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Leicester goalkeeper Schmeichel joins French side Nice
Leicester City captain Kasper Schmeichel has left the club after 11 years and joined Ligue 1 side Nice. The goalkeeper, 35, made 479 appearances for the Foxes after signing from Leeds, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield. Schmeichel was also part of the side that won the Championship in 2013-14. He follows Aaron Ramsey to Nice after…
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Police IRT boss, Disu, wins US Open judo silver medal
Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) unit, Tunji Disu won a silver medal at the US Open Judo Championship over the weekend. According to reports Disu, who is a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), won silver in minus 100kg category of the veteran division. The competition had over 500 veteran champions across the world. Disu’s win came at…
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Ronaldo returns for United in Rayo Vallecano draw
Cristiano Ronaldo made his first pre-season appearance for Manchester United in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano after a summer of speculation about his future. Pictures of Ronaldo leaving Old Trafford prior to the final whistle emerged on social media, but United have clarified he was one of a number of players to do so, and it is not an…
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England beat Germany to win first major women’s trophy
England created history by winning their first major women’s tournament in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against old rivals and eight-time champions Germany at Wembley. Substitute Chloe Kelly poked home a loose ball from a corner to send the raucous record crowd of 87,192 into a frenzy with ten minutes of extra time remaining. She waited for confirmation of the…
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2022 Commonwealth Games: Oyetola congratulates Osun-born Olarinoye for winning gold
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has congratulated weightlifter, Adijat Olarinoye, for winning Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Olarinoye, on Saturday night, emerged the overall best in the women’s 55kg category of the weightlifting event, after she lifted 92kg in the snatch, 111kg in clean and jerk, lifting 203kg in total to…
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Arsenal loan Tavares to Marseille
Arsenal have agreed to loan left-back Nuno Tavares to French club Marseille for the upcoming season. The 22-year-old joined the Premier League side in the 2021 summer transfer window and he has made 28 appearances and scored once for the Gunners. Tavares’ first competitive goal was against Manchester United in April. The Portugal Under-21 defender had been expected to join…
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Buhari hails Tobi Amusan’s World Record feat, Brume’s silver medal
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan after she broke the World Record in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Championships in the US on Monday morning. Amusan ran a time of 12.12s to win her semi-final, breaking Kendra Harrison’s 12.20s World Record in the process, winning a $100,000 prize money. She went on to run faster…
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Tobi Amusan breaks 100 metres hurdles world record, wins gold
Nigerian Tobi Amusan won 100 metres hurdles gold at the World Championships on Sunday in what was initially announced as a world record 12.06 seconds but later ruled ineligible as the wind speed exceeded the legal limit. Amusan broke the world record earlier on Sunday by running 12.12 in the semi-final at Hayward Field. She recovered from a slightly slower…
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Oshoala wins record fifth Africa’s Women’s Player of the Year award
…Mane claims men’s crown Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala set a new record when she walked away with her fifth Africa’s Women’s Player of the Year award at the CAF Awards 2022, while Senegal’s star forward Sadio Mane was named Men’s Player of the Year after leading the Teranga Lions to its maiden Africa Cup of Nations title. It was a highly…
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Super Eagles defender Bassey completes £19.6m move to Ajax
Calvin Bassey has completed his move to Ajax for a Rangers club record fee of £19.6m. The Nigeria defender, 22, has signed a five-year deal with the Dutch champions, while add-ons could boost the sale by another £3m. Bassey joined Rangers from Leicester City for a modest compensation fee in 2020 and emerged as a key player last season. Rangers’…
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