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Serena Williams joins bid to buy Chelsea
Former tennis world number one Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined Martin Broughton’s bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea, a source close to the bid told Reuters on Thursday. Former Liverpool chairman Broughton’s consortium includes World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and wealthy investors from around the world, who the group says all want…
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United announce Ten Hag’s appointment as new manager
Manchester United have announced Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their new manager starting from the end of this current campaign. United announced Ten Hag’s appointment in a statement on the club’s website on Thursday “Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Erik ten Hag as Men’s First Team Manager, subject to work visa requirements, from the end…
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BREAKING: Super Eagles get easy draw in 2023 AFCON qualifiers
Nigeria’s Super Eagles were given an easy draw in the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Ivory Coast. The Super Eagles were one of the seeded teams going to the draws They were drawn in Group A against Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe. Details later…
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Sporting achievements in Akwa Ibom testament to Gov Emmanuel’s investments – Eno
Governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) IN Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno, says the achievements recorded in sports in the state are a testament to Governor Udom Emmanuel’s investments. The immediate past commissioner for lands and water resources said part of such achievements was Akwa United winning the Nigeria Professional Football League trophy for the first…
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Ronaldo loses newborn son, calls for privacy
Cristano Ronaldo has asked for privacy after the Manchester United forward announced the death of his newborn son. The Portuguese striker confirmed the news in a message on social media on Monday, also revealing the birth of a baby girl with partner Georgina Rodriguez, with the pair previously stating that they had been expecting twins. Ronaldo is a father to…
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Super Eagles to play Ecuador in friendly June 2
The Nigeria Football Federation and the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol on Friday announced that the ‘A’ National Teams of both countries will play a friendly match in New Jersey, United States of America on Thursday, 2nd June 2022. Both teams will clash at the 25,000 –capacity Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey – home to Major League Soccer’s New York…
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NFF appoints coaches for Eagles Team B, other national teams
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Salisu Yusuf as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles Team B (otherwise known as CHAN team) as well as the U23 (Olympics) team. Yusuf, who was head coach the Super Eagles Team B emerged runner-up of the…
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Chelsea owner Abramovich begging friends to lend him $1m to pay staff
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has been begging his Hollywood and US power broker friends to each lend him $1 million to keep him afloat as his assets are frozen by worldwide authorities. Page Six has exclusively learned that the Chelsea Football Club owner, whose bank accounts are frozen in the US and the UK, is desperately asking for loans from…
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Nigeria’s celebrated FIFA referee, Bolaji Okubule dies at 80
Chief Festus Bolaji Okubule, one of Nigeria’s celebrated former referees has died. His death in a Lagos hospital took place at about 5.50pm on Tuesday. The death occurred after he took ill shortly after his 80th birthday which was quietly marked at his Lagos home on 14 March. He was the second Nigerian referee to officiate at the African Cup…
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Eguavoen hopes to return as Eagles coach
Austin Eguavoen says he hopes to return some day to coach the Super Eagles again. The 56-year-old stepped down as Eagles coach after failing to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After playing a goalless draw against Ghana in Kumasi in the World Cup playoffs, the Eagles drew 1-1 in the second leg at the Moshood Abiola Stadium…
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