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Modric, Perisic Rue Another Poor Croatia Performance After Draw With Czech

Croatia captain Luka Modric and forward Ivan Perisic were disappointed after a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic on Friday left their hopes of advancing to the Euro 2020 knockout stage... Read more Eriksen Discharged From Hospital

Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital after a "successful" operation to fit a heart-starting device. The 29-year-old Denmark midfielder a suffered cardiac arrest during his side's defeat by Finland in... Read more Okagbare Dazzles In Olympics Trials, Smashes Records In Blistering Run

Blessing Okagbare says she is ready to roll in Tokyo at the Olympics. And Nigerians believe her on the strength of her historic race at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Olympic... Read more Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon, Eyes Tokyo Olympics

Japanese star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon, her agent confirmed Thursday, weeks after the world number two pulled out of the French Open citing her struggle with depression and anxiety. ... Read more Euro 2020: Netherlands See Off David Alaba’s Austria To Book Place In Last 16

Memphis Depay’s early penalty set the Netherlands on the way to a 2-0 win over Austria in Amsterdam on Thursday, their second straight victory at Euro 2020 securing qualification for the... Read more Tottenham End Talks With Fonseca, Linked With Gattuso

Tottenham’s managerial search took another twist on Thursday after the club broke off talks with Paulo Fonseca. The Portuguese, 48, was set to replace Jose Mourinho after Spurs’ new football managing... Read more Man Utd Make Cash Offer For Varane

Manchester United have made an opening bid for Real Madrid central defender Raphael Varane. The Manchester Evening News says United have bid £50m for Varane, but the Spanish giants will demand... Read more Uefa Reminds Teams Of Sponsorship Obligations

European football’s governing body Uefa has responded to Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s removal of a Coca-Cola bottle at a Euro 2020 news conference by telling teams they have contractual obligations towards... Read more De Bruyne Leads Belgium To Comeback Win Over Denmark

Denmark scored the second-fastest goal in European Championship history but Belgium advanced to the knockout stages after Kevin de Bruyne orchestrated a 2-1 comeback victory in their Group B match on... Read more Neymar To Miss Tokyo Olympics

Paris Saint Germain striker Neymar, the world’s most expensive footballer, will not play for Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics, but veteran Daniel Alves did make the squad announced Thursday. Neymar’s PSG... Read more Tearful Ramos Says He Wanted To Stay At Real Madrid

Sergio Ramos has claimed he is only leaving Real Madrid because the club withdrew their offer of a new contract, as the defender bid an emotional farewell on Thursday after 16... Read more Parma Resign Buffon 20 Years After He Left The Club For Juventus

Goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon has returned to Parma two decades after leaving the Italian club who were relegated last season. “He is back where he belongs, he is back home. Superman... Read more Nadal Pulls Out Of Wimbledon And Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games

World number three Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who won the Wimbledon titles in 2008 and 2010,... Read more Euro 2020: Ukraine Beat North Macedonia To Boost Second Round Chances •

Andriy Yarmolenko grabbed a goal and an assist as Ukraine beat North Macedonia 2-1 on Thursday to boost their chances of reaching the European Championship knockout stages and leave their opponents'... Read more Gattuso Quits As Fiorentina Coach Three Weeks After Appointment

Gennaro Gattuso and Fiorentina have agreed to part, just over three weeks after the former Italy international was appointed as coach at the Serie A club.” “Fiorentina and coach Rino Gattuso... Read more Okagbare, Amusan, Others Battle For Honours As 2021 Olympics National Trials Holds In Lagos

The atmosphere around the Yabatech Sports Complex is currently wearing a new look ahead of the 2021 National Championships and Invitational Relays starting today with all eyes on Blessing Okagbare, Tobi... Read more Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Rivers United Manager, Coach Stanley Eguma

The insecurity in the land has crept into the country’s football scene following the kidnapping of Rivers United FC Manager, Stanley Eguma by unknown gunmen on Tuesday. Now, the kidnappers are... Read more Italy Cruise Into Euro 2020 Last 16

Italy became the first team to reach the knockout stage of Euro 2020 as midfielder Manuel Locatelli scored twice in a 3-0 win over Switzerland in Rome on Wednesday, while Wales... Read more LeBron Blasts NBA As Playoff Injuries Mount

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James slammed the NBA on Wednesday as Clippers star Kawhi Leonard became the latest player forced out of the playoffs by injury. James took to Twitter... Read more Legendary Real Madrid Skipper Ramos To Quit Club

Legendary Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is to quit the club after 16 trophy-laden seasons, the La Liga giants announced Wednesday. Real said there would be an “act of tribute and... Read more Pogba Becomes Latest Star To Move A Bottle At Euro 2020

The day after Ronaldo made headlines by removing two bottles of Coca-Cola at a news conference and then encouraging people to drink “agua!” (water) instead, Pogba has gone viral for removing... Read more Japan To Ease Virus Emergency Before Olympics

Japan is expected to ease a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and most other areas this weekend, with new daily cases falling just as the country begins making final preparations... Read more Mourinho Willing To See Smalling Sold As Everton Contact Roma

New Roma coach Jose Mourinho is open to seeing Chris Smalling sold this summer. The former Manchester United defender had an injury plagued campaign with Roma last season. Sky Italia says... Read more Ramsey And Roberts Give Wales Victory Over Turkey

Wales moved a big step closer to qualifying for the knockout stages of the European Championship after Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts scored in a 2-0 win over Turkey in their... Read more Euro 2020: Russia Back On Track After Win Over Finland

A goal in first-half stoppage time by Aleksei Miranchuk got Russia's Euro 2020 campaign back on track as they beat Finland 1-0 in Group B on Wednesday. Joel Pohjanpalo thought he... Read more Delta Govt congratulates new AFN President

Delta State Government has congratulated the new President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, on his election and subsequent inauguration.The government, in a statement by Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief... Read more Man City To Play Spurs In Premier League Opener

Premier League champions Manchester City will start the defence of their title away to Tottenham after the fixtures for the 2021-22 season were unveiled on Wednesday. City are among the sides... Read more Japan To Set 10,000-Spectator Cap Ahead Of Olympics

Japan is planning to set a cap of 10,000 fans at sports events ahead of the Olympics, a cabinet minister said Wednesday, as organisers weigh how many domestic spectators can attend... Read more Gunmen Assassinate Football Coach In Benue

Gunmen have assassinated a football coach identified as Torkuma Chihe Promise in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. A report in New Telegraph says the deceased, popularly known as Coach Mboma, was... Read more Cristiano Ronaldo Makes History, Becomes All-time Top European Championship Scorer

Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time top scorer in the history of the European Championship with a late penalty in Portugal’s opening Euro 2020 game against Hungary in Budapest on Tuesday. Ronaldo’s... Read more