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Tottenham Hotspur got their Europa League campaign off to a perfect start as they secured a 3-0 victory over Qarabag on Thursday night. Spurs finished the game with 10 men and actually played most part of the game short of one player after Radu Drăgușin was shown a red card …

Cole Palmer scored four goals to help Chelsea secure a 4-2 victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Premier League clash saw Palmer score in the 21st, 31st and 41st minutes as well as converting a 28th-minute penalty. Brighton had opened the scoring in the 7th minute through …

Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday suffered another early setback in their Bundesliga title defence as they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with struggling Holstein Kiel. Xabi Alonso’s side now have 11 points from six matches, giving Bayern Munich the chance to extend their advantage at the top when …

Two Nigerian pugilists, Sikiru “Omo Iya Eleja” Shogbesan and Mary Aina Abbey, are poised to represent the country in separate fights overseas on October 19. Shogbesan (17-3-1, 9 KOs) will make his international debut against Belgium’s Francesco Patera (29-5-0, 11 KOs) in a lightweight clash at Hall Omnisport De La …

Nigeria-born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has been knocked out by Daniel Dubois in an epic IBF heavyweight title fight on Saturday night. The all-Briton match played in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium saw Dubois retain the IBF world title. The 27-year-old dropped Joshua multiple times and stopped Joshua, …

Argentina forward Lionel Messi marked his return from injury with two goals and an assist to help Inter Miami to a 3-1 win against Philadelphia Union. Messi had not played since injuring his ankle during Argentina’s Copa America final victory over Colombia in July. The injury saw him miss this …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has revealed reasons why the process to secure Bruno Labbadia as Super Eagles coach failed despite official announcements. Ripples Nigeria recalls that the NFF announced on Tuesday that the services of Labbadia had been secured as the new national team boss. But reports on Friday …

Anthony Joshua will box Daniel Dubois in a highly-anticipated all-British heavyweight title fight tonight, with a domestic-record crowd expected to fill out Wembley Stadium. A staggering 96,000 fans will be present to see Joshua challenge Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title, as “AJ” looks to cement his legacy by becoming …

Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated alongside 29 other men’s football stars for the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award. The list was announced on the Ballon d’Or X handle on Wednesday. The Atalanta forward, who scored a hat-trick at the Europa League final last season, is the only …

Kylian Mbappe scored a brace for Real Madrid as they defeated Real Betis 2-0 in a La Liga encounter at the Bernabeu on Sunday night. The France forward, who joined the Spanish champions this season, scored his first in the 67th minute before converting a penalty on 75 minutes. Read …