Year: 2021
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Football
Germany become first country to qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Germany booked their place in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup in style after a 4-0 thrashing of North Macedonia…
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NEWS
Verstappen regains championship lead as Bottas wins Turkish Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas claimed his first win of the season in the Turkish Grand Prix as he finished ahead…
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Nigerians in NBA
Jordan Nwora leads NBA champs Bucks to first pre-season win
Jordan Nwora again was the best player on the court for the reigning NBA champions Buck as they secured their…
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Football
France defeat Spain to claim victory in UEFA Nations League final
Kylian Mbappe scored the winner as France secured a 2-1 win over Spain in the UEFA Nations League final to…
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Osimhen scores as Super Eagles defeat CAR in World Cup Qualifier
Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned to winning ways with a well-deserved 2-0 win over Central African Republic in their Group C…
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Efe Ajagba loses to Sanchez, loses opportunity to move up the heavyweight ladder
Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba lost to Cuba’s Frank Sanchez by unanimous decision after ten rounds at the Mobile Arena in Las…
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Boxing
Fury-Wilder III ends in knockout win for Fury to claim victory in trilogy fight
Fury-Wilder III delivered a classic as Tyson Fury claimed a huge victory over Deontay Wilder after recording an impressive 11th…
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Football
Champions League finalists dominate 2021 Ballon d’Or shortlist
The 30-man 2021 Ballon d’Or shortlist has been revealed by France Football, with Champions League finalists Chelsea and Manchester City…
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Football
Arsenal boss Arteta named Premier League Manager of the Month
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been named the Barclays Premier League Manager of the Month for September 2021 after he…
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Football
Cristiano Ronaldo named Premier League Player of the Month
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named as the EA Sports Premier League Player of the Month for September…
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Football
Takeover makes new Newcastle owners richest football club owners in the world
The conclusion of the protracted £300 million takeover of English Premier League side Newcastle United by the Saudi Arabia Public…
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Football
France overtune two-goal deficit in five-goal thriller win against Belgium
France will play Spain in the final of the UEFA Nations League after securing a 3-2 comeback win on Thursday.…
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9ja Flavour
Drama in Lagos as CAR stun Nigeria in FIFA World Cup qualifier
A 90th-minute strike saw Central African Republic CAR stun Nigeria in their Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Lagos…
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Costa Rica 2022: Falconets zoom into penultimate round of African race
Nigeria’s U20 girls proceeded into the penultimate round of the African qualifying series for next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World…
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Competition
Spain hands Italy first defeat since 2018 in UEFA Nations League semifinal
Spain defeated arch rivals Italy 2-1 at the San Siro in their UEFA Nations League semifinal to qualify for the…
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9ja Flavour
Oshoala shines as FC Barcelona Femeni hammer Arsenal
Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala was at her best for FC Barcelona Femeni as they thrashed Arsenal Women 4-1 in…
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Revealed: Super Eagles coach Rohr owed salary for eight months
With Nigeria’s Super Eagles preparing for a crunch Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying double-header against the Central African Republic,…
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Osimhen, Koulibaly receive racist abuse in Napoli win
SSC Napoli duo of Victor Osimhen and Kalidou Koulibaly have taken to their social media accounts to speak against the…
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Awoniyi marks Super Eagles call-up with brace in Union Berlin win
Union Berlin and new Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi continued his blistering start to life at the German Bundesliga side…
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Football
Liverpool and Manchester City inseparable in four-goal thriller
Liverpool and Manchester City played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Anfield on matchday seven of the English Premier League,…
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NEWS
Ibrahimovic at 40; a look at the career of a maverick footballer
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic turns 40 today, making him only the 22nd player in Serie A history to be…
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Football
Werner stars as Chelsea head to top of Premier League
Timo Werner scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Chelsea defeated Southampton 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to…
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9ja Flavour
Osimhen scores as Moses’ Spartak Moscow defeat Napoli
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored a late goal in their 3-2 defeat at home to Victor Moses’ Spartak Moscow on…
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Ndidi, Etebo miss out on Super Eagles squad for CAR
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has named a 23-man squad to prosecute their double-header 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against…
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Football
Ronaldo sets Champions League appearance record, scores late winner against Villarreal
Cristiano Ronaldo set a new UEFA Champions League appearance record as he helped Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over…
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Football
Chiesa strikes as champions Chelsea falter against Juventus
Italian forward Federico Chiesa struck the winner for Juventus in their slender 1-0 win at home to Chelsea in their…
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Football
Miserable Barcelona thrashed by Benfica in Champions League clash
Barcelona were at the wrong end of a shock result as they were thrashed 3-0 by Portuguese outfit Benfica in…
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Football
Minnows Sheriff record great Champions League victory, stun Real Madrid
Moldovan side FC Sheriff Tiraspol continued their fairytale start to the UEFA Champions League with a shock 2-1 win over…
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Football
Messi opens goal account as PSG defeat Manchester City
Lionel Messi finally opened his goalscoring account for PSG in their 2-0 win over Manchester City with his goal on…
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9ja Flavour
Time for Iheanacho to leave Leicester City?
Leicester City ace Kelechi Iheanacho has been used sparingly this season by Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers to the utter consternation…
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