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Bundesliga: Tella scores opener in Leverkusen’s win over Frankfurt

By Ifunanya / March 2, 2025

Nathan Tella was among the goal scorers as Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 at the Deutsche Bank Park. Tella […]

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FA Cup: Crystal Palace striker Mateta 'conscious' in hospital

FA Cup: Crystal Palace striker Mateta ‘conscious’ in hospital

By Ifunanya / March 2, 2025

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is now “conscious” after being taken to hospital. Mateta was kicked in the face by […]

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FA Cup: 5 teams qualify for quarter-finals [Full list]

FA Cup: 5 teams qualify for quarter-finals [Full list]

By Ifunanya / March 2, 2025

At least five teams have progressed into this season’s FA Cup quarter-finals. On Friday night, Aston Villa became the first […]

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Embarrassing - Petit blasts Cristiano Ronaldo for reaction to Duran's red card

Embarrassing – Petit blasts Cristiano Ronaldo for reaction to Duran’s red card

By Ifunanya / March 2, 2025

Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder, Emmanuel Petit has hit out at Cristiano Ronaldo for his reaction to Jhon Duran’s red […]

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English FA Cup Fifth Round Results

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  Matches were played on Saturday in the fifth round of the English FA Cup with Manchester City seeing off […]

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Isco’s Betis Beat La Liga Champions Real Madrid

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  La Liga champions Real Madrid suffered a dent to their title defence with a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis […]

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Flick Says Barca Defying Expectations With Treble Fight

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Saturday that at the start of his reign nobody expected the Catalan giants would […]

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Billing Saves Napoli In Draw With Serie A Title Rivals Inter

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  Philip Billing kept Napoli right on Inter Milan’s tail at the top of Serie A after scoring a late […]

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Mourinho went to referee's room and cried - Galatasaray boss on 0-0 draw

Mourinho’s ban for ‘racist comments’ reduced by half

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

Fenerbahçe manager José Mourinho has had his four-match suspension halved and his fine reduced from ₺1.6m (£35,000) to ₺558,000 (£12,200). […]

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Man City Fight Back To Beat Giant-Killers Plymouth

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  Nico O’Reilly spared Manchester City’s blushes as the teenager’s double inspired a comeback 3-1 win over giant-killers Plymouth in […]

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2026 World Cup qualifier: Zimbabwe captain to miss Super Eagles clash

2026 World Cup qualifier: Zimbabwe captain to miss Super Eagles clash

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

Zimbabwe will be without captain Marvelous Nakamba for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture against the Super Eagles of […]

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NPFL: Niger Tornadoes star set to join Czech club Karvina

NPFL: Niger Tornadoes star set to join Czech club Karvina

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

Niger Tornadoes star Papa Daniel is close to securing a move to the Czech club Karviná. According to reports, Karviná […]

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Goalkeeper Time-Wasting To Be Punished By A Corner In Rule Change

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  Goalkeepers who hold on to the ball beyond eight seconds will be punished by conceding a corner from next […]

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Spanish footballer Nico Hidalgo dies at 32

Spanish footballer Nico Hidalgo dies at 32

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

Spanish footballer Nico Hidalgo has died at the age of 32 following a lengthy battle with lung cancer. The tragic […]

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AFCON Pedigree Debate, Super Bowl Winner’s Homage To Tinubu + More

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  The sports world is buzzing! This week debates about the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)’s pedigree raged on, and […]

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Crystal Palace’s Mateta Hospitalised After ‘Reckless’ Horror Challenge

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

  Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish branded the challenge by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts that left Jean Philippe-Mateta in hospital […]

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Why I chose to represent Super Eagles - Bassey

Why I chose to represent Super Eagles – Bassey

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

Calvin Bassey has revealed the reason he opted to to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Bassey was eligible […]

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NNL: Osun United gunning for maximum points against Solution FC - Odeyemi

NNL: Osun United gunning for maximum points against Solution FC – Odeyemi

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

Osun United forward, Ebenezer Odeyemi is confident his team can maintain their impressive home record in the Nigeria National League, […]

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U-20 AFCON: New players will make Flying Eagles stronger - Zubairu

U-20 AFCON: New players will make Flying Eagles stronger – Zubairu

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

Flying Eagles head coach, Aliyu Zubairu, is hopeful the inclusion of foreign-based players will help him build a formidable squad […]

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Duplantis Breaks His Own Pole Vault World Record With Leap Of 6.27m

By Ifunanya / March 1, 2025

    Swedish Olympic champion Armand Duplantis broke his own world record on Friday at the All Star Pole Vault in […]

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