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Less than one-fifth of the way into Formula 1’s longest ever calendar, the realisation that Red Bull and Max Verstappen are heading for yet another title is now setting in. Mercedes’ Toto Wolff said before departing Suzuka that Verstappen will not only certainly win his fourth consecutive drivers’ championship in 2024, but that competitors may…
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[AUTO SPORT] Five-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Emanuele Pirro made his motorbike racing debut at the 81st Goodwood Members’ Meeting. The 62-year-old Italian contested the Hailwood Trophy for 250cc and 350cc two-stroke grand prix and Formula 750 motorcycles that raced up to 1983. He qualified the Michael Russell-entered Yamaha TZ250 20th in the 34-bike…
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Ademola Lookman’s brace ensured Nigeria a place in next weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as they beat long-standing rivals Cameroon 2-0 in the last 16 on Saturday. Lookman’s 36th minute goal at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium opened the scoring from an assist set by African Footballer of the year, Victor Osimhen. He struck…
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Sunday afternoon at Abidjan, the super Eagles of Nigeria commenced its campaign for the continental African Cup of nations title with a disappointing 1-1 draw against lower rated Equatorial Guinea. The lack lustre match started with Fulham midfielder, Alex Iwobi raiding the goal mouth of the Guineans in the first 15 minutes of the encounter….
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be banned from the touchline for Saturday’s trip to Aston Villa. The Gunners manager was booked a yellow card for his celebrations when Declan Rice scored a dramatic 97th-minute winner. It was Arteta’s fourth yellow card of the season, which results in a touchline ban. Arsenal visit Aston Villa, on…
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A friend, a foremost sports journalist, called me up last week from Abuja to inform me that he was racing to the office of the Minister of Sports to inform him of his decision to lead a national campaign to sack Jose Paseiro, the Portuguese coach of the Super Eagles. He wanted my urgent opinion….
The 2nd Harmony Open Golf Championship is set to be hosted by the Ilorin Golf Club. The competition which is billed to run from 10th to 11th November 2023, on the Ilorin golf course will feature over 150 players in several categories who had signified interest in the tourney. The Open that had attracted entries…
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Arsenal today were defeated for the first time in 11 league games after Newcastle’s goal controversially passed through VAR. Joelinton clearly pushed Arsenal defender Gabriel as the pair challenged for Joe Willock’s cross, with the ball running for Gordon to score from close range. Apart from appealing in vain for a foul by Joelinton, Arsenal…
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Arsenal yesterday asserted dominance with a superb 4-0 win on their Champions League return at home to Dutch side PSV. The gunners came out positively early on at the Emirates Stadium as Bukayo Saka slammed home the Gunners’ first Champions League goal since 2017. Then Saka reenacted his assist form as he set up a…
This evening, away at the Goodison park Stadium, Arsenal broke the Jinx of having failed to defeat Everton in the last 7 encounters in the stadium. Mikel Arteta’s men who are riding high after clinching a late victory over Manchester United in their last match before the international break to make it 10 points from…
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