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Manchester United are closing in on the £52million signing of Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos from Shakhtar Donetsk, with the player set to undergo his medicals this week. According to the Manchester Evening News, he could be confirmed as Jose Mourinho’s first summer signing by Tuesday...

Stephen Curry scored 33 points, sinking an NBA Finals record nine 3-pointers in the process, and the Golden State Warriors moved halfway to their third title in four seasons Sunday by beating Cleveland 122-103. The Warriors, who never trailed, seized … read more via Daily Nation | Home –...

Neymar marked his first appearance since February by scoring the opening goal to help Brazil to a 2-0 victory over Croatia at Anfield Sunday afternoon. The world’s most expensive footballer had been a doubt for this summer’s World Cup in recent months due to an injury, but he showed...

La Liga’s Espanyol have appointed Joan Francesc Ferrer, known as Rubi, as head coach for two seasons, the Barcelona outfit said on Sunday. Fresh from leading Huesca to promotion and then to La Liga, Rubi also has previous coaching experience at both Espanyol and Barcelona. The club was …...

Goals from Gary Cahill and Harry Kane saw England to victory versus Nigeria as Gareth Southgate’s World Cup preparations build to a climax. England enjoyed a morale-boosting Wembley triumph with a 2-1 win over Nigeria in their penultimate match before heading to the World Cup in Russia. Gareth...

Colombian football player Alejandro Penaranda Trujillo was shot dead and a colleague wounded in an early Friday attack in the city of Cali, police said. Penaranda, a forward for second division Cortulua, was murdered by a gunman who broke into a gathering of football players around 1 am (0600...

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be Germany’s No. 1 at the 2018 World Cup if he makes the final squad, says national team manager Oliver Bierhoff. The 32-year-old Bayern Munich man has not played a competitive match since undergoing surgery for a broken … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and...

Hundreds of Nigerian football fans on Friday morning, queued outside Nike’s flagship store on Oxford Street in London, United Kingdom.............. read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2sxQDvN Get More Nigeria Sports News

Jesse Lingard has revealed that he feels “more comfortable” playing for England than for Manchester United. Jesse Lingard,25, will be part of Gareth Southgate‘s 23-man squad travelling to Russia following a fruitful season at club level in which he scored 13 goals in 48 games. Lingard, who has...

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are both back in action at the French Open on Thursday looking to reach the third round, while Rafael Nadal continues his bid for an 11th title. Here are three matches to watch at Roland Garros on Thursday: Serena Williams (USA) v Ashleigh … read more...

An English-based player dominates Marca’s splash but it is Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen rather than David de Gea. The only mention of Gareth Bale is the fact that he posed in the new Real Madrid kits ahead of next season but Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t. Marca does report that Real president …...

Serena Williams made a winning return to Grand Slam tennis which was as memorable as her body-hugging black catsuit when she reached the Roland Garros second round on Tuesday, AFP reports. The 36-year-old downed Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 to register her first...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Golden State Warriors, so used to making things look easy, overcame one of their toughest tests to return to the NBA Finals. They climbed out of huge holes in the last two games of the Western Conference finals to beat Houston, but may have to play in the first half the...

Mari Balotelli marked his return to the Italy team with the opening goal as the Azzurri beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 in an international friendly on Monday in Roberto Mancini’s first match in charge. Balotelli, who last played for Italy in the 2014 … read more via SOCCER news, photos, and video –...

Promising Brentford winger Chiedozie Ogbene has committed his international future to Nigeria over the Republic of Ireland where he was raised. Born in Nigeria, Ogbene is an Irish citizen having moved to the Republic of Ireland thirteen years ago when … read more via –...

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of the Brazil midfielder Fabinho from Monaco for £40m as a replacement for Emre Can as Jürgen Klopp steps up his summer recruitment drive. Negotiations with the Ligue 1 side over a €45m (£40m) fee plus a potential €5m in add-ons have been ongoing for several...

Egypt’s Mohamed Salah is “confident” of being fit for the World Cup despite suffering a shoulder injury in Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat against Real Madrid. Salah was forced off in tears during the first half of the 3-1 loss in Kiev on Saturday, sparking fears he wouldn’t...

The abrasive Real Madrid defender may have cost Liverpool’s talismanic forward the chance to play at World Cup 2018 after tangling with him in Kiev. Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has found himself the target of a petition that has called for him to be "punished" after forcing Liverpool's...

The 2018 UEFA Champions League final has come and gone with Gareth Bale scoring twice to give Real Madrid a 3-1 victory. Loris Karius had an awful game directly … read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2IOj17P Get More Nigeria Sports News

Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, has demanded answers from Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal captain hinted he could leave Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the champions League on Saturday night with a 3-1 triumph over Liverpool. Ronaldo claimed his fifth European Cup honour. After the game...