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August 15, 2022

Liverpool continue winless start as Nunez sees red

Liverpool piled on the pressure from the blast of the whistle but Palace who lost their season’s opener to Arsenal remained resilient.

Liverpool Vs Palace
August 15, 2022

Chelsea v. Tottenham: English FA charges Tuchel, Conte; mum on referees’ poor showing 

Tuchel and Conte were sent off after the highly tense match marred by poor officiating by centre referee Anthony Taylor and VAR Mike Dean.

furious bust-up between Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte
August 14, 2022

Awoniyi on target as Nottingham Forest end 23-year drought 

Awoniyi latched on to a loose ball in the box and hit a paved shot into the bottom left corner for Forest’s first goal.

Taiwo Awoniyi
August 14, 2022

National League: Sokoto Utd, Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC play draw 

Sokoto United FC on Saturday forced Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC to a 1-1 draw in a match on Day 17 of the 2021/2022 Nigeria National League (NNL) encounter.

Nigeria National League (NNL)
August 10, 2022

Real Madrid beat Frankfurt to win UEFA Super Cup

Spanish giant Real Madrid Wednesday night beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win their fifth UEFA Super Cup title.

Real Madrid Vs Eintracht Frankfurt
August 10, 2022

Alexis Sanchez joins Marseille from Inter Milan

Sanchez, 33, joined Inter Milan on a loan from Manchester United in 2019, netting 20 goals in 109 appearances for Inter Milan.

Alexis Sanchez
August 8, 2022

Women brightened Nigeria’s image at Commonwealth Games: Pauline Tallen

“It is heartwarming to know that Team Nigeria won 12 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 bronze medals with the women carting away most of the medals in all categories.”

Nigerian women athletes
August 8, 2022

Aiteo Cup: Kogi United defeat Akwa United to reach quarterfinals

Kogi United on Sunday defeated a Nigeria Profesional Premier League side, Akwa United, 2-1, to reach the quarterfinals.

Photo used to illustration this story
August 7, 2022

#CWG2022: Ese Brume breaks Commonwealth Games record with gold win

She leapt 7.00 metres to set the record, after doing a no jump, 6.99 metres, 6.81 metres, 6.99 metres and 6.96 metres in her earlier jumps.

Ese Brume
August 6, 2022

Commonwealth Games: Akeredolu celebrates Ondo-born wrestler Adekuoroye 

“We express our heartfelt gratitude to Odunayo Adekuoroye for making us proud in Ondo state and Nigeria at large,” said the Ondo government.

Odunayo Adekuoroye and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu