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Watford beat Palace to maintain 100% record
Watford (UK), Aug. 26, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Unfancied Watford continued their great start to the Premier League season with a third…
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FIFA ban: Clark calls for Sports Minister’s sack over alleged disloyalty, incompetence
By Cecilia Ijuo Abuja, Aug. 25, 2018 (NAN) Edwin Clark has called for sack of the Minister of Sports and…
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Rivers govt to deliver Real Madrid Football Academy by January 2019
Rivers State Government has stated that the Real Madrid Football Academy will be completed between December 2018 and January 2019.…
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Spanish players united against Liga plans for matches in USA, says Busquets
Barcelona (Spain), Aug. 23, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets says the Spanish footballers’ union (AFE) is united in opposition…
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Arsene Wenger to get honour for helping George Weah’s career
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is to travel to Liberia this week to receive the West African country’s highest honour.…
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Bale shines as Real Madrid overrun Getafe
Real Madrid got off to a winning start in La Liga on Sunday by comfortably beating neighbours Getafe 2-0 at…
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Serie A: Chievo goalkeeper suffered broken nose in collision with Ronaldo
Chievo’s veteran goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino suffered a broken nose, bruised shoulder and whiplash when he collided with Cristiano Ronaldo…
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Mbappe brace secures comeback win for PSG
2018 FIFA World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe scored twice as champions Paris St Germain (PSG) completed a second half comeback…
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The Legend of Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Emmanuel Ifeajuna is without question one of the most controversial names in Nigerian history. His achievement in sports won him…
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Access Bank raises N800 million in support of vulnerable children
The game of Polo to an average Nigerian may be nothing more than a group of men riding on horses…
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Real Madrid face up to life without Ronaldo
Following up Zinedine Zidane’s treble Champions League success with Real Madrid was always going to be a difficult job for…
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NIMASA, NHF partner on heart awareness to save lives; – N100m Golf Charity Fund Raising holds September 1
In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has partnered with the…
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Pogba penalty sets United on way to win over Leicester
Paul Pogba’s third minute penalty and a late goal from Luke Shaw gave Manchester United a 2-1 win over Leicester…
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Messi succeeds Iniesta, named new FC Barcelona captain
FC Barcelona on Friday named Argentina’s Lionel Messi the club’s captain, following the departure of long-serving midfielder Andres Iniesta. Defenders…
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FIFA bans former African Player of Year Bwalya
Zambia’s former African Footballer of the Year, Kalusha Bwalya, has been banned from the game for two years by world…
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CAF bans referee for life; six others, a technical instructor for 10 years
By Dorcas Jonah Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) on Tuesday imposed a life ban on a referee while six others…
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Enugu Police lauds taekwondo team over performance at championship
By Stanley Nwanosike The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday lauded its taekwondo team for winning a bronze medal at…
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Bayern Munich will not sell want-away striker Lewandowski now, Kovac says
Robert Lewandowski wants to leave Bayern Munich but the Bundesliga champions will not sell the prolific striker in the current…
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CAF Confederation Cup: Enyimba lose 0-2 to Williamsville of Cote d’ Ivoire
By Victor Okoye Enyimba International Football Club of Aba slumped to a 0-2 defeat to Williamsville Athletic Club of…
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Gov. Ikpeazu expresses satisfaction with reconstruction work at Enyimba Stadium Stadium
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed satisfaction with the level of reconstruction work at the Enyimba…
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Organisers of Russia 2018 ‘Predict and Win’ raffle draw in Abia dole out prizes
By Sam Oditah Ten lucky winners of the “Predict and Win” raffle draw for the just-concluded World Cup: Russia 2018,…
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2018 World Cup: 75 stranded fans abscond in Russia says official
By Isaac Aregbesola The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says 75 out of 230 stranded Nigerian Football fans absconded in Russia…
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NFF crisis: Football stakeholders promise to reconcile warring parties; Glass House not locked up, Sanusi says
By Dorcas Jonah, Victor Okoye A cross-section of football stakeholders on Tuesday in Abuja promised to reconcile the different parties…
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NFF crisis: Pinnick’s Executive restored; I’m back in office – NFF Secretary General
By Olanrewaju Akojede The embattled Amaju Pinnick faction of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been restored to office, following a…
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FG vows to prosecute airline agents for swindling stranded fans in Russia
By Isaac Aregbesola The Federal Government has vowed to arrest and prosecute the airline travel agents who cancelled the return…
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