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Community Shield: Man Utd, Man City tussle in third-ever all-Manchester affair

Community Shield: Man Utd, Man City tussle in third-ever all-Manchester affair

The biggest city rivalry in England will be rekindled at Wembley Stadium on Saturday when Manchester United take on Manchester City in the third-ever Community Shield Manchester derby. The two sides, who recently met in the final of the FA Cup, which United won 2-1 back in June at the same ground, will face off in the curtain-raiser for the 2024-25 English football season.   Team...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s men’s 4x400m relay team disqualified from final

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s men’s 4x400m relay team disqualified from final

Nigeria's men’s 4x400m relay team will no longer compete in the final of the event following a ruling from the organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The quartet of Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie have been disqualified from the final for a lane  violation after stepping on the line in their semifinal on Friday. Breaking news!! The Nigerian men's 4x400m team...

Paris 2024: Shocker as Tobi Amusan fails to make women’s 100m hurdles final

Nigeria’s biggest hope of a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Tobi Amusan, failed to make the final of the women’s 100m hurdles final after finishing third in Heat 1 of the semifinals earlier today. The 27-year-old world record holder, who didn’t enjoy the best of starts, ran a time of 12.55s to finish behind American Grace Stark (12.39s) and Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas, who...

Premier League: How betting companies dominate shirt sponsorships for 2024/25 season

Premier League: How betting companies dominate shirt sponsorships for 2024/25 season

The 2024-25 Premier League season is just eight days away, and the 20 teams in competition are gearing up for another gruesome nine months of football action. Manchester City have established themselves as the dominant force in the English top-flight, but it's not just Pep Guardiola’s side that has had the league on a chokehold in recent times as betting companies have been at the forefront...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s D’Tigress bow out of Olympics in style despite defeat to USA  

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s D’Tigress bow out of Olympics in style despite defeat to USA  

The D’Tigress, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, can hold their heads high despite an 88-74 defeat to the top-ranked United States in the quarterfinals of the basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. Nigeria, who were clearly the underdogs heading into the game, made the Americans fight hard to gain victory inside the packed Accor Arena in Paris, with a large part of the crowd...