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UFC 251: Kamaru Usman beats Jorge Masvidal to retain title in Abu Dhabi

  Nigerian born Kamura Usman has sights on a rematch with Jorge Masvidal so he can dominate him even more than in Sunday’s...

Chelsea beaten at Sheffield United 3-0 in Premier League

  David McGoldrick scored twice for Sheffield United as they upset Chelsea with a 3-0 win in the Premier League at Bramall Lane...

Liverpool win English Premier League title

  The 30-year wait is over. Liverpool is champion of England again. Liverpool clinched its first league title since 1990 on Friday, ending...

Nathaniel Clyne, 7 others to leave Liverpool football club this month

    Liverpool football club announced Thursday that Nathaniel Clyne will depart the club at the end of this month upon the expiry of...

Nigeria’s Super Falcons’ handler, Oshoala, books a place in Spanish squad

      Barcelona Ladies’ striker, Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has been named in the Spanish Primera Iberdola Team of the Season. The 25-year-old...

Brendan Rogers says he had coronavirus

  Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says he “had no strength” after contracting the coronavirus in March. “I could hardly walk and it...

How Taiye Taiwo launched mutiny, rebellion against Stephen Keshi – Sylvanus Okpala

  A band of Super Eagles players led by Taye Taiwo during the AFCON 2013/14 qualifier staged a discreet rebellion against their coach,...

English Premier League Allowed to Restart in June Without Fans – UK Government

  The English Premier League will be allowed to resume the 2019-20 season from June 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the...

Drogba gets Yaya Toure’s endorsement for president of Ivorien Football Association

  Yaya Toure is backing former Ivory Coast team-mate Didier Drogba’s bid to become president of the Ivorian Football Association (FIF). “It’s time...

Henderson Named Player of the Year as Liverpool Dominate BBC Awards

  Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson won the BBC Premier League Player of the Season award Thursday after topping a vote among BBC.com visitors. Henderson...

German Bundesliga ready for kickoff behind closed doors

  Football matches in Germany’s top two divisions will begin without spectators from May 16, making it the first major European country to...

My Nigerian Father Abandoned Me As A Baby – Chelsea Star Ross Barkley

  Chelsea star Ross Barkley has expressed his desire on how badly he wants to meet his father who broke up with his...

66-year-old Nigerian coach, Rohr, lands new contract deal with NFF

….settles for Naira payment Nigeria’s Super Eagles Head coach, Gernot Rohr, has finally settled for  the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) new contract. According...

Tokyo Olympics postponement to cost IOC hundreds of millions of dollars, says President

The COVID-19 forced postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo to 2021 will cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) “several hundred million dollars”,...

Serie A clubs set to return to team training on 4 May

  Italian Serie A football sides will be allowed to return to individual training on 4 May and team training on 18 May...

Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void

  No top-flight league title will be awarded in the Netherlands after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the campaign to a premature close but...