Abuja (Precise Post)- Just a day after being knocked out of the Champions League in the last-16 stage to Lyon, Juventus have sacked head coach Maurizio Sarri according to Sky in Italy. The former Chelsea and Napoli boss only took charge of Juventus in June last year, signing a three-year contract at the time, and led the side to a ninth consecutive Serie A title …
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Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigerian-American basketball player, Michael Ojo has passed away after suffering a heart attack during training in Belgrade, Serbia. The 27-year-old who previously played for Red Star Belgrade was reportedly having an individual practice at Partizan’s stadium when he collapsed on Friday, August 7. Nigerian basketball player, Michael Ojo dies at 27 after suffering a heart attack during training in Serbia “We …
Read MoreBy our sports correspondent Abuja (Precise police I would have no feeling of disappointment if Lamb of move on. He is a fantastic man and a fantastic player Frank Lampard insists Chelsea did everything to keep want-away Willian and will hold no grudges if he leaves. Willian, who is 32 on Sunday, is set to join Arsenal on a three-year contract after turning down a …
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Sodiq Oyeleke Abuja (Precise Post) – Chile midfielder, Alexis Sanchez has joined Inter Milan from Manchester United on a three-year deal. The Italian club announced this in a statement on Thursday. “Alexis Sanchez has joined the Nerazzurri on a free transfer,” the Serie A side said in a statement. The 31-year-old joined Inter on loan this season. His new contract will see him stay in …
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England (Precise Post)- Paul Scholes says Manchester United lack a prolific centre forward and should prioritise a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane, over Borussia Dortmund winger, Jadon Sancho. United have been heavily linked with a move for the 20-year-old Sancho. But media reports say the club have baulked at Dortmund’s valuation of around 100 million pounds ($131 million) England captain Kane signed a …
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England (Precise Post) – Manchester United booked a quarter-final spot in the tournament after their second-string side laboured to a 2-1 home win over LASK Linz on Wednesday to seal a 7-1 aggregate rout of the Austrian side. United’s reward is a clash with FC Copenhagen in Cologne on Monday after the Danish side beat Istanbul Basaksehir 3-0 at home earlier on Wednesday to wipe …
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Bucharest (Precise Post) – Romania great Gheorghe “Gica” Hagi stepped aside as manager of his own club Viitorul Constanta on Sunday following a poor run of performances. Hagi said in a statement that “together with the president of the club we will have to find a new manager in the next days”. Viitorul failed to qualify for the playoffs between the top six teams in …
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Abuja (Precise Post) -Switzerland (Precise Post)- Fédération Internationale de Football Association, Global football ruling body says there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its president, Gianni Infantino, who will continue in his role as normal. Swiss authorities said on Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor. The judicial officer is looking into …
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Abuja (Precise Post):Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inspired Arsenal to a record 14th FA Cup win as the Gunners captain struck twice to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the final at an empty Wembley on Saturday. Christian Pulisic had given Chelsea the dream start, but the Blues unravelled after Aubameyang was brought down by Cesar Azpilicueta inside the area and converted the resulting penalty. A brilliant finish from Aubameyang …
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By Chukwuemeka Opara Abakaliki (Precise Post) – Football fans in Ebonyi on Saturday celebrated the birthday of former Super Eagles Skipper Kanu Nwankwo who turned 44. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kanu, fondly called Papillo by football fans, had 86 caps for Nigeria, scoring 13 goals in a flourished carreer which lasted from 1994 to 2010. Kanu, who is a recipient of …
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Abuja (Precise Post) -Napoli has officially announced the signing of Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen from Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year deal worth €81 million plus add-ons on Friday,. Aside from the mega-money move making Osimhen the most expensive African footballer ever, the forward, according to close sources, will earn a whopping €4.5 million annually – the highest-ever by a Nigerian footballer – as …
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By Joan Iwuchukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The president of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), Dr Nasir Yusuf Gawuna has felicitated with the Muslim Ummah and Nigerian sportsmen and women on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In his Sallah message to all the state chapters, members and friends of the foremost grassroots sports body in the country, Gawuna urged Nigerian youths to keep their …
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By Chimezie Anaso Awka (Precise Post) -The Anambra State Football Association (AnSFA) Electoral Committee for 2020 State Board and Local Football Councils Elections has postponed the exercise indefinitely. The elections were billed to hold on Monday and Tuesday in Awka Obinna Dike, the Head of the Media and Publicity Sub-committee, announced the postponement in a statement on Sunday night in Awka. He said the postponement …
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Rome (Precise Post) – Three penalties settled Parma’s 2-1 defeat of visiting Napoli on Wednesday, giving the hosts certainty to avoid relegation with three ‘Serie A’ games remaining. Parma moved to 10th place, setting a 14-point lead on third-last Lecce, who play later with second-last Brescia. Napoli are seventh, outside the Europa League zone, but qualified for the event through their Italian Cup success. Parma’s …
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Milan (Precise Post) – Serie A was becoming more competitive even though Juventus are poised to win it for the ninth season in a row, Inter Milan coach, Antonio Conte has said. “Without a doubt, Serie A has become a more competitive league: one need only look at the numbers of the other teams. “It’ll keep getting tougher, and the level of competition has really …
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Abuja(Precise Post)- World Heavyweight boxing champions, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury bumped into each other while holidaying in Marbella on Saturday, July 17. The British boxers who are set to go toe-to-toe in an all-British heavyweight unification clash next year, came face-to-face just before Fury flew out of the holiday resort following his son Prince Tyson Fury II’s dinosaur-themed fourth birthday party. An elated Joshua …
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