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Imenger, ex Super Eagles striker, dies in Abuja
A former Super Eagles striker, Barnabas Imenger, is dead.
Until his death, Imenger was the Team Manager of Nigerian Professional Football League side, Lobi Starts of Makurdi.
Media officer of Lobi Stars, Austin Tyowua, who…
CAF disqualifies Chad from Africa Cup of Nations
Chad were disqualified from 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Monday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said in a statement.
The move by the Cairo-based organisation follows the unexplained dissolution of the…
South Africa’s Motsepe elected CAF president
Sole candidate South African Patrice Motsepe was confirmed as Confederation of African Football (CAF) president in Rabat Friday, and pleaded for unity as he seeks to fix the troubled organisation.
“Africa needs collective wisdom,…
Djokovic sets all-time record for weeks at world No. 1
Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb’s sights.
“Big day today,” the tennis…
Breaking: Man Utd end Man City’s 21-game winning run with derby victory
Manchester United brought Manchester City's sequence of 21 successive victories in all competitions to a crashing halt with an impressive derby victory at Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola's side still have what looks to be an…
La Liga: Atletico denied derby victory by late Benzema equaliser
Atletico Madrid squandered the chance to inflict a heavy blow on Real Madrid’s La Liga title hopes on Sunday as Karim Benzema’s late equaliser earned the champions a 1-1 draw and kept them in the race at the top.
Luis Suarez’s…
BREAKING: Liverpool record sixth consecutive home loss
Mario Lemina condemned troubled Liverpool to a sixth successive home defeat as Fulham earned a shock 1-0 win that left the champions’ top four bid in turmoil on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are four points adrift of fourth-placed…
Just in: Tiger Woods hospitalised after car crash
US golfer Tiger Woods was hospitalized Tuesday after a car crash in which his vehicle sustained “major damage,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department said.
Woods, the sole occupant, was removed from the wreckage by…
Maradona death probe widens to include nurses, psychologist
A psychologist and two nurses who helped care for football legend Diego Maradona before his death have been added to a widening involuntary manslaughter probe, a judicial source told local media Monday.
Maradona died of a heart…
Qatar insists 2022 World Cup will be played in full stadiums
The Qatari 2022 World Cup organisers have insisted that matches will be staged in stadiums operating at 100 per cent of capacity even as the global fight against coronavirus drags on.
In Tokyo, organisers of this year’s…
