CHELSEA manager, Mauricio Pochettino has hinted Cole Palmer has established himself as the team’s first-choice penalty taker. Palmer, who arrived from Manchester City this summer, scored his first goal for the Blues from the spot against Burnley earlier this month. He also successfully converted from the spot in the 2-2 …
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THE Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has called for public-private partnerships to fast-track the development of sports in Nigeria. The minister made the call on Thursday in Abuja when board members of the Sports Performance Reward Fund (SPRF), led by its president, Musa Kida, paid him a courtesy …
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BARCELONA President, Joan Laporta, has been charged with suspected bribery over referee payments. Spanish news agency EFE reports that the payments were made to companies linked to the former vice-president of the refereeing committee, José María Enríquez Negreira. However, these charges relate to Laporta’s first spell in charge at the …
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THE Super Eagles of Nigeria are aiming to win their first international friendly game since 2019, after playing 15 friendly games without a win. The Super Eagles are taking on lowly-rated Mozambique at the Estadio Municipal de Albufeira in Portugal later today, less than three days after drawing 2-2 with Saudi …
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THE president of the European football governing body, UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, has written a letter to Israel on behalf of the body to sympathize with the country. In the letter, the UEFA president expressed “profound sorrow” regarding “the tragic acts of violence” that took place in Israel. Reports claimed that Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked …
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Ahead of the 2024 summer transfer window, Serie A giants Inter Milan and Juventus are reportedly considering bids for Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman. Recall that Ademola Lookman played the 2021–2022 season on loan at Leicester City before joining Atalanta in the summer of 2022 for €9 million with performance-related bonuses. The …
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FORMER Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was hired as the new manager of Championship club Birmingham on Wednesday. Rooney has agreed a three-and-a-half-year contract to replace John Eustace at St Andrew’s after leaving Major League Soccer side DC United last week. Eustace, in charge for just 15 months, was sacked …
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MANCHESTER City striker, Erling Haaland has opened up about the prospect of breaking Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer’s Premier League goalscoring record in the future. Haaland joined Man City from Borussia Dortmund last summer on a five-year deal. The Norwegian broke the record for most goals scored in a single …
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NIGERIAN -born British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua is currently training with Ben Davison, a former trainer of his rival, Tyson Fury. Anthony Joshua’s camp manager, KD, revealed this on Sunday amid back and forth over the possibility of the Nigerian-born fighter facing Fury. Davison was instrumental in Tyson Fury’s miraculous …
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JORGE Vilda who won the 2023 Women’s World Cup for Spain in August is under investigation over the kissing scandal of ex-Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales. Recall that Jorge Vilda was sacked about a month after helping the women’s team to win the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as …
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