SPORTS
Sporting gists across the globe from the Nigerian perspective.
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Blessing Oborududu: Meet Nigeria’s first wrestler to win silver in Olympics
Blessing Oborududu won Olympic Games’ silver medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg, the first won by a Nigerian wrestler in…
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European Football Records £3.4bn Revenue Fall
European football is “beginning to see the scale” of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic after a £3.4bn fall…
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Jose Mourinho defends Premier League record
Jose Mourinho has defended his recent record in the Premier League by claiming what is considered “a disaster for me”…
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Fury v Wilder III: Fight still on despite Covid-19 case in Briton’s camp
The trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is still set to take place on 24 July despite a…
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Cristiano Ronaldo tops Instagram rich list for first time
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Instagram’s rich list as the celebrity thought to be able to charge more than anyone else…
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England End 55-year Wait for Knockout Win Over Germany
England struck twice late on to end a 55-year wait for a knockout tie victory over Germany amid scenes of…
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Alexander Povetkin: Former world heavyweight champion retires
Former world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin says he is retiring from boxing because he needs time to fully recover from…
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Christian Eriksen: Denmark midfielder suffered cardiac arrest, says team doctor
Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed in Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland, said Danish team doctor…
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Israel Adesanya beats Marvin Vettori to retain middleweight title
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya cruised to victory over Marvin Vettori as he retained his undisputed 185-pound title in the…
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Lukaku Scores Brace, Pays Tribute to Eriksen
Romelu Lukaku paid tribute to his Inter Milan team-mate Christian Eriksen after scoring against Russia to help world number one…
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