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WCQ: Maguire Scores Late as England Beat Poland, Mantain Perfect Record in Group I
Harry Maguire smashed home a late winner as England laboured to a 2-1 victory over Poland in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday after an error by John Stones nearly cost
Germany Suffer Shock World Cup Qualifier Loss to North Macedonia
North Macedonia scored an 85th-minute winner through Eljif Elmas to stun hosts Germany 2-1 in their World Cup Group J qualifier on Wednesday as the Balkan country celebrated their greatest
UK betting firm imposes limits on punters at risk of addiction
British online betting group, Entain, will impose limits for players most at risk of gambling themselves into financial difficulties, it said Wednesday, in the face of mounting pressure from parliament.
Juventus goalie Buffon gets one-match ban for blasphemy
Buffon Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was on Tuesday handed a one-match ban for blasphemy which would rule him out of next weekend’s Turin derby. The 43-year-old Italian World Cup winner
Mauritania, Ethiopia qualify for Africa Cup of Nations
AFCON Mauritania won and Ethiopia were trailing in an abandoned match as they secured places Tuesday at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, raising the number of qualifiers to 21
AFCONQ: Super Eagles Thrash Lesotho 3-0 with Goals for Osimhen, Etebo, Onuachu
Nigeria made light of their final qualifying campaign for the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 triumph over Group L’s bottom side, Lethoso. A goal from Man of the
South Africans lament Bafana Bafana ouster from AFCON 2021
South Africa’s men’s football team are “very much aware” of the “emotional pain” they have caused the country’s population by failing to qualify for the finals of the Africa Cup
Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi ranked 13th best player in the world
Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been ranked as the 13th best player in the world for the first quarter of 2021 by the highly respected CIES
National Sports Festival: Okagbare, Oduduru, others ‘dump’ Delta State
Divine Oduduru Delta State’s plans of sweeping all the sprints medals at the National Sports Festival starting on April 2 in Benin City, has been dealt a blow. Top Nigerian
Sunshine Stars’ players protest alleged plan by Ondo govt to sell club
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Aggrieved players and officials of the Ondo state owned Football Club, the Sunshine Stars have protested against the alleged plan of the state government to sell
