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Football

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EPL: Liverpool end drought

Liverpool ended a five-game winless run in the Premier League to move back into the top four with a 3-1 win at Tottenham on Thursday as Spurs also lost Harry Kane to an ankle injury. The English champions had not...

I won’t celebrate NPFL goal at MFM – Bashiru

Kwara United centre back, Monsuru Bashiru has said he will not engage in wild celebration should he score against his former side, Mountain of Fire Miracles Ministries (MFM) FC. The Harmony Boys are guests of the Olukoya Boys in Sunday’s...

Pirlo pleased as Juventus make Coppa Italia progress

Andrea Pirlo has revealed that Juventus had no option but to forget about their Serie A defeat to Inter ahead of their Coppa Italia semi-final.Juventus progressed to the semis following a 4-0 thrashing of SPAL in the quarter-finals on...

Koeman aims to win Copa with Barca

Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman said his team are trying to win the Copa del Rey as they attempt to overhaul LaLiga leaders Atletico Madrid. Barca came from behind to beat second-tier side Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in Wednesday's last-16 showdown...

Eguma blames defensive mistakes for Rivers United’s loss to Kano Pillars

Stanley Eguma has attributed Wednesday's 1-0 defeat to Kano Pillars in the Nigeria Professional Football League to defensive mistakes. Rivers United technical manager, Eguma insists his charges would have escaped defeat at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Wednesday but...

Soccoia targets Akwa scalp after toppling Rivers United

Lionel Emmanuel Soccoia has set his sights on claiming a famous victory over Akwa United in Uyo as the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) enters match day seven.Nyima Nwagua scored the decisive goal as Pillars beat high-flying Rivers United...

Solskjaer calm over Man Utd’s loss to Sheffield United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not think Manchester United should press the panic following Wednesday's shocking 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United at Old Trafford.United would have leapfrogged Manchester City and moved to the summit of the standings with a win...

Tanzania’s “wonder goal” in vain as Guinea, Zambia advance at CHAN

A wonder goal from Baraka Majogoro was not enough to keep Tanzania in the African Nations Championship as Guinea and Zambia secured the last two quarter-finals places in Cameroon on Wednesday (January 27).  Tanzania were eight minutes away from topping...

Ibrahimovic riles Lukaku with ‘voodoo’ rant in San Siro clash

Zlatan Ibrahimovic squared up to Romelu Lukaku in Tuesday's (January 26) all-Milan Italian Cup quarter-final, riling his former Manchester United teammate by evoking voodism and calling him "a little donkey", according to reports on Wednesday. AC Milan forward Ibrahimovic and...

Arsenal sign Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid

Arsenal have completed the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Martin Odegaard, on loan until the end of the season, to boost their push for a return to the Champions League. Odegaard shone when on loan at Real Sociedad last season,...