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. Sergio Aguero, Barcelona forward, has announced his retirement from football due to a heart condition. The Argentina striker was taken off during the first half of Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Alaves after experiencing chest pain and dizziness. The 33-year-old was thereafter taken to hospital for cardiac tests, after which he was ruled out […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Augustine Eguavoen on an interim basis following the sack of Gernot Rohr, the immediate past Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications on Sunday said the appointment was with immediate effect and followed the termination of the relationship with […]
Real Madrid captain Marcelo is set to leave the club after 15 years. The veteran left-back has established himself as a club legend at Los Blancos, with whom he has made 533 first-team appearances and won 22 trophies. The Brazilian had been a key figure in Madrid’s first team for over a decade but […]
Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as other allies weighed similar moves to protest China’s human rights record. The United States has said its government officials will boycott February’s Beijing Olympics because of China’s human rights […]
Michael Carrick will stay in charge of Manchester United for their clash against Arsenal this week as interim manager Ralf Rangnick awaits his work visa, the Old Trafford club said on Tuesday. Rangnick on Monday agreed to join United from Lokomotiv Moscow, where he was the head of sports and development. But he will […]
The Nigerian team, after their opening 71-79 loss to Cape Verde on Friday when the window one of matches began, had gone on to beat Mali 72-70 on Saturday. The resurgence saw them taking control of the group on Sunday with an overwhelming defeat of the East Africans. The FIBA world-ranked 23 team took […]
A group of Bayern Munich fans are putting pressure on the club to end their controversial Qatari sponsorship deal amid claims of human rights abuses. Bayern signed a five-year sponsorship deal with state-owned Qatar Airways in 2018 which the German media claim is worth around 20 million euros ($22.5 million) per year to the […]
France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was found guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of a former international team mate over a sex tape on Wednesday and sentenced to a one-year suspended jail term. The Versailles court also fined him 75,000 euros ($84,170) and ordered him to pay former team mate Mathieu […]
Mauricio Pochettino is Manchester United’s first choice to take over as the club’s manager next summer. United sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday and have put Michael Carrick in temporary charge while opening the search for an interim manager until the end of the season. Former Tottenham boss Pochettino is currently in charge at […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, has revealed that his Ministry has tripled its remuneration to athletes representing the country in various global tournaments including the Olympics. This is as he revealed that the ministry still owes 54 athletes a total of N44.37m in bonuses and remunerations. Dare revealed these to State […]
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