Sports

Nigerian female pro-boxer, Iron Lady fights in Belgium Monday; Go-Fund-Me account opened in her name

  Celebrated Nigerian professional female boxer, Helen Joseph is set to fight Delfine Persoon in Belgium on Monday, November 11,…

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Celtic, Sevilla qualify for last-32 in Europa League

Rome, Nov. 7, 2019 A last-gasp Olivier Ntcham goal handed Celtic a ticket to the last-32 knockout stage in the…

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Xhaka stripped of Arsenal captaincy, dropped for Vitoria game

London, Nov. 5, 2019 Arsenal manager Unai Emery has stripped Granit Xhaka of the captaincy and left him out of…

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Rangers defeat ASC Kara 1-0; Qualify for CAF Confederation group stage

By Nicholas Obisike Enugu, Nov. 3, 2019 Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday defeated ASC Kara of Togo…

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 Real Madrid draw with Betis; Chelsea win Watford; Aguero, Walker seal late victory for Man City

Madrid, Nov.2,2019 Real Madrid passed up the chance to go clear at the top of La Liga after slip-ups from…

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Frankfurt demolish 10-man Bayern 5-1, Gladbach stay top

Frankfurt (Germany), Nov. 2, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Eintracht Frankfurt crushed 10-man Bayern Munich 5-1 on Saturday to send them tumbling to…

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Atletico denied top spot after Costa squanders penalty

Spain,Nov. 2,2019 (Reuters/NAN) Diego Costa squandered a penalty as Atletico Madrid missed the chance to go top of La Liga…

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Liverpool got lucky but still deserved to win – Klopp

Birmingham, (England) Nov. 2, 2019 Premier League leaders Liverpool may have got some late luck against Aston Villa and must…

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Google to purchase fitness tracker Fitbit in multi-billion dollar deal

Washington, Nov. 1, 2019 Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has reached an agreement to purchase Fitbit, a leading maker…

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Zenith Bank/NFF future Eagles put Hungary to the sword at 2019 FIFA Under -17 World Cup in Brazil

Almost all the impact players for the Golden Eaglets in Saturday night’s 4-2 defeat of Hungary in the opening match…

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Manchester City close gap on Liverpool after blitzing Aston Villa

Manchester (UK), Oct. 26, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Three second-half goals ensured Manchester City climbed back into second place behind leaders Liverpool…

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Soccer: China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021

Shanghai, Oct.24, 2o19 China will host the first edition of the new, expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, FIFA…

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Lewandowski goals help Bayern 3-2 past Olympiakos

Piraeus (Greece), Oct. 22, 2019 German champions Bayern Munich needed two goals from their top scorer Robert Lewandowski to sneak…

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Modric, Bale to miss Real Madrid’s trip to Galatasaray

Madrid, Oct. 20, 2019 Real Madrid have left Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez out of their squad for…

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Ligue 1: Di Maria sends PSG five points clear as Nice see red

Paris, Oct. 18, 2019 Angel Di Maria once again proved his worth with a double that earned Paris St Germain…

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Bulgaria manager resigns after racist taunts at England match

Sofia, Oct. 18, 2019 Bulgaria’s Krasimir Balakov resigned as coach of the Bulgarian national football team on Friday, drawing the…

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Italy asks UEFA to reconsider 2020 Champions League final in Turkey

Italy’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora has urged European football governing body UEFA to reconsider the decision to play next year’s…

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Euro 2020 qualifiers: England thrash Bulgaria after game was temporarily halted over racist abuse

 Sofia, Oct. 14, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) England bounced back from their first tournament qualifying defeat for 10 years with a 6-0…

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France denied early Euro 2020 qualification with Turkey draw

Saint-Denis (France), Oct. 14, 2019 France must wait to claim a place at Euro 2020 after the world champions were…

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Injury forces Neymar off as Brazil draw 1-1 with Nigeria in friendly

Singapore, Oct. 13, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Paris St-Germain (PSG) forward Neymar went off injured after 12 minutes as Brazil forced a…

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