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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday hosted American basketball star Jaylen Brown and bestowed on him the traditional Yoruba name, “Babatunde”.
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Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca said on Monday finding form early in the season “was not easy” for his World Cup players ahead of the club’s Champions League opener at Porto.
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The defeat was D’Tigress’ third in the group stage, following earlier losses to South Korea and Hungary, leaving Nigeria at the bottom of the group and out of the competition.
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China’s Qinwen Zheng produced another remarkable fightback at the US Open, recovering from 5-0 down to stun former champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals.
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Nigeria’s Falconets began their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign on a disappointing note after losing 2-0 to Spain in their Group F opener on Monday.
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Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe believes this could finally be his year to win the Ballon d’Or, while dismissing Paris Saint-Germain’s success since his departure, according to the BBC.
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Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has defended his performances while rejecting comparisons between himself and Barcelona’s Raphinha and Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé.
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Cameroon striker Bryan Mbeumo scored a superb solo goal for Manchester United, who surrendered the lead twice in a 2-2 Premier League draw against Everton at the weekend.
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Another UEFA Champions League season gets going this week with the beginning of the league phase as Paris Saint-Germain bid to join the tiny band of clubs to have won the competition three years running.
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Ronald Koeman Jr made Eredivisie history on Sunday after becoming the first goalkeeper to score twice in a single match, rescuing a 2-2 draw for Telstar against Cambuur. The 31-year-old, son of former Netherlands and Barcelona star Ronald Koeman, converted two penalties as Telstar fought back after falling two goals behind. Telstar were reduced to […]
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