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Defender Ola Aina’s sensational strike against West Bromich Albion on match-day seven of the English Premier League has been shortlisted for the Premier League Goal of The Season award.   The Nigeria international, who scored two goals during the 2020/21 season, netted his first goal in the English topflight as the relegated Fulham defeated West Brom 2-0 at the Craven Cottage.   Scott Parker’s side took the lead 26 minutes […]

Nigeria’s table tennis star, Quadri Aruna, will be making his third appearance at the Olympic Games after the International Table Tennis Federation confirmed his qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday. The African No.1 player’s qualification was confirmed in a letter signed by the ITTF Competition Director, Gabor Felegyi, and addressed to the President, Nigeria Olympics Committee and the Caretaker Chairman of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation. Aruna’s qualification […]

Sergio Aguero on Monday said that he was hoping to have the “pleasure” of playing alongside Lionel Messi after signing a two-year deal with Barcelona. Aguero will become a Barca player once his contract with Manchester City expires at the end of June, bringing an end to a decade at the Premier League champions, and his new team have slapped a 100-million-euro buy-out clause on the 32-year-old. However, he is […]

Naomi Osaka said on Monday that she was withdrawing from the French Open following the bitter fall-out from her decision to boycott all media activity at the Grand Slam event. The 23-year-old Japanese star was fined $15,000 on Sunday and threatened with disqualification after she refused to carry out a mandatory news conference following her first-round win. She claimed on the eve of Roland Garros that such post-match inquiries were […]

Nigerian forward Samuel Chukwueze has undergone surgery to fix a hamstring tear in his left leg and has been ruled out of the Super Eagles international friendly clash against arch-rivals Cameroon on June 4th in Vienna. The Villarreal winger picked up the injury during the second leg 0-0 draw against Arsenal in a Europa League tie at the Emirates on May 6th, which ruled him out of the final win against […]

Thomas Tuchel is set for a new contract through at least 2023 after helping Chelsea to a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League final. The Blues became European champions for the second time and have quickly secured the future of the manager who masterminded the success. After replacing Frank Lampard in January, Chelsea signed Tuchel to an 18-month deal that has now been extended. Tuchel hinted at […]

Chelsea’s centre back, Antonio Rüdiger, has apologised over a collision with Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne in the Champions League final match played on Saturday, which forced the Belgian national out of the field prematurely, and replaced by Gabriel Jesus. In the second half of the game, Rüdiger obstructed De Bruyne’s run towards goal, but not without inflicting serious facial injury on the 29-year-old. Rüdiger, via Twitter, has said that […]

Argentina’s hosting of the Copa America football tournament has been suspended “in view of the current circumstances,” report said on Sunday, as the country endures a record coronavirus surge. The South American football body, which last week stripped Colombia of co-hosting duties over deadly unrest, said it was considering other offers to hold the tournament. The Copa America was originally due to take place last year, but was postponed for […]