Pele’s 100-year-old mum ‘unaware’ Brazil legend is dead
Pele’s mum, Celeste Nascimento, is unaware the soccer legend has died, his sister, Maria Lucia do Nascimento, revealed, yesterday.
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NBA suspends 11 players after Pistons-Magic scuffle
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Cristiano Ronaldo signs mega-deal with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo will now ply his trade with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. PHOTO: Al-Nassr FC.
Arsenal battle Brighton without Gabriel Jesus
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The King is dead, long live the king
The world is mourning the passage of ‘the Black King’. I cannot help but add my humble voice to the outpouring of tributes. My friend Idy calls me up this morning from the United States. He wants to know if flags will be flown at half mast in Nigeria today in mournful acknowledgment of the passage of a great Black man whose place in Black history is in the category of Muhammed Ali, Nelson Mandela and Patrice Lumumba.
Benzema buries World Cup woe with double strike in Real victory
Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema shoots during the Spanish League football match between Real Valladolid FC and Real Madrid CF at the Jose Zorilla stadium in Valladolid on December 30, 2022. (Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP)