Year: 2021
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Football
Tottenham Hotspur fire manager Nuno Espirito Santo
Tottenham Hotspur have announced that they have parted ways with manager Nuno Espirito Santo after only four months of his…
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Basketball
Utah Jazz hand Milwaukee Bucks third successive defeat
NBA Champions Milwaukee Bucks had to contend with another defeat as they fell 107-95 to the Utah Jazz for a…
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Nigeria Football
Paul Onuachu ends 5-game goal drought in Genk’s 6-2 win at Waregem
Paul Onuachu has returned into scoring sheet after his goal in Genk’s 6-2 win against Waregem in a Belgian Pro…
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Football
‘It is a shade bigger at Madrid compared to Bayern’ – David Alaba
David Alaba said “everything is a shade bigger” at Real Madrid compared to former side Bayern Munich as he learns…
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Serie A
Ibrahimovic’s 400th career league goal ends Mourinho’s unbeaten home record
Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his 400th career league goal with a superb free-kick to hand Milan a 2-1 win against Roma…
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Women's Football
Oshoala contributes three goals in Barcelona 8-1 rout of Sociedad
Asisat Oshoala was unstoppable as Barcelona Femini trashed Real Sociedad 8-1 in a league game on Sunday. The African women…
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Basketball
Cunningham makes NBA debut for Detroit Pistons in win over Orlando Magic
Detroit Pistons finally got a feel of their new player Cade Cunningham during their 110-103 win over Orlando Magic as…
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Football
Ronaldo dazzles as Manchester United thrash Tottenham to ease pressure on Solskjaer
Cristiano Ronaldo delivered an impressive performance to help Manchester United thrash Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and…
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Football
Simeone on fire, nets brace to make it consecutive defeats for Juventus
Giovanni Simeone, son of Atletico Madrid manager Diego, scored a quickfire brace in the first half as Hellas Verona won…
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Arsenal
Arteta on Tomiyasu and Ramsdale after Arsenal’s 2-0 win at Leicester
Arsenal manager is full of praise for two of his players after their impressive 2-0 win at Leicester City in…
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Basketball
LeBron, Melo mark 18th anniversary of NBA debuts with Lakers win
NBA greats LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony tallied 26 and 24 points, respectively, to help the Los Angeles Lakers win…
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Football
Cristiano Ronaldo announces that he’s expecting twins
Manchester United and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to his Instagram page to announce that he is expecting a…
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Basketball
Utah Jazz defeat Rockets to maintain 100% record
Utah Jazz handed the Houston Rockets a 122-91 defeat in their NBA clash to improve their record to 4-0 for…
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Other Sports
Mihajlović waxes lyrical about Osimhen ahead of Napoli-Bologna clash
Siniša Mihajlović is full of praise for Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen ahead of his Bologna clash with Napoli this evening.…
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Basketball
NBA recap: Lakers, big guns all lose
Some of the biggest sides in the NBA were in action on the night of October 27th, and fell to…
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Football
Koeman sacked as Barcelona manager after shambolic Rayo loss
A 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga has proved to be the final straw in the camel’s…
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Football
West Ham defeat Manchester City on penalties to reach Carabao Cup Quarterfinals
West Ham United became the last team to book their place in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals after they picked up…
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9ja Flavour
Why a Super Eagles return for Ighalo would represent a stagnation of Nigerian football
NFF president Amaju Pinnick revealed his intention to lure former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo back into the national team…
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Off the Pitch
Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk hits back at LeBron over series criticism
Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk has hit back La Lakers and NBA great LeBron James over his criticism of his…
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Arsenal
Relief as Arteta reveals White not injured
There were concerns after Ben White limped off the field shortly after half-time of Arsenal’s 2-0 EFL Cup victory over…
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Real Madrid
Hazard fit to play but I prefer other players – Ancelotti
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said Eden Hazard’s absence from Real Madrid starting XI is down to his preference…
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Basketball
No James No Problem as Los Angeles Lakers make it two wins on the bounce
The Los Angeles Lakers continued with their revival in the NBA as they claimed a second successive win by a…
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Liverpool
Big African Legend the greatest to play in EPL not Incredible Salah – Yakubu
Yakubu Aiyegbeni said Liverpool in-form forward Mo Salah is not the biggest African player to play in the Premier League.…
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Cricket
T20 World Cup: South Africa confirm absent De Kock refused to take the knee
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock opted out of Tuesday’s T20 World Cup game against West Indies as he refused to…
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NEWS
CAF Confederation Cup Playoffs: Enyimba, Rivers United know opponents
Nigeria’s remaining teams on the continent, Enyimba FC and Rivers United, have learnt of their opponents in the CAF Confederation…
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Basketball
Chicago Bulls win to secure best start to a season since 1996
Chicago Bulls continued their brilliant start to the season by picking up a 111-108 win over the Toronto Raptors to…
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Other Sports
Aruna Quadri beats Timo Boll to win the City of Barcelona ITTT title
Aruna Quadri has become the first African player to win the City of Barcelona International Table Tennis Tournament title after…
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Super Falcons
Morocco 2022 Race: Super Falcons reach final round, to play Lady Elephants
The Super Falcons fought a tough battle to edge out Ghana’s Black Queens and reach the final round of the…
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Basketball
Melo becomes ninth highest scorer in NBA history as Lakers end losing streak
Carmelo Anthony came off the bench and became the ninth highest scorer in NBA history as he recorded 28 points…
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9ja Flavour
Ime Udoka sets record, claims first NBA win as Boston Celtics defeat Rockets
Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka became the first Nigerian head coach to win a match in the NBA after his…
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