Category: Sport

Nigeria, yesterday, became the first African nation to book a place in next year’s FIFA World Cup, after beating boastful Chipolopolo of Zambia 1-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The former African champions have only missed one tournament, that is Germany 2006, since their debut in 1994. Again, Alex Iwobi was the nemesis of the South African nation, when he came in as substitute for Moses Simon, and scored the vital goal in the 73rd, as Nigeria joins Russia, Brazil, Spain, England and other qualifiers…

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Fifa is considering introducing longer but fewer international breaks during the domestic season. World football’s governing body, which wants to find a balance between club and national team competitions, is at the start of the consultation process. There are currently four international breaks – each lasting two weeks – during a season. The current break is the second of the 2017-18 campaign, with others scheduled in November and March. The dates of the international breaks are fixed until 2024, unless stakeholders – including clubs, leagues and broadcasters – agree to…

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Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has revealed why he no longer show much of his skills on the pitch, but rather focuses more on scoring goals. The forward said that at a certain point in his career, he decided to focus less on showing off his skills because goals are needed to win games and not skills. The Portugal captain scored 118 in 291 appearances for Manchester United between 2003 and 2009, but drew criticism early on for often attempting fancy step-overs. But since moving to the Spain capital, Ronaldo…

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Having led the Bundesliga giants to a historic treble during his last stint in Bavaria, the experienced coach is to take in a fourth spell at the helm Bayern Munich have announced that Jupp Heynckes is to succeed Carlo Ancelotti at the Allianz Arena and take in a fourth spell at the helm. The Bundesliga champions opted to part with their Italian coach on the back of a slow start to the 2017-18 campaign, which culminated in a 3-0 Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain. Willy Sagnol was handed the…

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The second biggest investor in Arsenal, Alisher Usmanov, says he is “not holding any talks” with majority shareholder Stan Kroenke about selling his stake in the club. It has been reported that Kroenke, who owns 67% of the shares, has made a bid to buy out Usmanov’s 30% stake. However, Usmanov, 64, said his interest in Arsenal is “long term”. “I see my 30% stake as an important aspect in protecting the best interests of the fans in the club,” he said. Despite being a shareholder, Usmanov is not part…

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With Liverpool having avoided defeat against their top-six rivals last season, it was the first time Jurgen Klopp’s side had lost to one of their principal adversaries since a 1-0 loss at home to Manchester United in January 2016. Liverpool’s Sadio Mane was dismissed for a challenge that saw goalkeeper Ederson stretchered off as Manchester City destroyed their Premier League title rivals 5-0 on Saturday. Brazilian Ederson was carried off in a neck brace after being caught in the face by Mane’s foot as he raced out to head the…

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Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, is set to sponsor 40 outstanding young talents discovered at its football tournaments as well as 60 school coaches on an all-expense paid intensive player development and coach-training programme tagged “Camp GTBank.” Camp GTBank is a football and educational development initiative designed to train and develop outstanding football talents discovered at the GTBank football tournaments which include the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup, GTBank-Ogun State Principals Cup and the GTBank Masters Cup. Since its inception in 2011, Camp GTBank has helped kick start…

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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man has made known his intentions to buy Arsenal and then sack Arsene Wenger. Dangote who is worth £8.6billion, has supported the Gunners since the mid-Eighties. He aims to submit his bid once the construction of a new oil refinery in Lagos, Nigeria, is completed. Alhaji Aliko Dangote Dangote told Bloomberg: “The first thing I would change is the coach. He has done a good job, but someone else should also try his luck.” Wenger has been boss at Arsenal for 21 years and is…

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After being arrested in May on suspicion of driving under influence, Tiger Woods had five drugs, including the opioid painkiller hydrocodone, in his system, according to a toxicology report released Monday. A urine test revealed four other medications along with hydrocodone — which is sold under the brand name Vicodin. Also present were the powerful painkiller hydromorphone; anxiety drug alprazolam (also known as Xanax); sleep drug zolpidem (also known as Ambien) and THC, which is a chemical component of marijuana. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office made the results public…

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