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Paris Saint-Germain fell behind 2-1 to RB Leipzig following a goal by the German side. When it all seemed as though an upset would be in the making for Leipzig, Lionel Messi worked out some magic to aid the capital club. The 34-year-old and Kylian Mbappé collaborated on PSG’s second …

A child who attended PSG’s Champions League game against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night went viral after making an unusual proposition to Lionel Messi. The Argentine icon started for the French giants in their Group A match, which took place at the Parc Des Princes. Prior to kick-off, while he …

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is unhappy with his bosses for failing to sign a central midfielder, according to the Manchester Evening News. Solskjaer is under pressure following a 4-2 defeat at Leicester City last weekend. The loss saw United drop to sixth place in the Premier League, five …

A medical inquiry has heard that a Nigerian doctor Francis Megwa, who was employed as a senior house officer at University Maternity Hospital Limerick knew “near nothing” and was unable to take blood samples and insert intravenous drips and had to ask what an obstetrician was. Megwa is accused of …

Three years after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) signed a currency swap deal with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), Nigerians are yet to feel the impact of that arrangement, especially as the free fall of naira, currently standing at N570/$1 at the parallel market persists. In April 2018, …

Shlomo Ben Yaakov wants to become Nigeria’s first rabbi Rocking back and forth, Shlomo Ben Yaakov reads from a Torah scroll at a synagogue on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Intermittently his soft mellow voice rises in Hebrew and he is joined by the dozens who recite after him. …

A late Victor Osimhen’s towering header sealed a hardfought 1-0 for Napoli which saw them record their eight consecutive win in the Serie A this season, Newsextra24 reports. Napoli are now the only team in Europe’s top five leagues with a 100 per cent record and reclaim first position from …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has received the Queen’s Baton for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Along with sports minister Sunday Dare, Osinbajo welcomed the baton at the State House on Saturday, on behalf of President Buhari. Habu Gumel, President, Commonwealth Games Nigeria, received the baton at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says, on current form, Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world after the Egyptian shone in Saturday’s 5-0 win over Watford. After scoring one of the most memorable goals of recent years in the draw with Manchester City two weeks ago, Salah was at …

Patrice Evra has admitted that he is tired of watching Lionel Messi win the Ballon d’Or, and the current Paris Saint-Germain star has done it six times in his career. This year’s 2021 Ballon d’Or race looks more open than it used to be, with Evra even named Chelsea team …