Month: November 2021
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Football
Messi, Ronaldo top list of nominees for FIFA The Best Awards
The list of the final 11 nominees for the 2021 FIFA The Best Men’s Player Award was released on Monday,…
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Other Sports
Quadri, Assar, Omotayo, Abiodun, Edem know ITTF World Table Tennis opponents
The African contingent to the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships will on Tuesday, November 23, begin their campaigns in…
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Football
Pedri wins 2021 Golden Boy award
FC Barcelona and Spain starlet Pedri Gonzalez has been named the 2021 Golden Boy after beating off competition from 19…
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Ligue 1
Lyon v Marseille suspended after Payet hit by bottle as Ligue 1 crowd trouble continues
Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd early in Lyon’s home game with Marseille, causing Sunday’s…
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Basketball
James ejected after bloodying Stewart in Laker-Piston game
LeBron James was ejected after elbowing Isaiah Stewart amid wild scenes as scuffles broke out in Sunday’s clash between the…
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Serie A
Victor Osimhen to have surgery on multiple facial fractures
Napoli star Victor Osimhen will undergo surgery after suffering multiple facial fractures during the 3-2 Serie A defeat to Inter.…
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Tennis
Zverev dethrones Medvedev to claim career 2nd ATP Finals title
Alexander Zverev outmatched defending champion Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to claim his second ATP Finals title on Sunday. World…
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9ja Flavour
Gernot Rohr sacked as Super Eagles manager
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has been relieved of his duties after five years in charge of Nigeria’s senior football…
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Other Sports
David Okereke’s goal hands Venezia first win vs Bologna since 1947
Nigerian striker David Okereke scored the only goal as Venezia secured a 1-0 win at Bologna in a Serie A…
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NEWS
Hamilton wins Qatar Grand Prix to set up grandstand season finale
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has won the Qatar Grand Prix in his first attempt to cut Max Verstappen’s…
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Basketball
Champions Milwaukee Bucks win three consecutive games for first time this season
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis led the reigning NBA champions, Milwaukee Bucks, to a third consecutive victory in the NBA…
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Football
Manchester United part ways with Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
In the aftermath of their 4-1 hammering at Watford, Manchester United have announced that Norwegian manager Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer is no…
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9ja Flavour
Taiwo Awoniyi’s 8th league goal hands Die Eisernen Berlin bragging rights
Taiwo Awoniyi was on target as Union Berlin secured a 2-0 win against Hertha Berlin in a Bundesliga game at…
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African Football
Stanley Dimgba on target in Stellenbosch 2-2 draw with McCarthy AmaZulu
Nigerian forward Stanley Dimgba was on target in Stellenbosch 2-2 draw against Benni McCarthy AmaZulu in a South Africa top…
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Foreign Legion
Dennis stars as Ruthless Watford hammer Manchester United
Watford recorded a memorable 4-1 victory over under-pressure Manchester United at Vicarage Road to ease their relegation fears and pile…
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Football
Red-hot Chelsea too strong for Leicester City
English Premier League leaders Chelsea marked their return from the international break with a 3-0 demolition of Leicester City at…
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Basketball
No Curry, No Problem as Golden State Warriors defeat Pistons
Golden State Warriors were without four of their star players as they defeated the Detroit Pistons 105-102 in an away…
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Football
Augsburg stun Bayern Munich in Bavarian Derby
Lowly Augsburg picked up a hard-fought 2-1 win over champions Bayern Munich to win their first Bavarian derby match against…
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Super Falcons
Morocco 2022 Race: Super Falcons set for 9-day training camp in Abuja
Nine –time African champions, Nigeria will set up a training camp in the Federal Capital, Abuja as from Monday, as…
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Basketball
Gabe Vincent impresses as Miami Heat defeat Wizards
D’Tigers star Gabe Vincent was one of the top performers for the Miami Heat as they defeated the Washington Wizards…
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Super Eagles
Isaac Success looking forward to playing for Super Eagles again
Isaac Success is looking forward for the chance to play for Nigeria men’s national team again. The 25-year-old striker who…
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Super Eagles
NFF: We have not sacked Gernot Rohr
Nigeria’s football –governing body, the NFF says there is no truth to reports that it has sacked Super Eagles’ Head…
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9ja Flavour
Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala voted world’s best striker in 2021
FC Barcelona Femeni and Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala was voted as the best striker in the world in an…
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Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo stars as Milwaukee Bucks snap two-game losing streak
Reigning NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered his best performance of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks in their 109-102…
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Football
Ronaldo and Portugal face difficult play-off path to Qatar 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal could go through a very tough path to secure a place in the 2022 Qatar. The…
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Football
Netherlands completes European automatic qualifiers for World Cup
The Netherlands have secured qualification for their first FIFA World Cup since a third-place finish in Brazil in 2014 after…
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Basketball
Steph Curry leads Golden State Warriors to victory over Nets
Steph Curry delivered another impressive performance for the Golden State Warriors in their 117-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets at…
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Super Eagles
Nigeria could draw Egypt, Cameroon, *Ghana in the play-off – do Eagles have a chance?
The stage is set for the final qualifying round for 2022 World Cup as Nigeria and 9 other African nations…
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Super Eagles
Rohr on 1-1 draw v Cape Verde, Ighalo-Osimhen partnership, plans for AFCON and play-off
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has given his take on his team’s performance after booking a place in the…
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Super Eagles
Nigeria reach 2022 FIFA World Cup final qualifying round
Three –time African champions Nigeria survived an intense dogfight against Cape Verde in Lagos on Tuesday to qualify for the…
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