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Ronaldo fires Real to brink of title
Real Madrid moved to within one point of winning La Liga as Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice to beat Celta Vigo 4-1 on Wednesday. The European champions lead Barcelona by three points at the top of the table and now need to just avoid defeat at Malaga on Sunday to secure…
Read More »Joshua may face Klitschko in October
A rematch between unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko could take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in October. Briton Joshua stopped Klitschko at Wembley last month to add the WBA world heavyweight title to his IBF crown. Wales’ rugby union team will play at the Principality Stadium for…
Read More »Bafana Bafana will give Nigeria hell, says Baxter
The new coach of South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, Stuart Baxter, says his team will give Nigeria’s Super Eagles a tough time when they clash in Uyo on June 10. “I hope we will be very competitive with Nigeria. We will give them a game,” Baxter said after his unveiling in…
Read More »Nadal wins fifth title
Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 to win his fifth Madrid Open title and move into the world’s top four. The Spaniard has now won three straight titles, after his Barcelona Open and Monte Carlo Masters victories, while his record on clay this year is 15-0. Nadal edged…
Read More »Real, Barca set up title showdown
The fight for the La Liga title will go down to the last day of the season after convincing wins for Real Madrid and Barcelona on Sunday left them locked together on 87 points at the top of the table. Madrid remain in the driving seat after the European champions…
Read More »Champions League: Madrid hoping to join Juventus in finals
Real Madrid is hoping to join Italian club, Juventus at the UEFA Champions League finals on June 3. Madrid coach, Zinedine Zidane will not allow his side to ease up on rivals Atletico as they take a 3-0 advantage into Wednesday’s second leg of their Champions League semi-final clash. Cristiano…
Read More »Juventus berth in Champions League final
Italian giants, Juventus have qualified for the finals of the UEFA Champions League in Cardiff after beating Monaco 2-1 on home turf to clinch an aggregate 4-1. Juventus scored twice in the first half on Tuesday, with goals by Maro Mandzukic and Daniel Alves in the 33rd and 45th minute.…
Read More »Brazil leads FIFA rankings after more than 6 years
Brazil dethroned arch-rivals Argentina and returned to the summit of football’s world rankings for the first time in almost seven years, the ruling body FIFA published on Thursday. World Cup qualifying wins over Uruguay and Paraguay put the resurgent Selecao top for the first time since the 2010 World Cup…
Read More »Milla, Weah, to lead dozens African football legends to Lagos
A list of Africa’s football legends will storm Lagos for the clash of legends, a Charity/Peace football match. The event which is being organised by Kanu Heart Foundation and Nelson Mandela Foundation for charitable initiatives will see the likes of George Weah, Didier Drogba & Roger Milla among others African…
Read More »FIFA bans Messi for cursing
Argentine football star, Lionel Messi has incurred the wrath of world soccer ruling body, FIFA, following his harsh words against a referee during a match. For this, he will stay out of Argentina’s 2018 world cup Qualifying Campaign. The Barcelona star was punished for reportedly insulting the mother of Brazilian…
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