President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led the tributes Tuesday as Brazil said its final farewell to late football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. A flood of fans, politicians and football dignitaries turned out to pay their respects to the player known as “The …
Read More »The burial of the late football legend Pele has been set for Monday and Tuesday. The wake will be held on Monday and his body will be laid to rest on Tuesday at his Santos home, where he enchanted the world, according to his former club. “The wake …
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Erling Haaland is using the frustration of being forced to watch the World Cup on TV as motivation to score more goals in the Premier League this season. Haaland took his tally to 20 in 14 games with a double against Leeds at Elland Road for Manchester City. It is …
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Arsenal are on the verge of completing the signing of Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix and Mykhailo Mudryk. Arsenal are looking for a replacement for Gabriel Jesus who was hit by a serious knee injury at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The Athletic sports journalist and transfer expert, David Ornstein …
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Tickets are now on sale for Nigeria’s premier Mixed Martial Arts event; the FACE OFF FIGHT NIGHT series, powered by UFC legend and world champion Kamaru Usman. The highly anticipated event, will feature 22 fighters from 6 African countries, and for the first time in Nigeria, two women’s MMA fights. Promoted by THE AFRICAN KNOCKOUT (AKO), the FACE OFF FIGHT NIGHTS aims to position Mixed Martial Arts as one …
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Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu will stay in his job after leading the Samurai Blue to the last 16 at the World Cup in Qatar, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday. There had been speculation about his future after a rollercoaster performance by Japan, who again failed to reach the quarter-finals …
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No doubt, the year 2022 will remain unforgettable for many sports-loving Nigerians for different reasons. In this report, GOWON AKPODONOR looks at how the country fared in some of its sporting engagement. Athletics Athletics in Nigeria recorded its best moment in 2022. From the country’s participation at the World Championship …
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Manchester United made a positive start to life without Cristiano Ronaldo as Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial stepped out from the Portuguese’s shadow to score in a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. But manager Erik ten Hag is still targeting a striker to replace Ronaldo in the transfer …
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CHELSEA return to Premier League action on Tuesday evening when they welcome AFC Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge. Sitting ninth on the table, Graham Potter is still charged with the responsibility of getting the Blues to a top-four spot after taking over from German tactician, Thomas Tuchel in September. Porous defensively, …
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Former Uruguay international midfielder Fabian O’Neill, once hailed by Zinedine Zidane as “the most talented player” he’d ever seen, died Sunday after a long battle with alcoholism. He was 49. “Goodbye Wizard,” tweeted O’Neill’s formative club Nacional after he passed away due to chronic cirrhosis in a Montevideo hospital where …
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