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Flying Eagles miss plot of land in Abuja after World Cup exit

• I did it to motivate players, says Wamakko The Flying Eagles have missed a golden opportunity of owning a plot of land in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, following their quarterfinal exit at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Christopher Nkunku Helps Leipzig Defend German Cup Title

A Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig won their second straight German Cup title on Saturday, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in Berlin. A year after scoring a second-half goal which sent the 2022 final to penalties, Nkunku broke the deadlock after 71 minutes, his low shot taking a deflection and into the goal against the run of play. A shellshocked Frankfurt, who had the better of the second half looked to equalise but Leipzig scored again, Dominik Szoboszlai sweeping in an Nkunku pass on the counter.

Bruno Fernandes 'showed everybody' why he should be Man United captain with 'class' FA Cup gesture

Bruno Fernandes showed why he should be named Manchester United captain next season following the FA Cup final defeat to Man City, according to club legend Peter Schmeichel.

Joe Clarke opens season with two medals at Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg

Joe Clarke made a flying start to the canoe slalom season with K1 silver and kayak cross bronze at the World Cup in Augsburg, Germany. In his first international race since becoming a father and working under coach Campbell Walsh — silver medallist himself at Athens 2004 — Clarke put in a pair of statement performances. Ad Having topped K1 qualifying, he clipped a late upstream gate in the final but his time of 90.71 seconds was only beaten by Italy's Giovanni De Gennaro.