Category: Sports

Afcon: Cameroon Beat Burkina Faso 2-1
January 10, 2022 No Responses

Afcon: Cameroon Beat Burkina Faso 2-1

Cameroon came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in an incident-packed opener at the Africa Cup of Nations. An acrobatic volley from Gustavo Sangare put the Burkinabe ahead midway through the first half in Yaounde.  But two unerring penalties...
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AFCON Champions To Earn N2.8b
January 8, 2022 No Responses

AFCON Champions To Earn N2.8b

Champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return home with a prize money of $5million (about N2.8 billion).  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the winners’ prize money was increased from $4.5 million, representing an...
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Australia Cancels Visa Of Djokovic, Tennis Top Player
January 6, 2022 No Responses

Australia Cancels Visa Of Djokovic, Tennis Top Player

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne. The world number one was held in the city’s airport for several hours before border forces announced he had not met entry...
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Chelsea Battle Back To Draw 2-2 With Liverpool
January 3, 2022 No Responses

Chelsea Battle Back To Draw 2-2 With Liverpool

Chelsea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Liverpool in a breathless encounter between the two faltering title chasers at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.  The stalemate left Table-toppers Manchester City 10 points clear at the top of the...
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Man City Beat 10-Man Arsenal, Move 11 Points
January 2, 2022 No Responses

Man City Beat 10-Man Arsenal, Move 11 Points

Rodri scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City beat 10-man Arsenal in an incident-packed encounter to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League. That advantage will be cut to some extent on Sunday when second-placed Chelsea...
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Heritage Bank, LASG, Reiterate Commitment To Sports Development
January 1, 2022 No Responses

Heritage Bank, LASG, Reiterate Commitment To Sports Development

Heritage Bank plc has reiterated its support for the 3rd Edition of the annual Lagos Value Jet Para Table Tennis championship in partnership with Lagos State Government (LASG).    The three-day para table tennis championship hosted 45 table tenn...
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Manchester United In Top Six After Beating Burnley
December 31, 2021 No Responses

Manchester United In Top Six After Beating Burnley

Manchester United scored three first-half goals for the first time in the Premier League since January as they swept Burnley aside at Old Trafford to move back into the top six. Scott McTominay’s eighth-minute curler from the edge of the...
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NFF Appoints Jose Peseiro As New Super Eagles’ Head Coach
December 30, 2021 No Responses

NFF Appoints Jose Peseiro As New Super Eagles’ Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles.  A statement issued by NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, explained that the NFF Executive Commi...
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Ademola Lookman Scores As Leicester Beat Liverpool
December 29, 2021 No Responses

Ademola Lookman Scores As Leicester Beat Liverpool

Ademola Lookman scored the only goal as Leicester beat Liverpool to leave the Reds six points off the top of the Premier League table.  BBC report that Liverpool’s biggest chances came in the first half when Mohamed Salah had a...
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Manchester City Hold Off Leicester To Move Six Point Clear
December 27, 2021 No Responses

Manchester City Hold Off Leicester To Move Six Point Clear

Manchester City held off an unlikely Leicester comeback to clinch a ninth successive Premier League win in thrilling style and move six points clear at the top of the table. BBC report that it looked like the defending champions had...
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AFCON 2021: Eguavoen Lists Osimhen, Ighalo, Musa In 28-Man Final List
December 26, 2021 No Responses

AFCON 2021: Eguavoen Lists Osimhen, Ighalo, Musa In 28-Man Final List

Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has released his final list of Super Eagles players for the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with recuperating striker Victor Osimhen making the cut.  Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Fed...
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Covid: Liverpool vs Leeds, Wolves vs Watford Postponed
December 24, 2021 No Responses

Covid: Liverpool vs Leeds, Wolves vs Watford Postponed

The Premier League has postponed Liverpool’s game against Leeds United and the match between Wolves and Watford because of coronavirus. Both games were at 12:30 GMT on Sunday, 26 December but have been called off after requests from Leeds and...
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Volleyball Premier: Customs Beats COAS Babes 3-0
December 19, 2021 No Responses

Volleyball Premier: Customs Beats COAS Babes 3-0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) Babes has defeated COAS Babes 3-0 to continue their unbeatable race on matchday seven in the female category at the ongoing final phase of the 2021 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League in Abuja.   The News Agency of...
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Liverpool Beats Newcastle 3-1
December 17, 2021 No Responses

Liverpool Beats Newcastle 3-1

Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold scored with a spectacular strike as they overcame the loss of three players to suspected positive COVID-19 tests to beat Newcastle United 3-1 in the Premier League on Thursday.  The result meant Liverpool moved onto 40...
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