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Sport

December 22, 2024

Rampant Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur in nine-goal thriller

Liverpool remain top of the table after Chelsea’s goalless draw at Everton.

Liverpool players celebrate goal against Spurs
December 22, 2024

La Liga: Real Madrid beat Sevilla to go second

Real are now two points ahead of Barcelona, who have played a game more than both them and Atletico.

Kylian Mbappe
December 22, 2024

German clubside threatens legal action after online abuse of player

Mr Afolayan said, “Welcome to the life of a black footballer in 2024.’’

Bundesliga club St Pauli Hamburg and Dapo Afolayan
December 22, 2024

American baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson dies at 65

Mr Henderson owns the record for runs scored, with 2,295, in 81 of them being the result of leadoff home runs — another record.

Rickey Henderson
December 22, 2024

Fury fails in revenge mission against Usyk

The Ukrainian thus continues to hold the titles of the World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association (WBA), and World Boxing Organisation (WBO).

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
December 17, 2024

Vinicius Jr wins FIFA’s best football player

The victory will be a huge relief for Vinicius after losing the Ballon d’Or to Rodri.

Vinicius Jr (credit: BBC)
December 17, 2024

Akpabio congratulates Lookman, Nnadozie on winning CAF awards

The Senate president also hailed the national female team, Super Falcons, for winning the Women’s National Team of the Year Award.

Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie
December 17, 2024

Chelsea’s Mudryk suspended after testing positive for banned substance

Meanwhile, the player is still waiting for the test result of sample ‘B’ to know whether or not it confirms the findings of his ‘A’ sample.

Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk
December 17, 2024

Tinubu congratulates Lookman, Nnadozie, Super Falcons on CAF awards

“I am incredibly proud of them. Thank you for making Nigeria proud and keeping our flag flying,” said Mr Tinubu.

Lookman, Tinubu and Nnadozie
December 16, 2024
Ademola Lookman and Barbra Banda (Credit: CAF/Peoples Gazette)