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*Only family members and close friends were permitted at Jardin Bella Vista cemetery for the burial of Diego Maradona next to the graves of his parents, Dalma and Diego; fans waving Argentine flags had gathered along roads as Maradona's…
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Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona has passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack Wednesday. The Albiceleste superstar was recovering at home in Tigre after undergoing brain surgery at the start of November. …
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Nigeria’s delegation to Tuesday’s 2022 AFCON qualifying match against Sierra Leone arrived in Freetown on Monday afternoon aboard a chartered flight that flew the team from Benin City, and after a 30-minute ferry ride on the Atlantic from…
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-From Agency Reports Following a long wait, it is expected the start of the 2020 Triple Crown in Argentina, and the first leg of the most coveted polo trophy worldwide, the Tortugas Open, due to be played on the grounds of the Argentine…
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- By Saidu Abubakar with Agency Reports Papa Massata Diack has goaded French authorities by saying they will have to send special forces to Senegal if he is to serve a five-year jail term handed out to him in France for corruption and…
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-By Saidu Abubakar with Agency Reports The Nigerian has welcomed a fight with unified champion, who holds the WBA, IBF and WBO world titles. Efe Ajagba could not enhance his claims for a future fight with Anthony Joshua as he…
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The Olympic flame will go on display at the Japanese Olympic Museum from Sept. 1, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) announced recently. The flame was last seen in Fukushima after the torch relay was cancelled following its arrival…
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–By Saidu Abubakar with anchored BBC report Nigerian footballers plying their trade off the shores of their fatherland continue to be upbeat in their chosen career abroad. A case in point is no other’s than Henry Onyekuru who is…
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Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods struggled with back issues on his way to a four-over par 76 on Friday, but avoided missing the cut at the Memorial tournament for the first time. The 44-year-old superstar, playing his first PGA…
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains fully committed to staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and is considering multiple scenarios for them to take place safely, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. Japan and…
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