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Few expected Zinedine Zidane to leave Real Madrid and even fewer expected him to come back as coach. And yet almost 500 days later, he has won the La Liga title, without fuss, without even the improvements he was promised. …

Nigerian Football was again thrown into a state of mourning yesterday as news broke of the death of leading women football promoter and administrator, Henrietta Ukaigwe. Ukaigwe, a member of the Board of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), has …

Anthony Joshua’s next fight against Kubrat Pulev is currently being planned for November, but could end up looking quite a lot different to his usual events, reports talksports.com. The unified heavyweight world champion was originally due to face his mandatory …

AC Milan kept their hopes of European football alive on Sunday with a 2-2 draw at Napoli that leaves them with a strong chance of reaching the Europa League. Franck Kessie’s penalty 17 minutes from time gave Milan a battling …

Bayern Munich announced the signing of French teenager Tanguy Kouassi, 18, on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday with the defender signing a four-year contract with the Bundesliga champions. “In our eyes, he is one of the biggest …

Popular radio presenter and host, Dan Foster, is dead. It that Foster, aka Big Dawg, died on Wednesday at a medical facility in Lagos, where he was receiving treatment for COVID-19. His wife, Lovina, confirmed to Channels Television that he was tested …

Sevilla suffered a setback in their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League group stage as a late own goal by Diego Carlos allowed visiting Levante to grab a 1-1 draw on Monday. Julen Lopetegui’s side, who sit third …

Nigerian forward, Taiwo Awoniyi, is ‘conscious and responsive’ after suffering a head injury while in action for Mainz in Sunday’s 1-0 loss at home to Augsburg, his coach Achim Beierlorzer has stated. Awoniyi was taken to the hospital on Sunday …

Manchester United scouts are pushing for the club to sign Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester City this summer. Ndidi’s form in the Premier League this season has left United scouts stunned, and according to Le 10 Sport, they have …

• ‘FG to decide on competition’s timeline’ The chairman of Edo 2020 National Sports Festival Committee, Tonobok Okowa, has clarified the committee’s position on the timeline for the festival, saying that only the Federal Government can fix dates for the …

The Net Worth of Nigerian born New Zealand-based UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya, is on the rise since his emergence as the middleweight champion in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Adesanya is currently earning big money from UFC pay-per-view fights. His purse …

The Portuguese Primeira Liga became the second top European football league to return on Wednesday following the coronavirus lockdown as leaders Porto fell to a surprising 2-1 loss at Famalicao. Despite the match being played behind closed doors, several Porto …

Depending on which website you read, Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi is the most sought after midfielder in world football. Reports in various sites have Ndidi’s agents discussing terms for a transfer with different football clubs, including Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester …

Anthony Joshua is not interested in fighting Mike Tyson if the former heavyweight champion does make a comeback because he thinks no one would want to see him win. Tyson, 53, is plotting a return to the ring after working …

Manchester United have agreed to extend Odion Ighalo’s loan spell from parent club Shanghai Shenhua for another seven months, reports mirror.co.uk. Ighalo seemed destined to return to the Chinese Super League at the expiry of his loan at the end …

World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has listed Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba as one of the boxers he wants to fight before retiring from the sport, reports bigfighweekend.com. Fury is set to battle with Deontay Wilder for the third …

Italy’s Serie A teams have been given the green light to resume group training but will have to wait until May 28 to know whether the season can resume, Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Tuesday. Spadafora told Italian television …

The Sports Ministry has set up an 11-man committee to look at a new possible date this year for the National Sports Festival, which was postponed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite some divergent views by some …

• Federation mandates committee to meet on resumption of football activities The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has begun moves to finalise Super Eagles Manager, Gernot Rohr’s new contract within one week, with a view to getting the German ready to …

La Liga will return with matches every day, league president Javier Tebas has revealed. Spain’s top division has been shut down since March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. As lockdown restrictions are lifted players and teams have now …