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Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, on Saturday broke Diego Maradona’s record by scoring his ninth goal at a World Cup. In his 1,000th career appearance, the 35-year-old netted his 789th goal. It was also Messi’s first in the knockout stages of the World Cup. His effort gave Argentina a 1-0 lead …

Uruguay crashed out of the World Cup on Friday despite beating Ghana 2-0 after South Korea scored a late winner in the other Group H match to leapfrog the South American side. Giorgian De Arrascaeta netted twice in quick succession in the first half, with 35-year-old Luis Suarez having a hand …

An Iranian man, Mehran Samak has been shot dead by Iran’s security forces for allegedly jubilating over the country’s football team’s exit at the Qatar World Cup. Rights groups confirmed that security agents killed Samak after honking his car horn in the city of Bandar Anzali, a city northwest of …

Morocco advanced to the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time since 1986 after a 2-1 win over Canada. The Moroccans ended Group F as group winners with seven points becoming the second African side after Senegal to make it to the next round of the competition. …

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed to a staggering £172.9million-a-year contract with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. The 37-year-old is on the lookout for a new team after Manchester United terminated his contract last week in response to his controversial interview with Piers Morgan earlier this month. According to Marca, Ronaldo …

Iranian protesters who have been on the streets since mid-September celebrated their country’s 0-1 loss to the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) at the World Cup tournament in Qatar on Tuesday evening. Iran have crashed out of the biggest soccer fiesta holding in the Middle Eastern country as they …

Back row: Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa ( 4th left) displays the Touch of Unity shortly after receiving ahead of the 21st edition of the National Sports Festival in Government House, Asaba on Tuesday. With him are the Minister of Youths and Sports …

Wales forward Gareth Bale said his team needed to give everything they had to beat England in the World Cup on Tuesday, having been “devastated and heartbroken” after their defeat by Iran. Rob Page’s team fell 2-0 against Iran last Friday, while Bale netted a penalty in their opener, a …

Manchester United players have been reacting to the exit of the Portuguese captain, Cristiano Ronaldo from the club. Recall that, in a statement last week, United confirmed that the legendary forward’s contract had been terminated by mutual consent following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. In a series of bombshells, …

The United States authorities have arrested and detained a former Haitian Olympic boxer, Azea Augustama at North Miami for threatening to shoot up a gym in South Florida, US. Augustama was arrested on Tuesday according to an arrest affidavit after putting a deposit down to buy an AK-47 and was …