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Bayern's Pavard in quarantine after positive virus test
French defender Benjamin Pavard is in quarantine after becoming the latest Bayern Munich player to test positive for the coronavirus, the Bundesliga club announced Thursday. The post Bayern's Pavard in
Japan's Olympic minister takes Tokyo 2020 top job after sexism row
Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020’s new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games. The post Japan's Olympic
Serena Williams exits in tears as Osaka halts record bid
Japan’s Naomi Osaka brutally halted Serena Williams’s latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title as she set up an Australian Open final with Jennifer Brady on Thursday. The
Referee Dean to return to Premier League action despite death threats
Premier League referee Mike Dean will take charge of Burnley’s game with West Brom on Saturday after excusing himself from last weekend’s action following death threats made against him. The
Pirlo says lacklustre Juventus handed Porto victory 'on silver platter'
Cristiano Ronaldo’s first game for Juventus in his native Portugal ended in 2-1 defeat as FC Porto out-played the Italians for much of Wednesday’s Champions League last-16, first leg tie.
We’ll beat Enyimba in Port Harcourt, says Rivers United coach Eguma
Rivers United Coach, Stanley Eguma, has pledged to give his best to ensure his team defeat Enyimba of Aba in the second leg, second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation
Golden Eaglets set for another MRI test
Players of Nigeria’s U-17 national team, Golden Eaglets, will go through another round of Magnetic Resonance Imaging testing (MRI) to revalidate their true age before the team depart… The post
Waldrum officially becomes Falcons coach, to be unveiled in Nigeria
Randy Waldrum yesterday officially became Super Falcons head coach after signing his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the team’s Emir Hotels camp in Antalya, Turkey. The post
Confident Onoriode Ehwarieme jets out for WBA title fight in Hamburg
World Boxing Federation (WBF) champion, Nigeria’s Onoriode ‘Godzilla’ Ehwarieme, yesterday traveled to Hamburg, Germany, ahead of the World Boxing Association (WBA) International heavyweight title fight… The post Confident Onoriode Ehwarieme
Pinnick grateful for presidency’s endorsement of FIFA Council election campaign
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Pinnick, says he is ‘grateful and humbled’ by Federal Government’s endorsement of his campaign for a seat in FIFA Council at the forthcoming… The
