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Manchester United have agreed on a deal with Ajax for Brazil winger Antony and it is understood they will pay an initial fee of 80.75million pounds, with a further 4.25million pounds in add-ons. The 22-year-old is due to arrive in Manchester to complete a medical within the next 48 hours. The Brazilian would become the Red Devil’s joint-second most expensive signing alongside defender Harry Maguire, while the 89million pounds paid for […]

The home-based Super Eagles yesterday crumbled to a 2-0 defeat to the Black Galaxies of Ghana, in the first leg of the 2022 CHAN final qualifying round inside the Cape Coast stadium, Accra. After a goalless first half, it was the Black Galaxies who broke the deadlock 49 minutes from the spot, thanks to Afriyie Barnieh who calmly sent the home-based Eagles the wrong way and in the 85th minute, […]

Nigeria’s contingent to Sunday’s 7th African Nations Championship qualifying match against the Black Galaxy of Ghana will storm the city of Cape Coast today. Head Coach Salisu Yusuf and his assistants this morning released the final list of 22 players for the trip and for the return leg in Abuja on Saturday. Sunday’s clash will take place at the Cape Coast Stadium, starting from 5pm Nigeria time. Meanwhile the Super […]

Rangers Fc of Scotland will play in the Uefa Champions League for the first time in more than a decade after a stunning 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven to reach the Champions League group stage. The decisive moment of an absorbing tie finally came on the hour, when Malik Tillman intercepted a PSV pass out from defence and squared for Antonio Colak to find an empty net from six yards. […]

Esther Onyenezide says she is yet to recover from the Falconets elimination at this year’s FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup in COSTA RICA. The Falconets hopes of securing a first ever U-20 World Cup title was ended following a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals on Sunday. The Christopher Danjuma-led side went into the game as Favorites after finishing top of their group that had France, South Korea […]

League Two strugglers Crawley Town knocked Premier League newcomers Fulham out of the Carabao Cup on fairytale night at their Broadfield Stadium. Goals from Tom Nichols and Liverpool loanee James Balagizi gave the hosts a famous victory, with the full-time whistle prompting a pitch invasion by their jubilant supporters. Crawley sits 23rd in League Two - 84 league positions below their opponents having lost four of their opening five league […]

Manchester United displayed a performance of class and intensity as goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford earned them a deserved 2-1 win over a depleted Liverpool at Old Trafford. United had endured a week of intense criticism after their 4-0 hammering at Brentford last weekend but responded in style to leapfrog Jurgen Klopp's side and earn a first league win over their bitter rivals since March 2018, and Erik […]