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Kenya on Wednesday withdrew its national women’s team from this month’s African Women Cup of Nations qualifiers against Uganda after failing to get the team reinstated by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF).  The…

 Newcastle has confirmed that Kieran Trippier suffered a broken foot in their win against Aston Villa at St James' Park.  A club statement read: "The 31-year-old scored the game's only goal at St. James' Park to help the Magpies to a…

Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has hailed Israel Adesanya for retaining the Unified Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Category in a three sets win. Dabiri-Erewa congratulated…

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya earned a whopping $1.7m from his unanimous decision victory over archrival Robert Whittaker at the Toyota Centre in Houston on Sunday, The PUNCH reports. Adesanya was the favourite to win the…

The Los Angeles Rams rallied late to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Sunday to deliver a Hollywood ending to the Super Bowl, securing the franchise's first championship since returning to the West Coast six years ago. With his back…

LeBron James became the leading NBA scorer in the combined regular season and playoff history in the Los Angeles Lakers' 117-115 defeat by the Golden State Warriors.  He scored 26 points to take his career tally to 44,157, surpassing…

Liverpool kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City as Fabinho sealed a 1-0 win over Burnley, while Tottenham's top four bid suffered a fresh blow in a 2-0 loss to Wolves on Sunday.   Fabinho struck late in the first…

West Ham United defender Craig Dawson's stoppage-time equaliser ensured Leicester City's frustrating Premier League season continued as he earned his side a 2-2 draw at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.  The major talking point of the…

Burkina Faso is set to get a new coach as the Burkinabe Football Federation has confirmed that it would not be renewing the contract of the 59-year-old Coach Kamou Malo. According to the Burkinabe Football Federation, Coach Kamou Malo…

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Greek world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win his first ATP title at the Rotterdam Open.  Auger-Aliassime broke Tsitsipas in the first game and went on to record a comfortable 6-4…