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Sports news

June 28, 2022

France apologises for ‘bad management’ at Champions League final

French interior minister Gerald Darmanin said he was partly responsible, and apologised to everyone who “suffered from this bad management of the event.”

Champions League and French interior minister Gerald Darmanin
June 27, 2022

Watford forced to cancel Qatar friendly over poor human rights record

The Proud Hornets and Women of Watford said their complaints was over Qatar’s views on homosexuality, human rights and women’s rights.

Watford
June 27, 2022

Petr Cech to leave Chelsea by end of June

Cech, 40, a former Chelsea goalkeeper, returned to Stamford Bridge as an official in 2019.

Petr Cech
June 26, 2022

NPFL: Kano Pillars pip Enugu Rangers

Pillars garnered 43 points from 35 matches, siting on the 13th position in the log table.

June 26, 2022

Soludo vows to make Anambra ‘home of sports’

The governor promised to establish a state-owned football club and develop sports from the grassroots with the revival of moribund school sports competitions.

June 25, 2022

Seventeen Ghanaian athletes in Nigeria for world championship, Commonwealth games

The athletes will be competing in four events at the trials and nine of the athletes have so far qualified for the world championship.

June 24, 2022

FIFA U-17: Nigeria’s Flamingos to face Germany, Chile, New Zealand in India

The Flamingos will have a great reintegration party as they confront Germany at 8:00 p.m. India time on October 11.

Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos
June 24, 2022

Why I can’t coach Manchester United: Zidane

Last November, there were reports linking the Frenchman United job after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was fired.

June 23, 2022

Super Eagles drop one place in new FIFA world ranking; now fourth in Africa

The Super Eagles garnered 1,504.7 points in the month under review.

June 22, 2022

Extramarital sex, public drinking banned during Qatar 2022 World Cup

The predominantly Muslim country prohibits anyone from having extramarital sex and has said that visitors to the World Cup would not be exempted.

Qatar World Cup