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Tottenham Hotspur signed Yves Bissouma from Brighton.     Tottenham announced the signing on Friday of midfielder Yves Bissouma from Brighton for a reported fee of £25 million ($30 million), giving manager Antonio his third signing of the transfer window. The highly rated Mali international shone as Brighton achieved their best-ever Premier League finish of […]

Manchester City’s German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team third goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on May 22, 2022. Oli SCARFF / AFP   Manchester City will begin the defence of their […]

Kehinde Oginni   Kehinde Oginni is one of three Nigerians born and raised in the country, along with Roy Mbaeteka and Ndubuisi Haggai, to sign for an NFL franchise through the league’s International Player Pathway programme. Oginni shares his journey so far as he aims to make the final cut of the Kansas City Chiefs […]

The D’Tigress in action during a game against France. Photo: Twitter@ DtigressNG   The world governing body for basketball, FIBA, has replaced Nigeria’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress, with Mali for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Belgrade. Nigeria was disqualified after President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the country from participating in all international […]

Man City defender, Benjamin Mendy.   Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy has been charged with a further count of rape, it was announced Wednesday following the lifting of reporting restrictions. The latest allegation, which relates to a new complainant, means the 27-year-old has now been accused of eight counts of rape, one count […]

Nottingham Forest’s team players celebrate after Huddersfield Town’s English defender Levi Colwill (unseen) scored an own goal during the English Championship play-off final football match between Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest at Wembley Stadium in London, on May 29, 2022. Adrian DENNIS / AFP   Nottingham Forest sealed passage to the Premier League with a […]

Egyptian fans of Liverpool react while watching the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at a cafe in the capital Cairo on May 28, 2022. Real Madrid won 1-0.Ahmed HASAN / AFP   Disappointed Liverpool supporters drowned their sorrows in a pub near the club’s Anfield home after Real Madrid […]

      Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday, with Jurgen Klopp’s side aiming to end the season with a trophy treble while the Spanish giants will look to Karim Benzema to inspire them to a 14th European Cup victory. A crowd of 80,000 will be inside […]

In this file photo, Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Rodrygo (C) vies with Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Fabinho (L) and Liverpool’s Scottish defender Andrew Robertson during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on April 14, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / […]

Brian Babineau / NBAE / Getty Images / AFP   The United States Consulate-General, Lagos and the Organised Basketball Network (OBN) Academy have launched a sports diplomacy programme ‘Uplift African Youth Through Basketball’ for 100 boys and girls aged 6-18 from underserved communities in Rivers State. The basketball camp provided the participants with an opportunity […]

File photo: ex-Manchester United German Interim head coach Ralf Rangnick leaves the field of play after the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 5, 2021. Paul ELLIS / AFP   Ralf Rangnick admitted he was relieved Manchester United qualified for […]

Manchester City’s Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho lifts the Premier League trophy as City players celebrate on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on May 22, 2022. Oli SCARFF / AFP   Manchester City’s latest Premier League title triumph […]