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PSG accept world-record €300m bid for Mbappe from Saudi club Al Hilal

Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly accepted Al Hilal’s world-record bid of €300m million for Kylian Mbappe. The French champions have given permission to Al Hilal to engage in discussions with Mbappe after putting him up for sale and excluding him from their pre-season tour.…

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Super Falcons start World Cup campaign with a draw

Nigeria’s Super Falcons started their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand with a goalless draw against Olympic champions, Canada. Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie turned the heroine of the match played in Brisbane after saving, Christine Sinclair’s penalty early in…

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Liverpool captain Henderson set to join Gerrard in Saudi

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is set to join former teammate Steven Gerrard at Saudi club Al Ettifaq after a deal was struck between the clubs, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. Henderson, 33, led the Reds to their first Premier League title for 30…

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Tobi Amusan’s World Athletics’ doping charges disturbing, says AFN

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), yesterday, said it is seriously disturbed by charges of doping violation filed by World Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) against Nigerian sensation, Tobi Amusan. Amusan, the 2021 world champion and world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles,…

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FIFA Women’s World Cup: Waldrum targets knockout ticket for Super Falcons

Coach Randy Waldrum has vowed to guide Nigeria’s senior women’s national team to the second round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup slated to start in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday. Waldrum whose preparations for the World Cup has been marred by…

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JUST IN: Tobi Amusan charged for missing dope tests

Reigning world champion and world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles event, Tobi Amusan, has been charged by the World Athletics Integrity Unity (AIU) of rule violation for allegedly missing three tests in 12 months. Amusan’s revelation came after she won the women’s…

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Women’s World Cup 2023: How will VAR work at the tournament?

Fifa says it is anticipating some miscommunication when referees announce video assistant referee decisions to the crowd at the Women's World Cup. Officials will announce VAR decisions via microphone to fans in stadiums and viewers at home for the first time at a…

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Harry Maguire: How world’s most expensive defender lost his way at Manchester United

When Manchester United paid a record £80m to make Harry Maguire the world's most expensive defender in 2019, one of the big attractions was his ability to lead. Within three months of his arrival from Leicester, Maguire had captained the Old Trafford club…

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Nigeria draws Rohr’s Benin Republic, South Africa, Zimbabwe

After failing to qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup, Nigeria were given another tough route to the 2026 edition of the competition at the draws held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, yesterday. Nigeria lost the Qatar 2022 ticket to Ghana, whose Black…