Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich’s 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight. Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, but there were no signs of nerves in a...
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Burglars Rob Newcastle Star Isak’s Home, steals car and valuables
Newcastle striker Alexander Isak has been targeted by burglars who stole a car from the Sweden international’s home. Isak’s house at Darras Hall in Northumberland was hit by the robbers on Thursday, just 48 hours before he played in Newcastle’s 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday.Northumbria Police said it received a report of a burglary...
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US U-19 Manager Michael Nsien Indicates Interest In Super Eagles Coaching Job
United States of America’s men’s U-19 national team coach of Nigerian descent, Michael Nsien, has declared his interest in the vacant Super Eagles coaching job, as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) continues its search for a substantive coach. While addressing a news conference in Abuja on Monday, Nsien says with his qualifications and experience, he...
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Leicester’s Latest Loss Dents Bid For Premier League Return
Leicester’s hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League suffered a fresh setback on Friday with a 1-0 loss away to Bristol City in English football’s second-tier Championship. City’s Anis Mehmeti scored the only goal of the game 17 minutes from time at Ashton Gate with a left-footed shot into the roof of the...
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Ex China Football boss bags Life Sentence For ‘Huge’ Bribery
The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association Chen Xuyuan has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth $11 million, state media said Tuesday, as a string of sports officials were jailed for corruption. Under President Xi Jinping a sweeping crackdown on official graft has struck hard at China’s sports industry, especially...
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Japanese baseball Superstar Shohei Ohtani says He Is ‘Now Married’
Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani revealed on Thursday that he has gotten married and is “very excited” to embark on the next chapter of his life. In an Instagram post that racked up more than 750,000 likes in just 25 minutes, the Los Angeles Dodgers star announced he had tied the knot. He said he...
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Jail Term: Ex-Barcelona player Dani Alves sent to four years imprisonment
A Spanish court has found Brazilian Footballer and former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison The 40-year-old, who is one of the most decorated footballers in history, had denied sexually assaulting the woman in the early...
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Super Eagles placed 28th in FIFA Ranking, moves up 14 places
The Super Eagles have moved up 14 places in the latest FIFA men’s ranking on Thursday. The Nigerian national team moved from the 42nd position to the 28th position in the world. The new ranking by the World Football governing body also showed that the Super Eagles have moved from sixth position to third in...
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Nadal praises Djokovic, names him ‘Best Player In History’
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday hailed longtime rival Novak Djokovic as the best player in the history of the sport. “The numbers say yes, for me yes (he is the best in history),” Nadal said in an interview with El Objective de La Sexta when asked “who is the best?” Djokovic has 24 Grand Slam titles...
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AFCON semi finals: You have gifted hands, Aproko Doctor praises Nwabali
Medical Doctor and social media influencer Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, has suggested that Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali deserves recognition for his exceptional skills, dubbing him as having “gifted hands.” This assessment comes in the wake of Nwabali’s remarkable performance against South Africa in the AFCON semi-finals, where he was awarded the...