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Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala missed the team’s 1-0 defeat to Jamaica at this year’s Summer Series a four-nation tournament in the United States of America due to a visa hitch. Houston Dash forward Deneisha Blackwood scored the only goal ...

Georginio Wijnaldum has agreed on a deal to join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in spite of looking poised to link up with FC Barcelona for several months. The Netherlands international has signed a three-year contract at the Parc des Princes, the ...

Nasarawa United will forfeit three points despite their 3-1 victory over Warri Wolves in the Nigeria Professional Football League on Wednesday, after they allowed fans into the Lafia Township Stadium, thus flouting the new directive of the Nigeria Football Federation. ...

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, threw the armband on the pitch, as they held to a 0-0 draw by Cameroon in Tuesday’s international friendly. The incident happened with 10 minutes left at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt. Gernot Rohr decided to ...

Yoo Sang-chul, one of the stars of South Korea’s surprising run to the 2002 World Cup semi-finals, has died after long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 49.   Yoo played 124 times for South Korea from 1994 to 2005, ...

  Pep Guardiola has been named Premier League Manager of the Season for 2020-21 after guiding Manchester City to another title triumph. The Blues restored domestic dominance at a canter after overcoming a slow start to hit their stride around the ...

  Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been named the Premier League Player of the Season. The Portugal international, who joined City from Benfica in September, wins his second individual award after being named the Football Writers’ Association men’s Player of ...

The 2021 edition of the African Athletics Championships will no longer be held in Lagos, Nigeria as earlier anticipated. This follows the inability of the Federal Ministry of Sports and the Lagos State government to get the needed go-ahead from ...

  England have been dealt a major blow as Trent Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out of Euro 2020 due to a thigh injury. Alexander-Arnold limped out of England’s 1-0 friendly win over Austria on Wednesday night after picking up a ...

  Florida has become the latest US state to ban transgender girls and women from participating in female sports at public schools and colleges. The state’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis signed the measure into law on Tuesday. The law says ...

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus will be banned from the Champions League this week, according to reports in Italy. The three European giants are facing disciplinary proceedings over their plans to form the European Super League. They have insisted that ...

  Carlo Ancelotti has been reappointed as manager of Real Madrid, and has departed Everton following 18 months in charge of the Premier League side. Ancelotti returns to Los Blancos following the resignation of Zinedine Zidane, who departed after Madrid ...

  Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has pulled out of the England squad for this summer’s European Championship in order to ‘fully recover from injury.’ The teenager was named in Gareth Southgate’s provisional 33-man squad ahead of the tournament which ...

Inter Milan’s Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal is receiving hospital treatment after testing positive for coronavirus, his national team said Monday. The diagnosis means the 34-year-old will miss Thursday’s World Cup qualifier between Chile and Argentina. “The medical team of the ...

  Super Eagles’ quest to consolidate on their recent victories over Indomitable Lions is being threatened by players’ withdrawals from the two friendly internationals in Austria this month, reports ESPN. According to the website, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and ...

  The upcoming Copa America tournament will be played in Brazil, the South American football confederation CONMEBOL said on Monday after original hosts Argentina and Colombia were dropped. CONMEBOL tweeted that the dates are confirmed and venues to be named ...

Naomi Osaka said Monday she was withdrawing from the French Open following the bitter fall-out from her decision to boycott all media activity at the Grand Slam event. “The best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being ...

  Sergio Aguero will join Barcelona on a free transfer following his departure from Manchester City. The 32-year-old underwent a medical at Camp Nou on Monday before signing a two-year contract with the Blaugrana. Barca moved for Aguero after City’s ...

Chelsea’s victorious players have returned to Cobham with the Champions League trophy after winning their second European title on Saturday. The Blues overcame Manchester City 1-0 at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto on Saturday night thanks to Kai Havertz’ ...

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has offered a cryptic response to French Open organisers who slammed a $15,000 fine on her for boycotting the press. In a tweet on Sunday night, the world No.2 wrote: “anger is a lack of ...

  Diehard Nigerian Chelsea fans held a thanksgiving service yesterday May 30th in a church to celebrate winning the Champions League. On Saturday May 29, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 to win the Champions League for the second time in ...

UEFA will pay Chelsea £16.4million for winning this year’s Champions League ahead of Manchester City. The European top football governing body will also pay Man City £12.9million for losing the Champions League final to Chelsea, Express UK reports. Winner: £16.4m ...

  Chelsea Champions League Win: Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar was blasted by Nigerians on social media after he tweeted about Chelsea’s win at the Champions league. The politician had taken to Twitter to publicly congratulate his son who is a ...

  Thomas Tuchel is set for a new contract through at least 2023 after helping Chelsea to a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League final. The Blues became European champions for the second time thanks to a Kai Havertz ...

  Havertz first-half goal decided the final in Porto, helping Chelsea seal their second Champions League triumph. Chelsea’s Kai Havertz repaid some of his huge transfer fee as his first-half goal sealed a 1-0 win for his side over Manchester ...