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Manchester United have said midfielder, Paul Pogba will not continue at the club when his contract expires this June. Pogba has been reported to want a move from the club and Juventus being his likely destination. The France international had a torrid campaign in the just concluded season, managing to score just once and was […]

The Community Shield tie between Manchester City and Liverpool which is the curtain raiser for a new season has been moved from Wembley to Leicester City’s King Power Stadium. This development follows the final of the Women’s Euro 2022 coming up the following day at the Wembley stadium. The Community Shield which is usually played […]

Reigning African champions, Tobiloba Amusan (100m hurdles), Ese Brume (Long Jump), Chioma Onyekwere (Discus Throw), Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (Shot Put), and former national champion, Seye Ogunlewe top the list of 54 athletes that will represent Nigeria at the 22nd African Athletics Championships scheduled for June 8 and 12, 2022 in Mauritius.

Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has demanded an apology from French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera over the treatment of the club’s fans at Saturday’s Champions League final in Paris. Werner, part of the US-based Fenway Sports Group that owns Liverpool, said in a leaked letter sent to the minister on Monday that he was left in […]

Rafael Nadal recorded his 300th grand slam match win by easing into the third round of the French Open, beating Corentin Moutet in straight sets on Thursday. The “King of Clay” is in search of a record-extending 22nd major title at Roland Garros, where he was dethroned by Novak Djokovic last year. On this evidence, […]

The European Champions League will see an increase of four teams to 36 and the present group stage replaced by one single league from the 2024⁄25 season, UEFA said yesterday. The revamp of European football’s premier club competition will see each team play eight league games – four home and four away – as opposed […]

Manchester City announced yesterday they had reached an agreement to sign star striker Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund – sending an ominous statement of intent to their rivals. The Norwegian international will move to the Etihad after the Premier League champions agreed to pay his reported 60-million-euro (£51 million, $63 million) release clause. “Manchester City […]

  Abuja-based HotCoal Ballers on Sunday recorded their second win of the ongoing 2022 Mark ‘D’ Ball Men’s Basketball Championship by trouncing Novena Heartlanders 100-56 in an enthralling game. Both sides had contrasting results on Friday when they began their Round of 16 campaign in the championship at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. […]

Bournemouth earned promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 home win over Nottingham Forest in the second-tier Championship on Tuesday, sewing up second place with one game to spare. Bournemouth, together with Championship title winners Fulham, secured automatic promotion and will return to the Premier League after two years while Forest will go into […]

Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Judd Trump 18-13 in World Snooker Championship final.