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Buhari Appoints Ex-Super Eagles Striker, Amokachi As Special Assistant On Sports

Edna Wande Aug 20, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi, as Special Assistant on Sports. This was announced in a press statement by the Media Office of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development on…

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Australia And New Zealand To Jointly Host Women’s World Cup In 2023

Edna Wande Jun 25, 2020 0

Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has named Australia and New Zealand as joint hosts of the Women’s World Cup in 2023. The decision was announced at the conclusion of voting that held during the FIFA council…

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Conor McGregor Announces Retirement From UFC – The Third Time In Four Years

Edna Wande Jun 7, 2020 0

Irish mixed martial arts fighter and boxer, Conor McGregor has announced his retirement from fighting - for the third time in four years. The former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) World Champion made this known via…

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LaLiga Clubs Free To Start Full Training From Monday

Edna Wande May 30, 2020 0

LaLiga football league has confirmed that players will be allowed to return to full training on Monday, giving them 10 days to work together before the season restarts in Spain on June 11th. The league stated that; Clubs will begin…

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International Basketball Federation Releases Guidelines For Basketball’s Return

Edna Wande May 26, 2020 0

International Basketball Federation has published recommendations for the resumption of basketball in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations, which were published in English, French and Spanish languages, are titled…

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Tennis: Naomi Osaka Breaks Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova Record To Become Highest-Paid Female…

Edna Wande May 22, 2020 0

Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka has become the world's highest-paid female athlete, unseating US rival Serena Williams from top of the list after toppling Russian Maria Sharapova’s previous record. The 22-year-old broke Sharapova's…

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“Football Is Back” – Fans Celebrate As Bundesliga Returns To Action Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Edna Wande May 16, 2020 0

German Bundesliga football league has returned to action on Saturday with six-matches after 61 days of suspension of league due to coronavirus pandemic. It is the first of Europe's elite leagues to return to the screen even as the…

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Tottenham Hotspur Forward, Son Finishes Military Training In South Korea

Edna Wande May 8, 2020 0

Tottenham Hotspur forward, Son Heung-min has concluded his compulsory three-weeks military training in South Korea amid coronavirus. The military training (known as conscription or the draft) in South Korea is the compulsory enlistment…

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Juventus Striker, Paulo Dybala Finally Recovers From Coronavirus After Six Weeks Of First Diagnosis

Edna Wande May 7, 2020 0

Juventus forward, Paulo Dybala has fully recovered from coronavirus six weeks after he was originally diagnosed. On March 21, the Argentine forward revealed that he and his girlfriend, Oriana Sabatini, had been diagnosed with…

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Tributes Pour In As Nigerians Celebrate Late Super Eagles’ Top Scorer Rashidi Yekini

Edna Wande May 4, 2020 0

Fans and football bodies around the world have paid tribute to Nigeria Super Eagles’ top scorer and striker Rashidi Yekini, seven years after his death. Yekini, who is still Nigeria's all-time top scorer with 37 goals in 58 games,…

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Juventus Player, Paulo Dybala Tests Positive For Coronavirus Fourth Time In Six Weeks

Edna Wande Apr 29, 2020 0

Juventus Football Player Paulo Dybala has tested positive for the coronavirus for the fourth time in six weeks. Paulo had on March 21 confirmed that he and his girlfriend Oriana Sabatini had contracted COVID-19. According to…

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Coronavirus: Ligue 1 And 2 Seasons Cancelled As French Government Announces Ban On All Sporting…

Edna Wande Apr 28, 2020 0

Top professional sports leagues in France, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have been cancelled after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that football games, even behind closed doors will not be allowed until September. Last week,…

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“Tokyo Olympics Will Be Cancelled If Pandemic Not Over By 2021” – Committee President

Edna Wande Apr 28, 2020 0

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee’s president, Yoshiro Mori has on Tuesday said the event will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by 2021. The Games which was originally scheduled to start…

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Man City Manager Pep Guardiola’s Mother Dies Of Coronavirus

Edna Wande Apr 6, 2020 0

L-R: Manchester City football club manager, Pep Guardiola and his mother, Dolors Sala Carrio Manchester City football club manager, Pep Guardiola’s mother, Dolors Sala Carrio has died from coronavirus. The club announced this in a…

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Fans React As Manchester United Loanee, Odion Ighalo Gets Offered A £400k Per Week Deal By Shanghai…

Edna Wande Mar 26, 2020 0

Manchester United loanee Odion Ighalo Manchester United loanee Odion Ighalo has been offered a two-year contract extension worth more than £400,000 per week by his parent club Shanghai Shenhua. The Chinese club wants to reward the…

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