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The Super Eagles of Nigeria thrashed the Crocodiles of Lesotho 3-0 in its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final qualifying match at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, with goals  from Victor Osihmen, Oghenekaro Etebo and Paul Onuachu. Nigeria…

A Cristiano Ronaldo goal that was cancelled in a dramatic World Cup qualifier between Serbia and Portugal could have stood if the two football associations had agreed before the game to use goal-line technology, UEFA said on Monday.…

International athletes could be invited to participate in test events before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer, organisers said on Monday. The events will be a dress rehearsal in how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as organisers…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to carry out another test for Everton forward, Alex Iwobi, who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at Porto Novo ahead of last Saturday's AFCON qualifier against the Benin Republic. The…

Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur beat fourth seed Sofia Kenin 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 for the first time in her career after a tough battle to advance to the next round of the Miami Open. It has been a long but one-sided rivalry between Jabeur and…

Tony Emunwen and Sule Mohammed have both been announced as Technical Commissioners for the National Sports Festival by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). The announcement was made by the NBBF Secretary General, Afolabi-Oluwayemi…

A brace from Super Eagles and Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho was enough to dump Manchester United out of the Emirates FA Cup after a 3-1 victory at the King Power stadium. Leicester City were without James Maddison, James…

Lawrence Okolie beat Krzysztof Glowacki to be crowned the new WBO Cruiserweight World Champion in just his sixteenth fight at the SSE Arena in Wembley, England. Okolie unleashed a devastating finishing punch to drop Poland’s Glowacki in…

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James sustained a right ankle injury early in the second quarter of Saturday’s 99-94 loss to the visiting Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. LeBron said he was hurting “inside and out” after suffering a right ankle…

Late goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne sent Manchester City into the FA Cup semi-finals after a 2-0 win over a resilient Everton at Goodison Park. City dominated possession but Everton defended deep in the first half and…