Category: Starnews Sport
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Nigeria crashes out of FIFA U-20 W/Cup
Nigeria Flying Eagles has crashed out of the ongoing FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland after losing 2-1 to their Senegalese Teranga Lions counterpart. Senegal has defeated Nigeria’s Flying Eagles 2-1 in their round of 16 clash on Monday night. The encounter at Lodz saw Senegal take the kick-off and in the 10th minute, Tijani…
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Anthony Joshua gets £20m for shock defeat, Andy Ruiz £5m for winning
Andy Ruiz Jr might have produced one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history on Saturday, but his pay cheque was distinctly lightweight, compared to Anthony Joshua’s. The Mexican stunned Britain’s WBA, IBF and WBO champion to shake up heavyweight boxing’s established order in dramatic style. Ruiz is understood to have made only around £5m…
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Liverpool to play Chelsea in first English Uefa Super Cup on August 14
Liverpool will play Chelsea in the first all-English Uefa Super Cup on 14 August in Istanbul. The Reds qualified by beating Tottenham 2-0 in the Champions League final, with the Blues booking their place with a 4-1 win over Arsenal in the Europa League on Wednesday. Liverpool are the last English side to win the…
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Six times! Six times! Six times!; Liverpool fans celebrate in Madrid
Thousands of euphoric Liverpool fans, chanting “champions” and clad in their team’s red colours, took to the streets of Madrid to celebrate victory in their Champions League final against Tottenham. Liverpool supporters erupted in delight at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium after Saturday’s 2-0 Champions League victory over Spurs, which gave the team its sixth European…
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Salah penalty gives Liverpool half-time lead in Champions League final
Mohamed Salah’s early penalty gave Liverpool a 1-0 lead against Tottenham at half-time in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final in Madrid. The Egyptian scored the second quickest goal in Champions League final history as he converted from the spot after just one minute and 48 seconds following a handball by Moussa Sissoko. Italy great Paolo…
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Flying Eagles arrive in Lodz for FIFA Under-20 World Cup
The delegation of Nigeria’s national under-20 male football team arrived in the city of Lodz on Saturday afternoon. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation, said the team were in the Polish city ahead of their FIFA Under-20 World Cup Round of 16 game on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
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UCL Final: Seven things to know as Liverpool, Tottenham battle
At long last, the UEFA Champions League final is here and a befitting climax is expected when English clubs, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur go up against each other at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid tonight. Both the Reds and Spurs have set and broken a number of records as they weathered the storm to make…
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Former Arsenal player, Jose Antonio dies in auto crash
Former Arsenal player, Jose Antonio Reyes has been killed in car crash. His former club, Sevilla made the announcement. (AFP)
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UAE Billionaire Set To Buy Newcastle United From Mike Ashley
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is in talks to sell the club to Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE billionaire’s investment group has said. Sheikh Khaled, a relative of Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour, failed with a £2bn takeover of Liverpool last year. It has been reported the deal for Newcastle is worth…
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25 years after, Former Super Eagles’ coach, Westerhorf gets house from FG
The Federal Government on Monday fulfilled a 25 –year pledge to former Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Clemens Westerhof. At an impressive ceremony inside the conference room of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Abuja, Minister, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) said the occasion was a further proof that the Buhari administration…