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US offers talks next month with Russia in bid to ease fears of conflict over Ukraine Vladimir Putin has warned of “appropriate military-technical measures” in response to the threat of Nato’s expansion towards Russia’s borders, in a significant ratcheting up of tensions with the western alliance. The US said it …

Ajibade at the double in Atletico Madrid’s win against Betis Former FC Robo Queens and Avaldnes forward, Rasheedat Ajibade scored two goals as her Spanish Primera Iberdrola side, Atletico Madrid defeated Betis 6-1 on Saturday. Ajibade opened the scoring for Atletico Madrid in the tenth minute before Paula Perea equalised …

New Super Eagles coach, Augustine Eguavoen has named two players who are in contention to replace Napoli’s Victor Osimhen in his squad. According to Eguavoen, Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi and Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis are in line to replace Osimhen if the former Lille star does not make a full recovery …

OTTAWA, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Canada will lift a ban on travelers from 10 African nations that was imposed last month as part of a campaign to fight the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said on Friday. Duclos also told reporters that Canada would once again require …

Nigerian athletes were disallowed from participating in the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 holding in Abu Dhabi, The PUNCH exclusively gathered. The athletes and their representatives claimed that they were denied access to participate in the competition by authorities of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. According to the …

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The Super Eagles will begin preparations for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Uyo on December 28. According to reports, the team will train in the Akwa Ibom state’s capital before moving to Garoua, Cameroon venue of their group games. There are also plans for the Super Eagles to …

Arsenal forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could leave the club for Barcelona in January, Newsextra24 reports. The UK Independent claims the LaLiga side are eyeing a move for the 32-year-old. This follows the Gunners’ decision to strip Aubameyang of the captain’s armband on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta came to the decision, after the …

Super Falcons captain, Asisat Oshoala, has been named the best women’s footballer in the CAF region by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Chiamaka Nnadozie of Nigeria was also named the best goalkeeper in the region. Here is the full list of winners in the CAF women’s …

All internal, external transactions and procedures in the Government of Dubai are now 100 per cent digital and managed from a comprehensive digital government services platform. Dubai has become the world’s first government to turn 100 per cent paperless, the Emirate’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al …