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Sport

December 17, 2021

Liverpool bounce back to beat Newcastle 3-1

The result meant Liverpool moved onto 40 points from 17 games, one behind leaders Manchester City who beat Leeds United 7-0 on Tuesday.

Mo Salah, Diogo Jota and Trent Alexander-Arnold
December 16, 2021

Wheelchair tennis players seek sponsorship to attend Kenya championship

Each player would require at least N1.5 million for air ticket and entry fee to participate in the tournament.

William-Terlumun Ukari
December 15, 2021

OFFICIAL: Aguero resigns from football; sends emotional message

Manchester City’s ever leading scorer and won five EPL titles, one FA Cup and six League Cups with the EPL giants.

Composite of Aguero in Atletico, Man City and Barca
December 15, 2021

European Club Association writes FIFA, says releasing players for AFCON impossible

The ECA accused African football associations of failing to “properly implement protocols with worrying degrees of negligence.”

SALAH, MANE, MAHREZ, OSIMHEN
December 14, 2021

Arsenal strip Aubameyang of club’s captaincy, axe him from team

For returning late from a trip abroad, Aubameyang was dropped from Arsenal’s squad against Southampton last Saturday.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
December 14, 2021

Ex-Super Falcons coach seeks support for Eguavoen

“Some members of the NFF who have no knowledge of football always dictate what happens. You can’t know it more than the person who has played the game…”

Austin Eguavoen
December 14, 2021

Sixty players in camp for Hockey Africa Cup of Nations

Sixty players are in camp and expected to undergo screening ahead of the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Accra, Ghana, in January 2022.

Nigerian Hockey Team
December 13, 2021

Kano Pillars win Presidential Pre-season Cup

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) giants Kano Pillars emerged champions of the maiden Presidential Pre-season Cup in Abuja.

Kano Pillars
December 12, 2021

NFF confirms Gernot Rohr’s sack; appoints Eguavoen Super Eagles coach

Eguavoen will work with Salisu Yusuf (Chief Coach); Paul Aigbogun (Assistant Coach); Joseph Yobo (Assistant Coach); Dr Terry Eguaoje (Assistant Coach) and Aloysius Agu (Goalkeeper Trainer).

Rohr, Amaju Pinnick, Eguavoen
December 12, 2021

National open table tennis championship begins December 21 in Edo

The four-day tournament, sponsored by Pastor Charles Osazuwa in conjunction with Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), will feature 12 events, including an event for the deaf.

Table tennis player used to illustrate the story