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A tearful Lionel Messi confirmed on Sunday he was leaving FC Barcelona after the club said it could no longer afford paying the Argentine's high wages, adding he was in negotiations with French club Paris St Germain over a possible move.…

About 30 kilometres into the men's marathon event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan on Sunday, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack, winning the race in time of 2:08:38. He now holds two of the top five fastest times ever…

Nigeria's contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games returned to a rousing reception at the Nnamdi Azikwe international Airport Abuja with the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, assuring of early preparations for the…

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has announced that it will take up and pay the medical bills of four track and field athletes, two of whom competed for Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with injuries, while the other two were…

Chelsea have agreed in principle a club-record deal worth £97.5m (€115m) to re-sign striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan. The paperwork is now with club lawyers and once that is formalised, prolific striker Lukaku will undergo a…

Brazil retained its Olympic football title after substitute Malcolm scored an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory against Spain in the men's football gold medal game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Brazil were awarded a penalty in…

FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta said on Friday the club had no choice but to part ways with Lionel Messi, who has been at Camp Nou for all of his playing career, as it could jeopardise the club's already precarious financial situation.…

The 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season ended in dramatic fashion as Akwa United were crowned champions, while Rivers United and Enyimba International FC claimed their much-desired tickets for continental…

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Friday reported 29 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1 to 382. No athletes were among the latest positive cases. Read more: Bahamas Gardiner wins Olympic men’s 400m gold…

Team Nigeria’s hopes of adding another medal was ended after Idris Adijat, fighting in the women’s freestyle 50 kg Wrestling event, succumbed to the superior power of Oksana Livach of Ukraine at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Idris had no…