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Sam Allardyce on Monday said he was “very proud” to be named England manager and felt confident that he “fitted the chair”. The 61-year-old Englishman — who succeeds Roy Hodgson, who stepped down after England lost to minnows Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2016 — refused to confirm …

LEICESTER’S £16m record buy Ahmed Musa is desperate to become a Premier League legend — like his close pal  Nwankwo Kanu, The Sun reports. But the diminutive striker realises it is a tall order to top anything his fellow Nigerian achieved  when 6ft 5in Kanu   towers above him. At 5ft …

After repetitive injuries and a loss of love for gymnastics, former Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney sidelined previous ambitions of competing in the Olympic Trials to focus on her love for making music. Ditching the leotards for red platform shoes, cleavage-complimenting photos and midriff-bearing tops, Maroney has introduced a more …

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale headlined a 10-man shortlist announced on Monday for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Ronaldo struck the winning spot-kick as Real claimed an 11th Champions League title, beating city rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties in May, before leading his country …

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had concluded plans to upgrade 21 secondary school libraries across all the six educational districts in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said in a statement that the libraries would be upgraded by the end …

UEFA has named French forward and tournament top scorer Antoine Griezmann as the best player of Euro 2016, a day after the hosts’ 1-0 final defeat to Portugal. “Antoine Griezmann was a threat in every game he played. He works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and quality finishing,” …

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has released a 35-man provisional list for the Rio Olympics games starting on August 5, in Brazil. Players who have had experience playing in the Nigeria senior team constitute half of those listed in Coach Siasia’s provisional squad of 35, who will train in the …

What a sad day for Nigeria!  One of Nigeria’s most iconic sports personalities, former Super Eagles captain and former coach of the team, Stephen Keshi, has died.   According to his family, he died in the early hours of today Wednesday June 8th of Cardiac arrest in Benin, Edo state. …

Arsenal manager was reportedly left surprised by the levels of abuse that came his way during the team’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, and the Frenchman’s own behaviour is said to have left the players “baffled.” According to John Cross of the Daily Mirror, …

Pep Guardiola avoided his future employers as Manchester City were on Friday drawn to play Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League while Atletico Madrid will face the Spaniard’s Bayern Munich. Guardiola will take over as City boss next season and is in his swansong after three years …