Category: Starnews Sport
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FOOTBALL UPDATES
Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 -England have won their last four games when conceding first at the Euros, with only France (5) winning more after conceding the opener. -England have reached the quarter-finals in back-to-back Men’s European Championship tournaments for the very first time, but they needed two record-breaking goals to do it.Jude Bellingham’s…
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SPORT
EURO 2024: Two teams book quarter-finals place The first two teams to qualify for the quarter-final stage at Euro 2024 have been confirmed. This follows the completion of two Round of 16 fixtures on Saturday. Germany booked their place, thanks to a 2-0 win over Denmark in Dortmund. There were no goals in the first…
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FOOTBALL UPDATES
Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 -Italy have failed to reach the Quarter-Final of a UEFA European Championship Finals for the first time since 2004 (eliminated at the Group stage in that case). -Yann Sommer has kept his first clean sheet at EURO 2024.He only had to make one save against Italy. -Granit Xhaka has…
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Tobi Amusan Vindicated by CAS ruling on doping allegation
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has been vindicated by her victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS. CAS ruled in favour of the 27-year-old in an appeal brought before it by World Athletics and World Anti-Doping Agency. “It’s all God,” Amusan said in an Instagram post alongside the court’s announcement. The Ogun-State-born athlete was suspended…
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FOOTBALL UPDATES
Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 -The FA confirmed that Phil Foden has temporarily left the England camp at EURO 2024 and returned to the UK for a ‘pressing family matter.’ -Romelu Lukaku has more goals disallowed (3) than England have scored goals (2) at the Euros. -UEFA confirmed that Denmark finished ahead of Slovenia…
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FOOTBALL UPDATES
Compiled by Miracle Ogunde -Kylian Mbappé equals Just Fontaine (13) for the most goals scored with France in major tournaments (World Cup + EURO) and is now second only to Michel Platini (14). -European players with most goals at major tournaments (EURO + World Cup) since 2018:13 – Kylian Mbappé 🇫🇷13 – Harry Kane 🏴10…
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SPORT UPDATES
Compiled by Miracle Ogunde EURO 2024 UPDATES -At 38 years and 216 days, Jesús Navas will become the oldest player to play for Spain in a major international tournament (World Cup + EURO), surpassing the previous record of Santiago Cañizares against Saudi Arabia in Germany 2006 (36 years and 248 days). -Barnabás Varga had a…
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SPORT UPDATESCompiled by Miracle Ogunde
EURO 2024 -The Portuguese Football Federation has asked UEFA to increase security around the pitches at EURO 2024. This is due to 6 fans invading the field trying to get a selfie with Cristiano Ronaldo yesterday. -Spain risk violating German law due to Lamine Yamal’s participation in matches. German regulations prohibit U18s from working past…
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BREAKING: Real Madrid wins 2023/24 LaLiga after Barcelona loss
Real Madrid have been confirmed as LaLiga champions for the 2023–2024 season. This follows Girona’s 4-2 win over Barcelona in the late kick-off. Carlo Ancelotti’s men had defeated Cadiz 3-0 at home, thanks to goals from Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Joselu. These results mean Real now have 87 points after 34 fixtures. Barca’s…
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BREAKING: Finidi George appointed as Super Eagles head coach
The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former Super Eagles winger Finidi George as the new head coach of the nation’s senior men’s national team. The announcement came in a statement on Monday, with the NFF Board approving the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to hand over the reins to the 52-year-old former Ajax…