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Defeated former Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua, said what is uppermost in his mind right now is a rematch with the undisputed Heavyweight Champion, Andy Ruiz.Joshua was knocked down in seven round to lose his four…

Anthony Joshua has suffered the first defeat of his professional career in a shock loss to Andy Ruiz Jr at Madison Square Garden. Making his US debut at one of boxing’s hallowed venues, Joshua was…

Liverpool has won the 2019 UEFA Champions League, after beating Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 in Madrid, Spain. Mohamed Salah’s early penalty and a late goal by Divock Origi steered Liverpool to a sixth…

Anthony Joshua is not taking his opponent, Andy Ruiz Jr. lightly. The Briton will on Saturday defend his IBF, WBA and WBO titles at New York’s Madison Square Garden against Ruiz Jr., a mexican is…

Inter Milan on Friday announced the appointment of former Italy manager Antonio Conte as coach with the ambition of returning to the top of world football. The 49-year-old has signed a three-year…

Nigeria fought from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Ukraine in the FIFA U20 World Cup at the Bielsko Biala Stadium on Thursday night. With the result, Nigeria finished third in Group D with four points from three…

Real Madrid has overtaken Manchester United and been named most valuable European football club, being worth about €3.22bn (£2.91bn), says KPMG. The Spanish club tops KPMG's study of top sides'…

Eden Hazard suggested he had played his final game for Chelsea after his two goals helped the club win the Europa League. “We will decide in a few days and the only target in my mind tonight was to win…

Eden Hazard scored two goals and made another to help Chelsea thump London rivals Arsenal in Baku and win the 2018/2019 UEFA Europa League. Victory gave Blues boss Maurizio Sarri the first…

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez, has admitted that he considers Cristiano Ronaldo to be “the greatest player” he has ever signed. Perez, across his two spells in charge of the La Liga…

Gennaro Gattuso has announced he is to leave his position as head coach of AC Milan, although there is no confirmation from the club. In an interview with Italian publication La Repubblica, Gattuso…

Spanish police have made several arrests following a complaint from La Liga about a game in May 2018 that was possibly fixed by “an organised criminal group”, the Spanish league has confirmed. According to local…

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has asked for an immediate presentation to his ministry on the promise made to members of the 1994 AFCON-winning Super Eagles team.Fashola made the request on…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has given a hint of how much it would cost the federation to fly the Super Eagles to Asaba, the Delta State capital for the next week’s camping ahead of the Africa Cup…

Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has no reason to ban Nigeria for the refund of fund the world athletics governing body…

Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk will reportedly be on Real Madrid’s wishlist if Sergio Ramos leaves the Bernabeu in this summer’s transfer window. Ramos is said to be considering leaving Los…

Eden Hazard wants his move from Chelsea to Real Madrid, to be completed in the first week of June, according to the Daily Mirror. Hazard has just a year left on his contract with Chelsea and the club…

Arsenal and Chelsea have returned over half of their combined allocation of 12,000 tickets for next week’s Europa League final due to the difficulty and great expense for fans travelling to Azerbaijan. A…

Nigeria international, John Obi Mikel shared the space in his trophy cabinet as he eyes his second Africa Cup of Nations title in Egypt. The former Chelsea star has enjoyed an illustrious career, winning various…

Robin van Persie is “sorry” if his move to Manchester United angered Arsenal, but claims to have no regrets at having swapped Emirates Stadium for Old Trafford. After eight years in north London, the…

FIFA has abandoned plans to expand the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to include 48 teams.FIFA president Gianni Infantino had proposed expanding the tournament but the sport's world ruling body has now determined this is not…

The wife of goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who suffered a heart attack earlier this month, has revealed she is fighting ovarian cancer. Sara Carbonero made the shock announcement on Tuesday. She…

Pep Guardiola opened the door to Vincent Kompany returning as Manchester City manager one day as the Belgian was given an emotional send-off by thousands of fans. The City captain is set to take over as…

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70. The legendary Austrian, one of the best-known figures in motor racing, took the title for Ferrari in 1975 and 1977 and McLaren in…