Two goals against Newcastle, one each from Senegal international, Sadio Mane and the Egyptian goal-machine, Mohamed Salah, helped Liverpool move to second place on the English Premier League table. With five minutes left of a wasteful first half for the Reds, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain drove through the away side’s lines and played in Salah for his […]
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Super Eagles’ Manager, Gernot Rohr has started finalising his provisional squad ahead of next month’s international friendly game against Poland, officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have revealed. Every country going to the Russia 2018 World Cup is expected to send a preliminary list of 40 players to FIFA at least four months before […]
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Four people have died in an explosion at a shop in Leicester, which the Police have confirmed is not terror related. Residents said they heard “a big thud, like an earthquake” at the time of the blast in Hinckley Road at about 19:00 GMT on Sunday. Four other people remain in hospital, one with serious […]
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists Manchester City’s second goal in their 3-0 Carabao Cup final win was “100 per cent offside”, according to a Sky news report. Goals from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva handed City their first trophy of the Pep Guardiola era as they eased to victory at Wembley. However, Wenger […]
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Senegal international, Sadio Mane and Egyptian goal-machine, Mohamed Salah both scored for Liverpool as their team thumped West Ham United 4-1 to move above Manchester United into second place in the Premier League, said manager Jurgen Klopp. Roberto Firmino and the two African internationals all scored in the second half in a resounding Anfield win […]
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Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor has died of a heart attack, her family says. She was 54. The actress known simply as Sridevi had been with her family in Dubai for her nephew’s wedding. Over five decades, she starred in more than 150 films, including classics like Mr India, Chandni, ChaalBaaz and Sadma. She was considered […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says that the reported abduction of schoolgirls by militant Islamist group Boko Haram is a “national disaster”, and no effort will be spared to rescue them. In his first statement since the militants stormed the boarding school in north-eastern Yobe State on Monday, Mr Buhari said: “The entire country stands as […]
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The Bayelsa state government is threatening parents who do not make sure their children go to school with jail terms. The state signed the new law into the books amid concerns children were not attending class despite the fact that it spent 70bn naira ($200m; £140m) on new school buildings and equipment. “We feel it […]
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Nigeria international and Arsenal midfielder, Alex Iwobi, picked up an injury as Arsenal were stunned 2-1 by Ostersunds at the Emirates Stadium in their UEFA Europa League return fixture on Thursday evening. The London club are still through to the round of sixteen on 4-2 aggregate score. Iwobi was replaced by Reiss Nelson in stoppage […]
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Struggling Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna have signed Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari until the end of the season. The move comes after a successful trial period with the club. The 33-year-old former Sunderland and Portsmouth star, a free agent after leaving Italian side Pescara last summer, impressed new Deportivo manager Clarence Seedorf. Muntari reunites with […]
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