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Manchester City Victorious As Liverpool, Manchester United Drop Points
Chelsea tasted defeat for the first time this season as Pep Guardiola's Manchester City earned a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge, while Manchester United were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa and Liverpool were held by Brentford in a thrilling 3-3-…
Sports Minister Celebrates D’Tigress Afrobasket Final Qualification
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has congratulated Nigeria's senior women basketball team, D'Tigress for qualifying for the final of the 2021 Afrobasket women championship in Cameroon.
D'Tigress defeated…
PSG Coach Hopes Messi Returns For Manchester City Match
Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris St Germain's French Ligue 1 match against Montpellier as he has not fully recovered from a bone bruising injury, but manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes he returns for their midweek match against…
Boxing: Joshua, Usyk Face Off Ahead of Heavyweight Fight
Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk weighed in at the heaviest of his career on Friday ahead of his heavyweight world title boxing clash against IBF, WBA and WBO champion Anthony Joshua.
Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion who has only…
FIFA’s World Cup Plan Would Have “Destructive Impact” – ECA
FIFA's plans for a biennial World Cup would lead to a "direct and destructive impact on the club game," Europe's top clubs organisation said on Friday.
The European Club Association (ECA) said FIFA's approach to the reforms of the…
Investment firm in US buys Italian Football Club Genoa
Genoa says it has been bought by American private equity fund 777 Partners for a reported 150m Euros ($175m) as Italian businessman Enrico Preziosi ends his 18-year ownership of Italy’s oldest football club.
“The new owner group, which…
Bundesliga: No reason to leave Bayern- Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski says he could finish his career at Bayern Munich as the Bundesliga leaders prepare for Friday’s away match at bottom side Greuther Fuerth.
Lewandowski won Europe’s “Golden Shoe” on Tuesday as top scorer in European…
Lukaku urges Football to do more than just take knee to combat racism
Romelu Lukaku says football must take “stronger” action in the fight against racism, questioning the impact of players taking the knee before Premier League matches.
Lukaku’s Chelsea team-mate Marcos Alonso this week explained his…
”More tourneys and greater opportunities for African teams in 2023”-FIFA
Women’s Football and FIFA’s desires to see more African teams qualify for the ninth Women’s World Cup in 2023, were the focus of a working visit by a FIFA delegation to Nigeria.
Led by FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura and FIFA’s…
Osaka withdraws from Indian Wells
Four-time Grand Slam Champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from next month’s rescheduled ATP/WTA Indian Wells tournament in California.
The Organisers confirmed her withdrawal on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old Japanese star is a former…