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NICK CANDY SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES CHELSEA BID

Nick has improved his British-led bid to buy Chelsea Football Club following the addition of another large international backer to his Blue Football Consortium. Candy submitted a bid of over £2billion to The Raine Group last Friday but is now known to have increased this significantly after another large Korean financial institution joined his group over the weekend. Proof of the additional funds has been sent to The Raine Group […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 63

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AS ROMA YOUNG GHANAIAN STRIKER AGREES TO PLAY AGAINST NIGERIA

AS ROMA young Ghanaian striker, Felix Afena-Gyan has finally accepted to play for the Black Stars after he previously turned down two invitations. Afena Gyan was called up twice during Milovan Rajevac's reign but did not show up, claiming that he was not ready for international football and wanted to focus on helping Roma. However, in a Twitter post, Afena-Gyan has now agreed to play for the four-time Afcon champions […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 63

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PSG CAPTAIN, MARQUINHOS WARNS TEAMMATES AFTER DEFEAT TO MONACO

Paris Saint-Germain captain, Marquinhos has warned his teammates that they will lose the French Ligue 1 title too unless they show another mentality. Marquinhos gave the warning after PSG's 3-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Monaco over the weekend. Recall that two goals from Wissam Ben Yedder and a strike from Kevin Volland ensured Monaco defeated PSG. Also, PSG was recently eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16 […]

todayMarch 21, 2022 311

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NADAL SUFFERS BREATHING DIFFICULTIES DURING DEFEAT BY FRITZ IN INDIAN WELLS FINAL

Tennis star, Rafael Nadal says he suffered from breathing difficulties during his straight sets defeat by Taylor Fritz in the Indian Wells final. Nadal appeared out of sorts and quickly found himself 4-0 down before leaving the court for treatment. He looked more comfortable on his return but struggled to break down a determined Fritz who won 6-3 7-6 (7-5). Nadal who claimed victory at the Australian Open earlier this […]

todayMarch 21, 2022 64

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Rangers International Fc will tomorrow play their first home game at the newly renovate Awka City stadium, against Lobi Stars after moving from Fc Ifeanyi Ubah stadium Nnewi. Head coach of The Flying Antelope, Abdu Maikaba has spoken highly of the stadium after he inspected it yesterday and was elated with what he saw. The League Management Company also paid a visit to the stadium and got a pass mark […]

todayMarch 18, 2022 49

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WILFRED NDIDI INJURED AHEAD OF GHANA, NIGERIA CLASH

Super Eagles defensive midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi is a serious doubt for Nigerias double header 2022 World Cup play-off matches against the Black Stars of Ghana. Ndidi was injured and substituted in the 60th minute in Leicester City's 2-1 away defeat to Rennes in the Europa Conference League match yesterday. Manager of Leicester City, Brendan Rodgers who confirmed his injury in his post-match, after the Foxes advanced into the quarter-finals 3-2 […]

todayMarch 18, 2022 193

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RAFAEL NADAL SEALS PLACE IN QUARTER FINALS

Rafael Nadal sealed his place in the quarter-finals at Indian Wells after beating Reilly Opelka in straight sets to claim his 18th straight win. Spain's Naddal won both sets by tie-break 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-5) as the big-serving American Opelka held his own. Opelka served nine aces to Nadal's six but the 21-time Grand Slam winner used all of his experience to advance. Nadal will now face Australia's Nick Kyrgios, […]

todayMarch 17, 2022 73

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CANADA CONFIRMS TWO FRIENDLY MATCHES AGAINST NIGERIA

Canada women national team have confirmed they will play Nigeria twice in friendly matches in April. Canada, who are ranked sixth in the world, clinched their first-ever gold medal at the tournament, seeing off Sweden in a penalty shoot-out. Nigeria has now reached an agreement to join in the Canadians celebratory tour. The first game will take place on April 8 in Vancouver, while the second match will be played […]

todayMarch 17, 2022 89

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BARCELONA STADIUM TO BE REBRANDED AS SPOTIFY CAMP NOU

Barcelona's stadium will be renamed as the Spotify Camp Nou after the La Liga club agreed a multi-year partnership with audio streaming service Spotify. The agreement, subject to ratification of the club's Extraordinary Delegate Members Assembly, will begin in July while the stadium's rights deal would continue over the ambitious redevelopment of the Camp Nou site". The Swedish company's name will also appear on the front of the men's and […]

todayMarch 16, 2022 62

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