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  Oluremi Tinubu and Super Falcons The wife of Nigeria’s president, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has showered praises on the Super Falcons of Nigeria despite the disappointing loss to England. Tinubu said that the Super Falcons gave England’s side a run for their money after the Women’s World Cup defeat of …

Sweden stunned the United States 5-4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout Sunday to surge into a Women’s World Cup quarter-final against Japan and consign the defending champions to their earliest-ever exit. The title-holders dominated the opening 90 minutes but a breakthrough proved elusive with Swedish goalkeeper Zecira Musovic making some …

Real Madrid and Barcelona will play a pre-season El Clasico ahead of the new season in August. Both sides are currently on a preseason tour in the United States. Barcelona will play their second preseason game after a 5-3 loss against Arsenal in their first game. Speaking ahead of the …

Nigerian celebrities and fans have taken to social media to seek forgiveness from the father of Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala over her celebration in Nigeria’s 3-2 win against Australia. Oshoala came on as a second-half substitute to score Nigeria’s third goal of the game over the hosts on Thursday. …

Roy Hodgson and Zaha Roy Hodgson lamented the loss of an “iconic figure” at Crystal Palace after Wilfried Zaha left the club to join Turkish giants Galatasaray. Zaha was a free agent after the expiry of his Crystal Palace contract and had revealed he was in Istanbul for talks, having …

Declan Rice has been confirmed as an Arsenal player in what’s a British record of £105 million. The announcement by Arsenal Football club was made on Saturday, hours after West Ham announced that the player had been released. The diminutive player has signed a five-year contract with Arsenal with an …

Dele Alli Everton’s Dele Alli has said he was sexually abused as a child and dealt drugs before he was adopted by an “amazing” family who helped him to turn his life around. Alli, a former England international, also said in an interview that he recently spent six weeks in …

Lionel Messi Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas has revealed it took three years of negotiations to bring Lionel Messi to the Major League Soccer club. The Argentine World Cup winner, 36, is set to be officially announced as a Miami player after ending his two-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain. Messi’s …

Jerry Okorodudu: Hospital refuses to release the corpse of the boxing legend after he died of cancer. Jeremiah Okorodudu popularly known as Jerry Okrodudu died at the age of 64 years on Wednesday after a hard battle with cancer. ENigeria Newspaper reports that Nigeria’s Olympic Boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu, on Wednesday …

Nigeria’s forward Alex Iwobi attends a training session in Alexandria, northern Egypt, on June 21, 2019, on the eve of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Nigeria and Burundi. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP Everton star, Alex Iwobi says he believes that the Super Eagles can become …