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US tennis superstar Serena Williams topped Forbes magazine’s list of the highest paid women in sports for the fourth straight year on Tuesday. The business publication calculated that…

A referee has sparked chaos in a League match after appearing to award a controversial penalty using VAR, despite the technology not being available in the league The spot-kick, given…

Wayne Rooney has agreed to join Derby as a player-coach in January on an initial 18-month contract.The 33-year-old will complete the current MLS season with DC United, which will finish no later than November, before…

Nigeria and Arsenal forward, Alex Iwobi, is expected to star as Arsenal kicks off its 2019/20 campaign with Newcastle on Sunday August 11. The 23-year-old was an important…

Barcelona captain Leo Messi is out of action less than two weeks ahead of the opening of La Liga season after injuring his right calf in training on Monday. “I wanted to start and…

Manchester City have won the 2019 FA Community Shield after beating Liverpool 5-4 on penalties Gabriel Jesus scored the decisive kick, after Georginio Wijnaldum missed the second kick for the…

Paul Pogba fears he could be priced out of a dream move to the Bernabeu – with Real Madrid facing a staggering £270million bill to sign him from Manchester United.  Madrid fear…

Atlanta ’96 remains one of the most unforgettable Olympic Games for football and sports lovers in Nigeria. Nigeria won six medals overall, two gold, one silver and one bronze medals. But…

Manchester United beat AC Milan on penalties at the International Champions Cup on Saturday, dogged by the absences of Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku and midfielder Paul Pogba. Lukaka is…

Paul Pogba has reportedly made a new attempt to force a summer exit from Manchester United and secure a move to Real Madrid. The French World Cup winner failed to show for the flight…

Pep Guardiola has hit back at Jurgen Klopp’s comments on Manchester City’s spending in the transfer market, rejecting the notion that Liverpool cannot compete with the Premier League…

Lionel Messi has been banned from playing for Argentina for three months by CONMEBOL after he heavily criticised the South American football governing body during the Copa America. He was also…

Manchester United have reached an agreement to sign England centre-back Harry Maguire from Leicester for £80m - a world-record fee for a defender.The 26-year-old is expected to complete a medical at the club at the…

Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to referee a major men’s match organised by UEFA, when she takes charge of the Liverpool v Chelsea Super Cup clash in Istanbul on Aug. 14.…

South Korea’s K-League and football fans are fuming after superstar Cristiano Ronaldo sat out last week’s friendly against K-League all stars in Seoul. K-League accused Juventus of “deception”…

Wilfried Zaha’s former manager Ian Holloway has suggested Arsenal have made the wrong choice in landing Nicolas Pepe instead of the Crystal Palace winger. The Ivory Coast international produced…

Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze, has signed with Jay-Z’s sports management label Roc Nations Sports. Chukwueze has become one of the most popular Nigerian players, following his breakout…

Paulo Dybala is being linked with a move to Manchester United but he won’t come cheap. A swap deal involving Romelu Lukaku has been touted but Dybala would want a hefty pay packet to make the…

If raising twins, and a younger son, alone on the Renardiere housing estate in Roissy-en-Brie, France wasn’t tough enough for Yeo Moriba, she was the driving force behind not one, but all three of…

The president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has redeemed his $50,000 pledge to the Super Eagles. Dangote, who was represented by the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive of…

Egypt 2019 Nations Cup highest goal scorer Odion Ighalo is having a re-think over his recent retirement from international football. The Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, forward who…

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk are among the 10 players nominated for FIFA’s The Best Men’s Player award. The shortlist, which takes into accounts achievements from July…

UEFA has named Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze, among the top 50 young players to keep an eye on in the 2019/2020 season. As was the case before the start of the 2018/2019 campaign, only…

Manchester United and Juventus have agreed a swap deal in principle involving Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku, according to Sky in Italy.The deal is now said to hinge on Dybala agreeing terms with United.His agent is…