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Nigerian international, Alex Iwobi scored the winning goal for his club, Fulham on Saturday as they defeated Leicester City 2-1 at home. Iwobi scored the second goal in the 70th minute. He was set free in the area by Antonee Robinson and made no mistake with a lovely finish into …

Erling Haaland hit his first hat-trick this season as Manchester City demolished Ipswich 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. This is the 10th hat-trick he has scored for City. Ipswich shocked the huge crowd at the Etihad when they opened scoring seven minutes into the game. Sammie Szmodics broke …

Manchester United crumbled to 1-2 defeat to Brighton away from home on Saturday to continue their dismal performance from last season. United managed to beat Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford last week in their opening game from a late goal. Brighton opened the scoring on Saturday in the 32nd minute. …

Former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou died on Thursday at the age of 77. Hayatou was CAF president between 1988 and 2017. CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe mourned the demise of Hayatou, saying he is saddened by the passing of former CAF President. Motsepe said: …

Nigerian Oluwatobiloba Amusan on Wednesday qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres hurdles event at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Amusan, who is the world record holder at the event, recorded a time of 12.49 seconds to win her heat, ahead of Alaysha Johnson of the …

Netherlands has come under criticisms from women advocacy groups for including Steven van de Velde, a convicted rapist on its volleyball squad for Paris Olympics Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in Britain in 2016 following the rape of a 12-year-old girl two years earlier when …

According to reports from Italy, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is poised to fly to Paris within the next 48 hours to finalise his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The 25-year-old Nigerian striker has been the subject of intense speculation, with Chelsea, Manchester United, PSG, and several Saudi Arabian clubs showing …

FIFA has launched an investigation into racist and homophobic chants made by Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez and other Argentinian players following the Copa America final. The chants, which date back to the 2022 France vs Argentina World Cup final, targeted French striker Kylian Mbappé among others. Chelsea has also initiated …

A Spanish court has handed down an eight-month suspended jail term to an individual for online racist abuse against Real Madrid players Vinicius Junior and Antonio Rudiger. According to Real Madrid, the individual “acting under various pseudonyms on the digital forum of the Marca newspaper, directed serious racist attacks and …

Defending champions Argentina reached the Copa America final after goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi gave them a 2-0 win over Canada in Tuesday’s semi-final in New Jersey. Argentina will face either Uruguay or Colombia in Sunday’s final in Florida, a match that could represent the last shot at …