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Atletico Madrid on Wednesday signed 19-year-old Portuguese striker Joao Felix from Benfica for 126 million euros ($142 million), the clubs announced. The fee is a record for a Portuguese club…

Frank Lampard has been appointed as Chelsea FC manager on a three-year deal. The Blues legend, who joins after just one season in charge of Derby, is expected to replace Maurizio Sarri after the Italian…

Lionel Messi accused Copa America officials of favouring hosts Brazil after Argentina’s hopes were ended in Belo Horizonte. Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino handed the Selecao a place in…

The Los Angeles Angels baseball team has confirmed the death of 27-year-old pitcher, Tyler Skaggs. The announcement was made on the team's Twitter page and came hours before they were scheduled…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed surprise at the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay the Super Eagles their match allowances in the ongoing African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, even…

Barcelona’s star, Luiz Suarez missed a penalty as Uruguay crashed out of Copa America after a penalty shootout against lowly Peru. Peru progressed to the Semi-finals and will meet Chile for a place in…

Premier League giants Manchester United on Saturday, June 29, confirmed the signing of Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Crystal Palace.The 21-year-old right back signed a five-year contract with an option to extend for a further…

Le Parisien has reported that French champions, Paris Saint Germain have cut their €300million market price for world’s most expensive player, Neymar Jr. According to the newspaper, PSG would…

SUPER Eagles’ defender Ola Aina is happy to star for Nigeria at the ongoing 2019 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Former England youth international has 10 caps for the three-time winners and 2013…

Lionel Messi’s Iranian doppelganger Reza Parastesh has denied tricking 23 women in his native country into sleeping with him after taking on the Argentine football icon’s identity to seduce them.Spanish sports publications…

Barcelona vice-president Jordi Cardoner has confirmed that Neymar really wants a potential Camp Nou return. However, that’s only the player’s own ‘manifestation’, as Cardoner has put it. Apparently,…

Real Madrid midfielder, Toni Kroos has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo’s shock exit from the club last summer “made everyone happy”. Ronaldo left the Santiago Bernabeu after helping the Spanish giants win…

New Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has confessed to smoking 60 cigarettes a day. The 60-year-old former banker is not only well known for his playing style but also his smoking habits. He averages…

FIFA on Wednesday defended its VAR review system, saying referees had reached a 98% accuracy rate in decision-making during the group stage of the women’s World Cup in France. The Video Assistant Referee…

A man in Iran has allegedly slept with 23 women by pretending to be footballer, Lionel Messi because of their uncanny resemblance. The suspect has denied conning the women into sleeping with him. Reza Parastesh, who is known as…

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has made a promise to Chelsea fans and Frank Lampard who is in pole position to replace Maurizio Sarri as the new manager. The report in The Express Sport says…

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Crystal Palace to sign right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The deal is worth £50m and the 21-year-old Englishman is likely to travel for a medical imminently before…

David Silva will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after deciding to call time on a glittering 10-year career at the Etihad. The midfielder is heading into his 10th season with the Premier…

Super Eagles players boycotted Tuesday’s pre-match conference and could boycott Tuesday evening’s training. Nigeria’s preparation for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tie with Guinea suffered a…

Andy Ruiz Jr., unified world heavyweight champion, says Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer, who he recently defeated, is not so good in the boxing ring and declared that he would also win the rematch easily.…

As strong speculations surround Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku’s departure from Manchester United, the United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly sanctioned the duos’ desire to move away from…

What a tennis tragedy! Trophies and personal souvenirs belonging to German tennis legend Boris Becker will be auctioned online from today 24 June by British firm Wyles Hardy to partially clear the bankrupt…

Super Falcons have refused to leave their hotel base after crashing out of the FIFA Womens World Cup in France following the 3-0 loss to Germany in the round of 16.According to renowned sports journalist Collins Udoh quoted…

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer said Saturday that his playing career will soon come to an end, but is unsure of what he will do thereafter. Federer, 37, who has enjoyed a glistening career,…