Manchester United player who travelled 500 miles to be snubbed could finally be sold
Jadon Sancho made the trip to the south coast on Saturday but was not in the squad.
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Oborevwori U-17 football tourney: Organiser warns teams against fielding over-age players
In his effort to discover young footballers for various clubs and Nigeria’s national teams, a member of the Local Organising Committee for the eighth National Youth Games, which is slated for Delta State, Onoriode Oborevwori, has concluded preparations to stage a U-17 football tournament, which will hold at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, on August 30 and 31.
Celtic sink St Mirren to extend flawless start
Celtic extended their flawless start to the Scottish Premiership season as the champions cruised to a 3-0 win at St Mirren on Sunday.
Bayern’s Neuer vows to play on beyond this season
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said Sunday he plans to play on beyond the current season, despite retiring from international football earlier this week.
Nigeria’s first Olympic medalist, Maiyegun, dies at 85
Nigeria’s first medalist at the Olympic Games, Nojim Maiyegun, is dead.
Rangers scrape through, El-Kanemi out of CAF competitions
It was mixed fortunes for Nigerian clubs at the CAF inter-club competitions, at the weekend, with Enugu Rangers barely managing to qualify for the second round of the Champions League, while El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri were eliminated from the Confederation Cup.
Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paralympic opening ceremony
Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan was named on Sunday as one of the torchbearers in the lead-up to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris.
Madueke’s hat-trick silences boos as Chelsea rout Wolves
• Newcastle hold Bournemouth to 1-1 draw