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  1. Logistics Fail: Nigeria’s Women’s Basketball Team Turned Away from Olympic Boat

    Nigeria Logistics Fail: Nigeria’s Women’s Basketball Team Turned Away from Olympic Boat

    The Nigeria women’s basketball team was denied entry to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony boat due to overcrowding. They spent the night in Paris and missed a practice session. Nigeria plays Australia on Monday. The Nigeria women’s basketball team faced an unexpected obstacle at the Paris...
  2. Ruud Shocks Djokovic: Norwegian Sensation Upsets World No. 1 to Reach Monte Carlo Final

    Americas Ruud Shocks Djokovic: Norwegian Sensation Upsets World No. 1 to Reach Monte Carlo Final

    Image Credit In a thrilling semi-final match at the Monte Carlo Masters, Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud achieved a historic victory over world number one Novak Djokovic, marking his first win against the Serbian player after six attempts. The eighth seed, Ruud, secured the win with a...
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    Sports Man City take fight to UEFA on and off the field - Goal

    Manchester City may be set to go to war with UEFA, but time is of the essence for the English champions to satisfy their quest to win the Champions League. City head to the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday, knowing failure to beat 13-time winners Real Madrid over two legs could be their final...
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    Sports Arsene Wenger Reveals Why Lampard Will Succeed As Chelsea Boss – Naijaloaded

    Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has spoken about how Frank Lampard has impressed him as Chelsea boss. Lampard guided Chelsea to a 2-1 victory over former boss Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur. The win extended their lead over Spurs to four points, … read more via Naijaloaded |...
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    Sports Messi beats Ronaldo to huge landmark, becomes only active player with most goals, assists per game (see full list) – Legit.ng

    Lionel Messi is the only player to record most combined senior goals and assists per game in Europe – The Argentine super hitman has scored 703 goals and grabbed 305 assists in 885 games – Cristiano Ronaldo came close, while Luis Suarez, Ibrahimovic and Lewandowski sealed the first … read...
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    Sports Ajax’s Ziyech to join Chelsea in €40m deal - Goal.com

    Hakim Ziyech will join Chelsea from Dutch champions Ajax this summer in a 40 million-euro ($43.4 million) deal, the two clubs confirmed Thursday. The announcement ends days of speculation over the future of the 26-year-old attacking midfielder, a Moroccan international. READ MORE
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    Sports Novak Djokovic wins his eighth Australian Open title after defeating Dominic Thiem in a five-set thriller - CNN

    Melbourne, Australia (CNN)Agitated and ailing, Novak Djokovic nonetheless won an eighth Australian Open title to beat his fellow Big Three members to the punch in one respect. Chasing Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for most of his career, Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to win a...
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    Sports A Look at Mobile Betting and How It Has Affected the Entire Sector

    Mobile Betting: Sports Bets from Anywhere Now, the concept of placing wagers on sporting events has come a very long way. It has a history where its exact origin cannot be traced to a particular place or time. All that is important is that England had the upper hand when it comes to the place...
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    Sports Conor McGregor knocked out opponent in just 40 secs – Ladun Liadi’s Blog

    Conor McGregor knocked out his opponent in just 40 seconds! The Irish fighter knocked out Donald Cerrone with clean, crisp, and accurate strikes, beating the "Cowboy" to the floor, and finishing him with ease at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor shouldered Cerrone in read more via...
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    Sports Suzy Cortez Tattoos Messi’s Face On Her Groin. Messi Blocks Her On Social Media - Nairaland

    FORMER Miss BumBum Suzy Cortez has taken her love for Lionel Messi one step further by getting a tattoo of her hero on her groin. The new inking will not go down well with family Messi – the Barcelona superstar has previously blocked her on social media after being bombarded with saucy pictures...
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    Sports Aubameyang sees red as Palace make it four unbeaten – P.M. News

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Saturday became the third Arsenal player to score and be sent off in the same Premier League match and the first since Mikel Arteta vs Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in October 2013. Aubameyang gave Arsenal the lead with just twelve minutes away from read more...
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    Entertainment Kendall Jenner and Cristiano Ronaldo named Instagram’s highest earners – Ladun Liadi’s Blog

    Kendall Jenner has beaten her sister Kylie to the title of Instagram’s highest earning woman. The supermodel, 24, is the highest ranking female in a new list of the year’s biggest social media money-makers. Kendall is said to have brought in a fortune of around £12.7 million … via Welcome To...
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    Sports JUST IN: United target, Haaland, signs for Dortmund – Newtelegraph

    Borussia Dortmund have announced the signing of Manchester United target Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg, Sky Sports is reporting. More to follow… read more via Newtelegraph – https://ift.tt/3698Imp --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports Everton announces Carlo Ancelotti as new manager – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

    English Premiership side, Everton has confirmed Italian Carlo Ancelotti as the Club new manager. Marcel Brands, Everton’s Director of Football, said: “Following a rigorous process conducted by all of our Directors, it is a pleasure to now welcome Carlo Ancelotti to Everton. He is one of the...
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    Sports Sadio Mane Sends Alex Iwobi Back To Nigeria With Great Skill In 5-2 Win (Photos) - Nairaland

    Sadio Mane showed his class yet again with a sublime skill to get pass Everton Star Alex Iwobi in the 5-2 last night, MySportDab reports. Mane skinned Alex Iwobi outside his own box, before feeding an onrushing Trent Alexander-Arnold – who broke all theway towards Everton’s goal. Luckily, Mane...
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    Sports Anthony Joshua set to pocket $85million from his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jnr - Vanguard

    The purses for Saturday night's world heavyweight championship rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jnr in Saudi Arabia have been revealed. According to Riyadh Newsflash, Anthony Joshua will pocket a whopping $85million from the rematch, while Andy Ruiz Jnr will go home with $13million...
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    Sports Breaking: Lionel Messi beats Ronaldo and Van Dijk to win 2019 Ballon d’Or award – Legit.ng

    Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has been named as the winner of the 2019 Ballon d’Or award beating greatest rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk. Before Lionel Messi was even named as the winner on Monday night, December 2, in Paris, many football fans and pundits have...
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    Sports Pochettino Takes Decision On Becoming Arsenal’s Next Manager – Tori News

    However, Pochettino is not interested in attracting the ire of Spurs fans by crossing the North London divide. read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2OC33yM --------------- Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports UPDATED: Ljungberg takes over as Arsenal fire Emery after worst run in decades - Goal.com

    Unai Emery was sacked as Arsenal manager Friday after less than two years in charge and with the club without a win in seven games, their worst run since 1992. The 48-year-old Spaniard was fired following the 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in Thursday’s Europa League match Read more:
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    Sports 'I will be your father, friend, girlfriend... whatever you want' - Details of Jose Mourinho's first speech to Tottenham players revealed - LIB

    Details have emerged of the first opening message Jose Mourinho gave to his players at his new club, Tottenham. The 56-year-old former Man U, Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager was appointed on Wednesday on a deal until the end of the 2022-23 season and will face West Ham on Saturday with the...
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