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Lionel Messi scored his 600th career goal in club competition during Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Liverpool in the Champions League. Messi was sitting on 598 goals coming into the semifinal first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s side, but two second-half goals, including a world-class free kick for his second, saw him …

The sponsor of the just concluded Principals’ Cup Football competition in Delta State, Zenith Bank, has expressed great delight with the standard of the 2019 edition which was the third. The competition was revived after 27 years in limbo only three years ago courtesy of a partnership initiative between the …

World leaders and some of the most decorated sports figures alike flooded social media on Sunday April 14, 2019 to congratulate American Tiger Woods after he clinched his fifth Masters title. “Congratulations to @TigerWoods,” tweeted U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump), who earlier this year played golf with the Woods. “A …

Mohamed Salah’s wonder-strike helped Liverpool beat Chelsea and ensured they remain two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Almost five years since Liverpool’s title chances were ruined by a 2-0 defeat in the same fixture, the hosts kept themselves in the hunt for a …

A young woman has made history by becoming the first female Muslim hijab wearing referee in the UK. Jawahir Roble, 24, known as JJ, who moved from Somalia to the UK with her family as a child, is currently in her third full season as a Football Association-registered official. After …

Mother of late Nigeria football star, Samuel Okwaraji, Mrs. Janet, recently asked the Federal Government and relevant authorities to immortalise him in order to encourage national sacrifice. She stated this when a delegation from a non-governmental organisation, The Compassionate Heart, led by Rev Fr. Frankline Muo, visited her residence in …

BY NICHOLAS OBISIKE The management of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Monday, denied the rumours making the round that the club abandoned their Technical Director, Christian Chukwu, saying the rumour was not only untrue, but imagination of the writer.        Norbert Okolie made this known in a statement …

This year’s Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank Plc) Masters Cup Season Eighth football tournament returns with eight new schools, following the draws held in Lagos.        The tournament established in 2012, was designed for the secondary schools students outside the public school system in Lagos State. And it would feature …

Italian/Nigerian forward, Stefano Okaka‘s, time in Premier League has come to its end after Watford decided to send him on loan to Udinese. Okaka was shipped out to sister club Udinese on loan on Tuesday. On the arrival of the Nigerian at Vicarage Road, he made a strong impression, but has failed to make …

Zenith Bank Plc, the sponsors of the ongoing Delta State Principals Cup, has charged all the remaining 26 teams in the competition to embrace fair play. The frontline bank in partnership with the government of Delta State under Governor Ifeanyi Okowa revived the competition in 2017 to boost grassroots development …