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Lorient shocked Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) with a 3-1 victory at the Parc des Princes after the Ligue 1 leaders were reduced to 10 men. PSG were reduced when Achraf Hakimi was sent off early in the first half and they have now lost nine games in all competitions in this year....

Achraf Hakimi’s red card in the loss to Lorient by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was “very stupid”, club coach Christophe Galtier said, asking his side to be more ambitious. The Ligue 1 champions slipped to a 3-1 defeat after they lost the defender inside the first 20 minutes to a second yellow...

Chelsea footballer, Mason Mount, has shown his dancing skills as he vibed to ‘Ameno Amapiano’ by Nigerian singer, Goya Menor. In the video shared on Instagram on Saturday, the midfielder was seen mouthing the lyrics of the song and dancing to it. The England player, who donned hoodies and shorts...

Falconets’ Head Coach Chris Danjuma has called to camp 30 players as Nigeria begin preparations on Monday in Abuja for the upcoming WAFU B Under-20 Women’s Championship in Ghana. Danjuma has included some players from the Nigerian team which reached the quarter-finals of the last FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup...

The Chairman, Lagos State Football Association (LSFA), Seyi Akinwunmi, on Wednesday commended the Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO) for developing grassroots football in the country. Akinwunmi gave the commendation at a press briefing heralding the 2023 NLO season held at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Akinwunmi, a former Chairman of...

Akwa United Football Club of Uyo have bolstered their position in Group A of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) by defeating Kwara United 3-1. In their match day 15 fixture on Monday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa United scored their first goal through Taiye Muritala...

The Houston Rockets have made a deal to make Ime Udoka the franchise’s next head coach. According to several media reports in the U.S. on Monday, Houston Rockets had before committing to Udoka talked to the league office and the Boston Celtics. The talks were about the circumstances surrounding the...

Tottenham have sacked acting head coach Cristian Stellini after less than a month in charge as club chairman Daniel Levy labelled Sunday’s thrashing at Newcastle United “wholly unacceptable”. The 48-year-old was part of Antonio Conte’s backroom staff at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He stepped into the top job on a...

Manchester United set up a first FA Cup final against Manchester City after beating Brighton in a tense penalty shootout at a rain-lashed Wembley Stadium. In a match that finished goalless after extra time it fell to United defender Victor Lindelof to score the decisive spot-kick after Solly March sent...

Young Africans SC of Tanzania on Sunday in Uyo beat hosts Rivers United 2-0 in the first leg game of their 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final fixture. In the match played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Young Africans took the game to their opponents from the first blast of the...