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World football governing body FIFA said they have sold 2.45 million tickets for this year's World Cup in Qatar, with more than half a million of them sold in the last sales period from July 5th-16th. FIFA said the biggest number of…

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has agreed a two-year contract extension with the NBA team, worth $97.1 million. The contract includes an extension option for another year through the 2024-25 NBA season, his agent Rich Paul said.…

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy Manchester United. News of the 69-year-old's interest follows a Bloomberg report that the Glazer family are willing to sell a minority stake in the club. "If the club is for sale, Jim…

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will return to the ring later this year for the first time since his third fight with Tyson Fury. The American will face Finland's Robert Helenius at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on 15…

The Falconets of Nigeria will be looking for all three (3) points in their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup last group match when they clash with Canada, at the Estadio Alajuela Morera Soto in the early hours of Thursday, August 18th by 3 am…

Team Nasarawa's spirited efforts at the 15th edition of the Panamai (West African) and Cottage Mills Taekwondo Championship yielded three Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze medals respectively, earning them 4th overall best in the…

An international high-performance basketball trainer, Ganon Baker, has called for more technical basketball academies in Nigeria to raise the standard of the game. Baker made the call in Abuja at a week-long training clinic for Nigerian…

Wolves have agreed on a club record €45m (£38m) fee with Sporting Lisbon for Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes. Nunes, 23, has been on the radar of many leading clubs in Europe. Personal terms are still to be agreed but Wolves are hopeful…

Former world number one Andy Murray won 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 7-5 in the first-round match against his rival, Stan Wawrinka at the Cincinnati Open. With the win, Andy Murray sets up a meeting with fellow Briton Cameron Norrie.   The victory on…

Manchester City has affirmed the signing of Sergio Gomez from Anderlecht. The Spain’s Under-21 defender moves to the Etihad Stadium on a four-year deal for a fee of 13m euros (£11m) plus add-ons. Gomez has a magnificent record at an…