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World number one Iga Swiatek defended her Stuttgart Open title with a straight-set win over Aryna Sabalenka. Poland’s Swiatek defeated the Belarusian world number two 6-3 6-4 in a repeat of last year’s final. It was her first tournament since recovering from a rib injury that forced her to miss...

Newcastle United humiliated Tottenham Hotspur with five goals in 21 stunning first-half minutes as they ran out easy winners at St James’ Park. Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak each scored twice and Joelinton added another as Newcastle scythed through a fragile visiting defence lacking confidence from last week’s defeat against...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday in Abuja released a list of 26 players picked for the country’s participation in the 2023 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria. The list has 16 players from various football academies across the country, while the rest 10 are from amateur clubsides....

Novak Djokovic was far from his best in his quarter-final defeat to Dusan Lajovic at the Srpska Open. But the Serb said he was still hopeful of finding his groove on clay before next month’s French Open. Djokovic had dropped just four games across his previous two meetings with compatriot...

Southampton Manager Ruben Selles could not hide his disappointment after his side were denied a priceless victory at Premier League leaders Arsenal in a 3-3 draw on Friday. Goals by Carlos Alcaraz and Theo Walcott inside 15 minutes gave Southampton a shock early lead. Then, when Duje Caleta-Car made it...

Paris St Germain moved a step closer to a record 11th Ligue 1 title after Kylian Mbappe’s double earned them a 2-1 victory at bottom side Angers on Friday. France forward Mbappe struck twice in the first half to put PSG on 75 points with six games left. The result...

The Minister of Youths and Sport Development, Sunday Dare, on Saturday announced the temporary closure of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, due to the collapse of a floodlight mast. Dare made this known in a statement after inspecting the collapsed floodlight mast. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

FC Robo Women of Lagos have qualified for the Super Six playoffs of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership, after defeating Confluence Queens of Lokoja 4-0. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they clinched the final ticket for the playoffs from Group B on the final...

A 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich was enough for Manchester City to seal their spot in the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. Also, Inter Milan set up a derby with AC Milan after conceding a 3-3 draw to Benfica. Inter Milan have reached a Champions League semi-finals for...

A 35-year-old Tunisian footballer, Nizar Issaoui, has died after setting himself on fire in protest against police injustice The Tunisian striker claimed policemen accused him of terrorism when he complained about the price of bananas. he had published a video on Facebook saying he was protesting against police as he...