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WEST HAM EARN CRUCIAL WIN AGAINST WOLVERHAMPTON

West Ham edged to a narrow Premier League victory over struggling Wolves to ease the pressure on under-fire head coach JULEN LOPETEGUI. TOMAS SOUCEK'S second-half header from JARROD BOWEN'S corner had set the hosts on their way. MATT DOHERTY had superbly levelled from RAYAN AIT-NOURI'S cross for the visitors, before BOWEN scored West Ham's decisive second goal with a placed effort during a frantic spell in the second-half. The result leaves West Ham 14th in the table, nine points […]

todayDecember 10, 2024

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SUPER EAGLES WIN FIRST FRIENDLY AHEAD OF  2025 CLASH AGAINST GHANA

The Super Eagles yesterday defeated Grassrunners FC 1-0 in their first friendly ahead of the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifier against Ghana in Ikenne. Substitute PAPA DANIEL scored the winning goal in the second half. The Eagles, who opened camping for the qualifier in Ikenne on Wednesday are expected to play more friendlies before the clash with the Black Galaxies. Ghana will host the first leg at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, December 22, […]

todayDecember 9, 2024

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BUNDESLIGA CLUBS JOIN RACE FOR LYON’S GIFT ORBAN

Bundesliga clubs,  Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and VFB Stuttgart have joined the race to sign GIFT ORBAN. ORBAN is expected to leave Ligue 1 outfit, Olympic Lyon, in January after failing to secure a regular playing berth at the club. Turkish Super Lig side, Trabzonspor, are also reportedly interested in the Nigerian. Lyon signed the forward for around 14m euros from Belgian Pro League club, KAA Gent, in January 2023,  but the […]

todayDecember 4, 2024

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ENYIMBA LOSE 2-0 AGAINST EGYPT’S AL MASRY IN CAF CONFEDERATION CUP ENCOUNTER.

ENYIMBA yesterday lost 2-0 against Egypt’s AL MASRY in their CAF Confederation Cup Group D encounter in ISMAILA.. MAHMOUD HAMADA opened the scoring for the home team after five minutes, sealing the points for AL MASRY, 14 minutes from time but ENYIMBA failed to threaten the hosts’ defence for the better part of the game. Goalkeeper ANI OZOEMENA pulled off several top saves to keep the score line more respectable. ENYIMBA will host defending champions Zamalek in their next game in the competition on Sunday, December […]

todayNovember 28, 2024

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LEWANDOWSKI EQUALS MESSI AND RONALDO’S UEFA CHAMPIONS SCORING FEAT

Barcelona  star, ROBERT LEWANDOWSKIhas equaled LIONEL MESSI and CRISTIANO RONALDO’S UEFA Champions League Feat following Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Brest last night. LEWANDOWSKI, who bagged a brace in the comfortable win for Barcelona against the French team, has become just the third player to score 100 goals in the UEFA Champions League, along with Ronaldo (140) and Messi (129). LEWANDOWSKI opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 10th minute before DANI OLMO made it 2-0 on 66 minutes, then […]

todayNovember 27, 2024

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VICTOR BONIFACE TO MISS LEVERKUSEN’S MATCH TODAY AFTER CAR ACCIDENT

Nigerian international and Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface will be unavailable for today’s Champions League match against Brest due to a recent car accident. Boniface was involved in an accident on Sunday in Germany, when the car he was in collided with a truck and also shared images and a video on social media showing a black Mercedes with a damaged chassis along with photos of his blood-soaked arm.  It was reported […]

todayOctober 23, 2024

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AFOLABI NAMED PLAYER OF THE MONTH IN FLAMINGOS’ WIN OVER NEW ZEALAND

TAIWO AFOLABI, has been named Player of the Match following Flamingos’ 4-1 victory over New Zealand last night. The number 10 bossed the midfield all day and got a goal for herself early in the second half, nodding home Nigeria’s fourth goal of the day on 55 minutes. SHAKIRAT MOSHOOD, KHADIJAT ADEGOKE and FARIDAT ABDULWAHABwere the other goal scorers for BANKOLE OLOWOOKERE’S side in the game. Flamingos occupy top spot in the group with three […]

todayOctober 17, 2024

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WIMBLEDON REPLACES LINE JUDGES WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEM

Wimbledon has announced that it will replace all 300 line judges with artificial intelligence and an electronic system from next year, removing human officials for the first time in the championship's 147-year history. The All England Club has confirmed all 18 match courts will be installed with automated electronic line calling (ELC), and the system will be the same as the one used at the US Open since 2020, where automated […]

todayOctober 10, 2024

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NIGERIA’S UNDER 17 WOMEN’S FRIENDLY GAME AGAINST MEXICO ENDS IN A DRAW

Nigeria’s under 17 women team, the Flamingos were forced to a 1-1 draw by Mexico in a friendly game yesterday. Faridat Abdulkareem gave Flamingos the lead in the 33rd minute but with three minutes left in the first half Mexico equalized. Both teams used the friendly match to prepare for this year's FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.  Flamingos are in Group A with hosts Dominican Republic, […]

todayOctober 8, 2024

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