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In this file photo taken on January 01, 2008 Manchester United’s Portuguese midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to take a free kick against Birmingham City during their English Premiership football match at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England, 01 January 2008. PAUL ELLIS / AFP   Cristiano Ronaldo will wear Manchester United’s iconic number seven again […]

    Manchester United announced on Friday they have reached a deal to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, 12 years after he left Old Trafford for Real Madrid. “Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached an agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, […]

Manchester City’s English midfielder Jack Grealish celebrates with Manchester City’s Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus (L) after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on August 21, 2021. Adrian DENNIS / AFP   Jack Grealish scored his first […]

Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegard stands beside the club’s insignia after completing 30 million pounds move from Real Madrid   Arsenal secured the signing of Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid on a permanent deal on Friday after the Norwegian international midfielder impressed during a loan spell at the Emirates last season. The 22-year-old will reportedly cost the […]

Brentford’s Danish midfielder Christian Norgaard (C #6) scores their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Brentford and Arsenal at Brentford Community Stadium in London on August 13, 2021. Adrian DENNIS / AFP   Brentford made a blistering start to their first English top-flight season for 74 years as goals from Sergi […]

President of the Tokyo Organising Commitee Seiko Hashimoto (R) delivers a speech, next to President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach, during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo, on August 8, 2021. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)   The Tokyo 2020 Games were […]

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 04, 2020 Real Madrid’s French defender Raphael Varane celebrates his goal during the Spanish league football match between Getafe CF and Real Madrid CF.OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP   Raphael Varane has sent a farewell message to Real Madrid faithful ahead of his departure for Manchester United […]

France’s Gabrielle Williams (C) fights for the ball with Nigeria’s Adaora Elonu (bottom) in the women’s preliminary round group B basketball match between France and Nigeria during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)   The Nigerian female basketball team, […]

MILWAUKEE, WI – JULY 20: A generic image of the Spalding basketball before the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Six of the 2021 NBA Finals on July 20, 2021 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by David Sherman / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via […]

Sancho. Photo: Manchester United   Jadon Sancho said he wanted to help bring trophies back to Manchester United after joining the English football giants from Germany’s Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth a reported £73 million ($100 million). The 21-year-old England international, a former Manchester City youth player, has signed a five-year contract, with the […]

Damian Lillard #6 of the USA Men’s National Team looks to pass the ball during the game against the France Men’s National Team during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Saitama Super Arena on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.  Ned Dishman / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP   A USA […]

The D’Tigers are aiming for a medal finish at the 2020 Olympic Games.   Football has always been Nigeria’s favourite sport with a historic Olympic gold the pinnacle of its success, but the country now eyes basketball for glory at the Tokyo Games. The West African nation of 210 million people made history 25 years […]