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Germany named FIFA Team of the Year ahead of Brazil and Portugal Germany have been crowned the team of the year by FIFA after finishing on top of the World Ranking at the end of 2017. FIFA published its full ranking for December on Thursday, with few changes towards the top of the ranking as […]
Birmingham Confirmed as 2022 Commonwealth Games Host Birmingham has been selected as the host venue for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, organizers announced on Thursday with the Midlands city being the only bidder. Birmingham bid organizers have said that 95 percent of the competition venues are already in place with Alexander Stadium, an established athletics venue, set […]
Nigeria drops to 51 in latest FIFA ranking The Super Eagles of Nigeria is now the 51st best footballing country in the world according to the latest ranking released by FIFA on Thursday. Nigerian also dropped to 9th in Africa. Germany, Brazil, and Portugal retained the top three places in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday. […]
Bayern Munich Re-Signs German Striker, Sandro Wagner Bayern Munich have re-signed striker Sandro Wagner from Bundesliga rivals Hoffenheim on a contract that will run until June 2020, the German football champions said on Thursday. Wagner progressed through the youth system at Bayern and made his senior debut in 2007, featuring in eight games that […]
It will be a London derby in the Carabao Cup semi-finals as Chelsea and Arsenal have been drawn against each other in the last four. Meanwhile, Premier League leaders Manchester City will take on Championship upstarts Bristol City who managed a stunning upset of Manchester United on Wednesday. Chelsea led for most of their fifth-round […]
Swansea City Sack Manager, Paul Clement Swansea City have sacked manager Paul Clement after a poor first half of the Premier League season. The Swans, who narrowly avoided relegation last season, sit bottom of the top-flight table having won just three league matches. Clement spend just short of a year in charge at the Liberty […]
Turkey Wants NBA Star Jailed for Insulting President Erdogan A Turkish prosecutor asked for NBA’s New York Knicks star Enes Kanter to be jailed for up to for insulting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter’s passport was revoked by Turkish authorities earlier this year, and an arrest warrant was issued after he was named a “fugitive” […]
Man United Knocked Out by Bristol City in League Cup Shock Bristol City, from English football’s second-tier, pulled off a sensation in the League Cup quarter-finals they knocked out the holders Manchester United 2-1 amid late and wholly improbable drama at their Ashton Gate home on Wednesday. On one of the great nights in the […]
Marion Bartoli announced on Tuesday that she would return to professional tennis in 2018 after more than four years of retirement. The Frenchwoman shocked the tennis world when she quit the sport in 2013, a little over a month after winning her maiden grand slam title at Wimbledon, saying her body could no longer keep […]
Athletics: Shocked Gatlin Sacks Coach after Doping Claims World 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin said on Tuesday he was “shocked and surprised” at doping allegations made against his coach Dennis Mitchell, like Gatlin a convicted doper, but added that he had sacked him as soon as he heard about the issue. Gatlin, 35, who won […]
