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The Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped Ethiopia 4-0 (5-1 on aggregate) to reach the third round of the African qualifiers for next year’s Women Olympic Football Tournament A brace by captain Rasheedat Ajibade and one each by Uchenna Kanu and Asisat Oshoala saw the Super Falcons ease past...

Super Falcons Coach, Justine Madugu, says his team are battle ready to face the best in Africa and ensure qualification to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped their Ethiopian counterparts 4-0 in a...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday in Paris, France. Messi beat Norway’s UEFA player of the year,  and treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize. France and Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe completed...

Ebun Comets of Lagos on Tuesday defeated Oluyole Warriors of Ibadan 52-48  at the ongoing 2023 Nigeria Basketball Premier League at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win was the second win in three matches for Ebun Comets, after their opening...

World Rugby has announced a new competition starting in 2026 as part of a “significant overhaul” of the men’s international calendar. The tournament will be made up of 24 teams, split into two divisions with 12 teams in each, with promotion and relegation starting from 2030. The top division will...

Manager Marco Silva has signed a new deal with Fulham that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2025-26 season. Silva was appointed head coach in July 2021 and his existing contract would have run out at the end of the season. The 46-year-old Portuguese guided...

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright, an acclaimed West End theatre and film producer, has died at the age of 78. Kenwright had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his liver eight weeks ago. He had been on the board at Everton since 1989, taking over as chairman at Goodison Park...

Former Manchester United striker, Dimitar Berbatov, has predicted some of the Premier League fixtures that will be played this weekend. The league returns after the international break with Arsenal travelling to Chelsea. Manchester City welcome Brighton, while Manchester United are away to Sheffield United. Berbatov, speaking with BetFair, said: “Man...