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English Premier League side, Chelsea celebrated John Mikel Obi's first Premier League goal with a social media post yesterday. It was on September 21, 2013 that a half-volley from Mikel found the back of the net, giving…

Wilfred Ndidi has attributed Leicester City's incredible win over Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium yesterday to team spirit. Ndidi's opener was disallowed by VAR for offside and few minutes later, Harry Kane gave…

 The Turkey Technical Centre in Istanbul will witness some interesting football when five –time world champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria file out against their counterparts from Turkey, host nation of the UEFA/CAF U17 International…

Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski scored twice to equal a 51-year-old record as champions Bayern Munich demolished Cologne 4-0 on Saturday to climb to the top spot of the standings. Poland striker…

Brazil international and Chelsea winger, Willian believes Tammy Abraham can fill the void left by Belgian international, Eden Hazard who left for Real Madrid last summer. "I think Hazard's exit was a big loss. Eden is a…

Manchester City are keeping tabs on 15-year-old Turkish midfielder Altinordu midfielder Burak Ince. The 15-year-old became the youngest ever player to appear in Turkey's second division when he debuted for…

England international, Harry Kane will be one of Real Madrid's summer targets in the transfer window following the player's inability to win laurels at Tottenham Hotspur. The England captain who has scored 168…

Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll is likely to make his first appearance of the season in Saturday’s Premier League match against Brighton and Hove Albion after shaking off an ankle injury, manager Steve Bruce said on Friday. The…

Anthony Joshua admits he was too relaxed ahead of his loss to Andy Ruiz Jr and has vowed to be “livelier” ahead of their rematch. Ruiz Jr emphatically ended the Brit’s reign as WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IB0 heavyweight…

Chris Acha, head coach of the national 3×3 basketball teams, on Friday said his teams would fully utilise Nigeria’s recent successes in basketball to excel. Acha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that they were going to…