as Crystal Palace manager at the end of the season
Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson has announced his decision to step down from his role as Crystal Palace manager at…
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Football
Mason Mount becomes 11th Chelsea academy graduate to win Men’s Player of the Year
Mason Mount has been announced as the winner of Chelsea Men’s Player of the Year of the year 2021. The…
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Basketball
Jordan Nwora, Precious Achiuwa star for respective sides as curtain drops on NBA regular season
Milwaukee Bucks and D’Tigers youngster Jordan Nwora was in impressive form as he contributed a double double for the Milwaukee…
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Basketball
Curry wins second NBA scoring title as NBA regular season comes to an end
Steph Curry scored 46 points with 7 rebounds and 9 assists for the Golden State Warriors as they won 113-101…
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9ja Flavour
Atshimene keeps Akwa United on top of NPFL as Musa grabs assist in winning return
Charles Atshimene scored a brace to take his tally for the season to 6 as Akwa United defeated Dakkada FC…
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9ja Flavour
Oshoala makes history, becomes first African winner of the UEFA Women’s Champions League
Asisat Oshoala was part of the FC Barcelona Femeni side that demolished Chelsea Women FC 4-0 in Gothenburg in the…
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9ja Flavour
Enyimba thrashed in Cairo by Pyramids, on brink of CAF Confederation Cup exit
Enyimba were well beaten at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo by Egyptian side Pyramids FC in their CAF Confederation…
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Basketball
Musician J.Cole makes professional basketball debut for Patriots in Basketball Africa League
American artiste Jermaine Cole, popularly known as J.Cole made his professional basketball bow as he represented the Patriots Basketball Club…
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Football
Besiktas claim Turkish Super Lig title after dramatic season finale
Turkish club side, Besiktas were crowned Super Lig champions after they defeated Goztepe 2-1 away from home on the final…
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9ja Flavour
Simy nets goal number 20 as relegated Crotone draws against Benevento
Simy Nwankwo was on the scoresheet for Crotone as they played out a 1-1 draw away to fellow relegated side,…
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9ja Flavour
All-Nigerian affair in Belgium as Genk defeat Anderlecht 2-1
Nigeria’s strikers did the business as KRC Genk defeated Vincent Kompany’s Anderlecht 2-1 in the Belgian Jupiler League playoffs on…
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Basketball
Randle triple double helps Playoff-bound Knicks to win against Hornets
Julius Randle scored a triple double for the New York Knicks against the Charlotte Hornets as they won 118-109 in…
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9ja Flavour
Ahmed Musa set to headline NPFL Matchday 21 as Kano Pillars host Adamawa United
Matchday 21 of the NPFL season is set to take place today with one game broadcast live on the NPFL.tv…
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9ja Flavour
Iheanacho, Ndidi claim FA Cup glory with Leicester City
Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were in action for Leicester City as they edged Chelsea 1-0 in the final of…
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Basketball
Record breaking Russell Westbrook leads Wizards to important victory over Cavaliers
Russell Westbrook helped the Washington Wizards to a 120-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA on Friday. The…
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Super Eagles
Meet Abraham Ayomide Marcus the new Super Eagles invitee
A little known Abraham Marcus has been included in the Super Eagles provisional squad list for an international friendly game…
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Super Eagles
Rohr lists Moffi, Musa, 29 others in provisional squad for Cameroon friendly in Austria
Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has drawn up a provisional squad list of 31 players for Nigeria’s prestige international friendly game…
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Football
Haaland, Sancho fire Borussia Dortmund to DFB Pokal glory
Borussia Dortmund youngsters Jadon Sancho and Erling Braut Haaland scored two apiece as Borussia Dortmund strolled to a comfortable 4-1…
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Football
Champions League final set to hold in Portugal for second year running
The venue of the UEFA Champions League final has been changed from the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey to the…
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Football
Sporting Lisbon win Portuguese Primeira Liga title for first time in 19 years
Sporting Lisbon were crowned as the Portuguese Primeira Liga champions following a 1-0 win over Boavista at the Estadio Jose…
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