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Arsenal Revival Gathers Pace As Aubameyang Downs Everton

February 23, 2020 4:37 pm

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang boosted Arsenal’s hopes of gate-crashing the race to reach the Champions League as his double clinched a 3-2 win against Everton on Sunday.

For much of a troubled season Arsenal have been written off as also-rans in the battle to qualify for Europe’s elite club competition.

But, recovering from the wreckage of the Unai Emery era, their revival under Mikel Arteta is gathering pace.

Rocked by Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s first-minute goal at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal equalised through Eddie Nketiah and took the lead thanks to Aubameyang.

Richarlison levelled for Everton to cap a dramatic first half, but Gabon …

Adamawa United

Adamawa United Beat FC Ifeanyi Ubah

February 23, 2020 2:35 pm

Adamawa United Football Club of Yola on Sunday defeated visiting FC IfeanyiUbah of Nnewi 2-1 in a Match Day 21 fixture of the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

Jibrin Abubakar and Idris Abubakar scored for the hosts in the match’s 12th and 69th minutes respectively at the Pantami Stadium in Gombe.

The visitors scored their lone goal through Ikenna Cooper in the 67th minute.

Reacting to the result, Ibrahim Bariki, the coach of Adamawa United, told NAN that his players did their best and he was satisfied with the win.

While expressing disappointment with the officiating of the match’s …

Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury Wore A ‘Nigeria’ Mouthguard To Dare Joshua

February 23, 2020 12:24 pm

 

In case you’ve somehow missed it, Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in their long-awaited rematch in Las Vegas last night.

Although most people mocked Fury for saying he wanted to knock out the WBC champion, no one was mocking the Gypsy King when he got the job done.

In the seventh round, Wilder’s corner threw in the towel and stopped the barrage of attack that was being offloaded onto their fighter.

From the very first bell, it was all Tyson Fury.

The Brit was an animal from the get-go, knocking the champ down on numerous occasions before the towel

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Kenya to Host Hockey Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers

February 23, 2020 8:47 am

Kenya will host the men and women’s North East region qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations set for May 11-17 at the Sikh Union Hockey Stadium in Nairobi.

The men’s team will face Burundi, Libya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Seychelles where the top two nations will proceed to the next year’s Cup of Nations.

The ladies will battle favourites Egypt, Burundi, Libya, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda for the two slots.

Kenya Hockey Union deputy match and fixture secretary, Moses Majiwa, said it was an honour for the country to host the inaugural event.

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Ighalo Kicked Out Of Training By Manchester Female Team

February 23, 2020 3:08 am

The University of Manchester women’s team kicked out from the school’s field Manchester United new signing Odion Ighalo while he was participating in a solo training session during the winter break observed by his team.

The Sun reported that the ladies were angry that Ighalo was training at a time alloted to them.

And besides, they didn’t know him.

Read Also: Machester United Drop Odion Ighalo

Ighalo did not travel to join up with his team-mates in Spain over fears about increased immigration control due to coronavirus.

Instead, he had sessions back in Manchester, with one falling at the same …

The King Has Returned To The Top Of The Throne – Fury

February 23, 2020 3:05 am

After knocking out WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder to claim his belt, new WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury said the ‘King has returned.”

“I want to shout out Deontay Wilder, he showed the heart of a champion. He got up and battled onto round seven. He is a warrior, he will be back and be champion again.

“But the king has returned to the top of the throne.”

Fury knocked out Wilder in the seventh round to win the WBC Heavyweight championship title belt.

Read Also: Joshua Tempts Wilder-Fury Winner With Saudi Arabia Offer

With the victory, Britain’s Fury has …

Haaland has scored 12 goals for Dortmund

Dortmund Move Second As Haaland Hits 40th Goal Of Season

February 22, 2020 5:34 pm

Erling Braut Haaland scored his 40th goal of the season as the teenager continued his phenomenal scoring streak in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday.

The 19-year-old flicked home a second-half cross to score his 12th goal in eight games for Dortmund as Lucien Favre’s side moved second in the Bundesliga, four points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

Haaland, who scored twice in Tuesday’s Champions League last 16, first-leg win over Paris Saint-Germain, also netted 28 goals for Salzburg before joining Dortmund for 20 million euros ($22 million) in December.

Dortmund ground out victory after showing some early …

Lionel Messi

Incredible Messi Strikes Four Goals In Eibar Riot

February 22, 2020 3:03 pm

Incredible Lionel Messi scores four goals on Saturday as Barcelona put five goals past hapless Eibar to move to the  top of La Liga.

They will remain at the top if Real Madrid did not beat Levante later tonight.

Messi scored three goals in 26 first-half minutes before adding a late fourth as he followed up debutant Martin Braithwaite’s saved attempt.

Arthur added a fifth two minutes later after Braithwaite was again denied.

Barcelona move two points above Real Madrid, who face Levante later.

After a slow start, Messi scored a sensational opener when he rounded off a brilliant solo …

Michel Platini hopes to return to football following his ban

Michel Platini Considers Return To Football After Ban

February 21, 2020 3:27 pm

Michel Platini revealed on Friday he is considering a return to football as the former UEFA president bids to restore his tarnished reputation following his ban from the game.

Platini was banned for four years from football and had to quit UEFA after being found to have taken a $2 million (1.8 million euro) payment from then FIFA president Sepp Blatter in 2011.

The 64-year-old, who lost the chance to stand for the presidency of global governing body FIFA as a result of his suspension, is still fighting to clear his name in the European Court of Human Rights.

But

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Guardiola

Guardiola Supports Man City ‘100 Percent’ Over Euro Ban

February 19, 2020 4:34 pm

Pep Guardiola insisted on Wednesday that he supports Manchester City “100 percent” over their shock two-year ban from European competitions.

City were banned from the Champions League and Europa League for the next two seasons and fined 30 million euros (£24.9 million) on Friday after UEFA found them guilty of committing “serious breaches” of financial regulations.

The Premier League champions overstated sponsorship revenue in accounts submitted between 2012 and 2016, according to European football’s governing body.

The severe punishment will cost City an estimated £170 million in lost Champions League revenue and the club reacted furiously, immediately vowing to appeal …

Gianni Infantino, FIFA President

FIFA Cancels Paraguay Meeting, Opts For Video Conference

February 19, 2020 3:36 am

FIFA will hold the next meeting of its decision-making Council by video-conferencing from its Zurich headquarters, the global football body said on Tuesday.

It is not going to be at Asuncion in Paraguay as originally planned.

The decision was taken “at the request of several members”, FIFA said in a short statement.

It however added that members who wished to attend the March 20 meeting in person were still welcome.

The move was partly motivated by environmental concerns and a bid to cut down on the amount FIFA spends on international travel, a source with knowledge of the decision told …

Vitoria Guimaraes

Vitoria Guimaraes Release Statement On Racist Abuse

February 19, 2020 3:32 am

Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes on Tuesday launched their own investigation and released an anti-racism video after FC Porto striker Moussa Marega was subjected to racist insults at their stadium.

Marega was insulted during a league game on Sunday.

Vitoria said in a statement that racism was a “problem of national dimension”.

The club added that the problem was one from which government entities “cannot distance themselves with simplistic declarations of selective rejection and censorship.”

Political and sports authorities, including the league’s organising body Liga Portugal, had earlier condemned the incident, while the police began an investigation on Monday.

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