Category: Sports

Spain Edge Switzerland To Stay Top Of UEFA Nations League Group
October 11, 2020 No Responses

Spain Edge Switzerland To Stay Top Of UEFA Nations League Group

Mikel Oyarzabal scored early to help an underwhelming Spain secure a scrappy 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the Nations League on Saturday, keeping them top of their group.  The Real Sociedad forward snatched the only goal of the game in...
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FA, English Leagues Urge Govt To Allow Return Of Spectators
October 7, 2020 No Responses

FA, English Leagues Urge Govt To Allow Return Of Spectators

England’s Football Association and leagues have urged the government to allow fans to return to stadiums, assuring supporters in an open letter that they can hold matches safely. The government was hoping to allow the return of 25 to 30...
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Arsenal Edges Past Liverpool On Penalties in League Cup
October 2, 2020 No Responses

Arsenal Edges Past Liverpool On Penalties in League Cup

Arsenal squeezed past Liverpool 5-4 on penalties to advance to the English Football League (EFL) Cup quarter-finals on Thursday after a goalless 90 minutes. With the Premier League champions making several changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the...
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Messi Back In Scoring Business As Barca Wins La Liga Opener
September 28, 2020 No Responses

Messi Back In Scoring Business As Barca Wins La Liga Opener

Lionel Messi scored a penalty as Ronald Koeman’s era as Barcelona boss began with a comfortable La Liga win over Villarreal. Ansu Fati was the game’s outstanding player and scored Barca’s first two goals, with a first-time finish from a...
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Madrid Beat Betis In Five-Goal Thriller
September 27, 2020 No Responses

Madrid Beat Betis In Five-Goal Thriller

Real Madrid won a five-goal thriller with Real Betis in La Liga as the video assistant referee took centre stage. Federico Valverde put Madrid ahead from close range but Aissa Mandi – with a header – and William Carvalho scored...
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Bayern Beat Servilla To Win Supper Cup
September 25, 2020 No Responses

Bayern Beat Servilla To Win Supper Cup

Bayern Munich were taken to extra time by a durable and resilient Sevilla in front 15,180 fans in Budapest before adding the Uefa Super Cup to their Champions League trophy. The showpiece was watched by supporters inside the 67,000-capacity Puskas...
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Somalia’s Ali Seals Professional Deal
September 24, 2020 No Responses

Somalia’s Ali Seals Professional Deal

Ramla Ali, a boxer who became British champion without her family’s knowledge after fleeing civil war in Somalia, has signed a professional deal with Matchroom Boxing. The 31-year-old, who says she is still aiming to be the first Somali boxer...
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Bayern Beats Schalke 8-0
September 19, 2020 No Responses

Bayern Beats Schalke 8-0

Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick and Leroy Sane scored on his Bayern Munich debut as they opened the new Bundesliga season with a demolition of Schalke. Leroy Sane, making his debut after a £44.7m move from Manchester City, assisted two...
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Messi Wins Nine-Year Fight To Trademark His Surname
September 18, 2020 No Responses

Messi Wins Nine-Year Fight To Trademark His Surname

Footballer Lionel Messi can register his name as a trademark after a nine-year legal battle, the EU’s top court has ruled. The European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal from Spanish cycling company Massi and the EU’s intellectual property offic...
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FIFA: COVID-19 Pandemic To Cost Football N5.4tr This Year
September 17, 2020 No Responses

FIFA: COVID-19 Pandemic To Cost Football N5.4tr This Year

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cost club football 14 billion dollars (about N5.4 trillion) this year worldwide, a leading official at global football body FIFA said on Wednesday.  Olli Rehn, who heads the FIFA committee set up to tackle...
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AFA President: Messi Can Play In Argentina’s Opening 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
September 11, 2020 No Responses

AFA President: Messi Can Play In Argentina’s Opening 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Lionel Messi can play in Argentina’s opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier next month, Claudio Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), said on Thursday.  Tapia said this was because the statute of limitations (barring him from play...
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Serena Williams Overcomes Pironkova To Reach Semi-Finals
September 10, 2020 No Responses

Serena Williams Overcomes Pironkova To Reach Semi-Finals

Serena Williams kept alive her hopes of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Tsvetana Pironkova in the US Open quarter-finals. The American six-time champion, 38, struggled early on with the variety of...
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Ronaldo Scores 100th Goal For Portugal
September 9, 2020 No Responses

Ronaldo Scores 100th Goal For Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th goal for Portugal in their Nations League clash away to Sweden on Tuesday.  The goal scored by Ronaldo meant he joined Iran’s Ali Daei as the only male player to score 100 goals or more...
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Messi Reports For Barcelona Training
September 8, 2020 No Responses

Messi Reports For Barcelona Training

Barcelona’s all-time top scorer Lionel Messi has returned to training following his failed attempt to force a move away from the club. Messi, 33, submitted a transfer request on 25 August but said last Friday he would stay because it is “...
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