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Former Ivorian international and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has announced his separation from his estranged wife Lalla Diakite. The pair married on June 12, 2011 in Monaco in the presence of selected guests, but player claims they have…
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Former world number one Andy Murray has tested positive for coronavirus. The 33-year-old Brit had been preparing for the year’s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open. He was due to travel to Australia on one of the 18 charter flights…
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Super Eagles legend, Emmanuel Emenike has made people happy in a big way after he recently completed a world class hospital in his hometown. Despite retiring from international football in 2015, the former Super Eagles striker, has…
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Former porn star Eve Vorley is now a major player in British soccer after EPL side West Ham appointed her to their board. Vorley, whose real name is Emma Benton-Hughes, is the partner of West Ham’s co-chairman David Sullivan and has been…
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Manchester United will host Liverpool in the fourth round of this season’s Emirates FA Cup. Monday night’s draw pitched 12-times winners United into battle with Jurgen Klopp’s men, who beat a coronavirus-hit Aston Villa side to book…
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Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has returned positive again after a fresh coronavirus test was conducted on him Monday. Osimhen had tested positive on return to Naples from Nigeria on New Year’s Day and has been self-isolating since…
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Record-breaking Japanese star Kazuyoshi Miura has signed a new contract with J1 League side Yokohama, at the age of 53. ‘King Kazu’, as he is fondly called in Japanese professional football, has committed to his 17th season with the club…
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Some members of the Muslim community have condemned a photo shared by Nigerian international footballer, Ahmed Musa on social media. The Super Eagles Captain incurred the wrath of his Muslim fans after posting a loved up photo of himself…
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Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has declared that his squad does not have a ruthless streak and he doesn’t have enough “killers” despite their 4-0 home win over Morecambe in the FA Cup. Even though the victory was needed as a confidence…
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Nigeria Professional Football League giants Kano Pillars has declared their defender, Sunday Chinedu missing from the club for the past two weeks. The club made this known in a statement released on their official website. Chinedu…
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Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu has debunked the news of his death, saying that he is hale and hearty. Chukwu disclosed this on Sunday in an interview at his Trans Ekulu residence, Enugu. The social media have since…
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Manchester United star, Facundo Pellistri, has tested positive for COVI-19, ruling him out of making his senior debut against Watford on Saturday. Man United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed this during his pre-match press…
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Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has confirmed that Odion Ighalo will be included in the squad to face Watford in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Ighalo is due to return to China when his loan spell expires at the end…
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Netherlands defender Matthijs De Ligt has become the third Juventus player to test positive for coronavirus this week, the Italian champions said on Friday. De Ligt follows team-mates Alex Sandro and Juan Cuadrado in missing this…
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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, owner of EPL side Manchester City, has bought the historic FA Cup trophy at auction and donated it to the National Football Museum. He purchased the trophy which was awarded to the winners of the world’s oldest…
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The coach of Kwara Falcons Basketball Club of Ilorin, Steve Onishola, is dead. Kwara Basketball Association chairman, Joseph Adeyemo, confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Onishola died on Thursday, hours after his…
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Nigerian-born British professional boxer, Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua better known as Anthony Joshua has declared that he is coming towards the end of his boxing career. The heavyweight champion hinted that he will have a maximum of…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu, on his 70th birthday. The President, in a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, acknowledged…
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Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, has said it was consistency that helped his side defeat Manchester United in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday. WITHIN NIGERIA reports that City defeated Utd 2-0 to book a date with Tottenham…
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Manchester City reserve goalkeeper Scott Carson, midfielder Cole Palmer and a member of staff have tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The result came in hours before their League Cup semi-final at…
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Mauricio Pochettino this week begins his reign as coach of PSG, where his brief is to get the best out of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe and go one step further than his predecessor Thomas Tuchel. Sacked with six months left on his contract,…
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Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person in the world to reach 250 million followers on photo sharing platform; Instagram, becoming the the social network's most followed account apart from the brand's own account. This…
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Super eagles Striker, Victor Osimhen has been fined two weeks wages by his Serie A club, Napoli after he took part in a birthday party without a wearing a protective mask. WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that Osimhen tested positive to…
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Mauricio Pochettino has been announced as the new Paris Saint-Germain coach. The club made this known on its website on Saturday. PSG said the former Tottenham manager Pochettino signed a contract until June 30, 2022 with an option…
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Napoli and Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has tested positive for COVID-19. Osimhen returned a positive test on Friday, having been away for the yuletide break. Napoli disclosed this in a tweet via its Twitter account on Friday…
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