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Arsenal defeat Leeds United 1-0 to top Premier League
Premier League leaders Arsenal held on to win at Leeds in a dramatic finish after the match had been delayed by about 40 minutes because of a power outage. There was drama in stoppage time when referee Chris Kavanagh sent off Arsenal’s Gabriel for kicking out at Leeds striker Patrick Bamford and awarded the hosts a penalty, but both decisions…
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250th El Clasico: Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1
Clinical Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the 250th El Clasico to go top of La Liga and inflict their rivals’ first league defeat of the season. Karim Benzema scored Real’s opener after Vinicius Jr’s shot had been saved into his path by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Federico Valverde doubled the champions’ lead before half-time with a lovely 20-yard drive. Ferran Torres…
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World Athletics nominates Tobi Amusan for Athlete of the Year award
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has earned more global recognition has she has been nominated for the 2022 World Athletics Athlete of the Year. Amusan’s nomination along with nine other women track and field athletes was announced by World Athletics on Wednesday. The 25-year-old took the world by stormed when she ran 12.12s to break the women’s 100m hurdles World Record in…
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Qatar hires 3rd cruise ship as floating hotel for World Cup
A third cruise ship was hired by World Cup organizers in Qatar on Monday to operate as a soccer fan hotel docked in Doha Port to add much-needed rooms for the tournament. Geneva-based MSC Cruises announced the agreement only six weeks before the World Cup is scheduled to start on Nov. 20. The 1,075-cabin MSC Opera will be available from…
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PHOTO NEWS: Abiodun donates house, N5m to Tobi Amusan
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday donated a house and N5 million to women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan. Abiodun made the donation when the world champion visited him in his office in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta on Tuesday. He also appointed Amusan as a Youth Ambassador in the state.
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Algeria defeat Super Eagles 2-1 in Oran
A controversial penalty tucked in by Riyad Mahrez and a 28-yard scorcher by Youcef Atal condemned the Super Eagles to a narrow defeat against Algeria’s Fennecs in an international friendly in Oran on Tuesday night. Nigeria had gone ahead in the 9th minute when France –based Terem Moffi escaped the attentions of Algerian defenders and hooked the ball into the net…
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Young gymnasts thrill Osinbajo
At once impressionable and impressive, vibrant and agile youngsters fascinated the Vice President yesterday with scintillating gymnastics and acrobatic displays alongside stories of their experiences in national and international tournaments winning laurels for Nigeria, yet unsung. They are the world-class gymnasts from TIG International Gymnastics Club, Abuja, a private sporting club whose members, on Monday, visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,…
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Finidi special guest as LaLiga Loca show debuts for African fans
LaLiga this week launches an exciting new cross-platform show, LaLiga Loca, that will celebrate the growth of the Spanish league on the African continent and ensure greater engagement with football fans.A review and preview show of the best of LaLiga through an African lens, the show is hosted by SuperSport anchor Julia Stuart and will feature legendary players from the…
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Why Akinwunmi should be NFF president – Osun FA chairman
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Chairman, Osun State Football Association (OSFA), Chief Rasaq Mustapha said that the 1st Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, (NFF), Mr. Seyi Akinwunmi, deserves to be elected as the president of the nation’s football governing body. Akinwunmi is contesting for the presidency of NFF at the September 30 congress of the body, holding in Benin,…
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Buhari rewards Amusan, Brume, others with National Honours, N200m after sporting exploits
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja approved National Honours and cash awards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics championships. Speaking at a presidential reception in honour of the athletes, the President said his government is committed to rewarding excellence, no less for members of Team Nigeria who ignited the spirit…
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