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Kieran Trippier's deflected free-kick earned Newcastle United a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday to continue their revival under manager Eddie Howe.   The win moved 17th-placed Newcastle four points clear of…

Kurt Zouma was pulled out of the West Ham side to face Leicester on Sunday after feeling "unwell" in the warm-up, the London club said on Sunday.  The French defender had initially been named in David Moyes' starting line-up despite fury…

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has congratulated the Nigerian national women basketball team, D’Tigress, for picking a ticket to the FIBA Women’s World Cup.  The D’Tigress, who are three times Afrobasketball…

Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision to retain his title and maintain control of the middleweight division at UFC 271 on Saturday night.  Adesanya (23-1) won his 11th straight middleweight fight in the UFC and…

Mayor of the Senegalese region of Sedhiou, Abdoulaye Diop, has confirmed plans to name the city’s new stadium after Liverpool star Sadio Mane as a reward for his performances at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.  The 29-year-old scored the…

Nigeria’s senior female basketball team, D’Tigress came back from losing the first quarter to beat France 67-65 in a World Cup qualifying game on Friday.  Having lost their first game 90-76 to China and finding themselves at the bottom…

Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players they will need "incredible" points total to retain the Premier League title.   Guardiola's side are nine points clear of second-placed Liverpool after the Reds beat Leicester on…

Chelsea aims to put a turbulent past couple of months behind them by winning the Club World Cup final against Palmeiras on Saturday, the start of a season-defining period for the European champions.  The Blues have fallen off the pace in…

Former Uruguay international, Gus Poyet, on Friday signed a contract to coach the Greek national team until the end of 2023, the country's football federation announced.  The deal for the 54-year-old contains a renewal provision until…

 Everton defender Yerry Mina will be out for up to 10 weeks with a "strong" quad injury, says manager Frank Lampard.  The 27-year-old centre-back was forced off in the first half of Tuesday's 3-1 Premier League defeat by Newcastle…