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Arsenal have completed the signing of Anderlecht midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga on a long-term contract. The fee, although undisclosed, is believed to be around £17.2m for the Belgium Under-21 international. Lokonga, 21, joined Anderlecht at 15, made his first-team debut in December 2017, and has gone on to make 78 …

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight trilogy bout has been postponed after the Briton contracted Covid-19.   The rivals were set to clash for the third time in Las Vegas on 24 July, with the first fight having ended as a split draw in December 2018 before Fury stopped Wilder …

England’s Football Association and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have condemned the online racist abuse of players following the team’s penalty shoot-out loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final. On Sunday the sides drew 1-1 after extra time and Italy won the shoot-out 3-2, with England players Marcus Rashford, …

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka will become the youngest-ever person to receive the Freedom of Ealing honour following his courage in the Euro 2020 final. Born in London borough to Nigerian parents, Saka opted to represent the Three Lions of England, making his debut against Wales in October last year – …

World famous football star, Lionel Messi and Barcelona have reached an agreement for the forward to sign a new five-year deal with the Catalan club, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Sources added Messi has accepted a significant wage reduction to prolong his stay. Messi was a free agent after his …

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo has sent forth Nigeria’s Olympic delegation to Tokyo, Japan, charging Nigerians to pray and support the contingent.   The send forth ceremony for Team Nigeria to the Olympic Games held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, July 12, 2021, and Osinbajo charged the Nigerian contingent …

Cristiano Ronaldo has officially WON the EURO 2020 Golden BootCristiano Ronaldo becomes the FIRST PLAYER EVER IN THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL to finish top scorer in the Champions league, Premier league, La Liga, Serie A and Euros

The U.S. men’s basketball team lost to Nigeria 90-87 on Saturday night, July10, in its first pre-Olympic exhibition game. Nigeria who had six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, beat USA, inflicting the country’s first ever loss to an African Nation. The landmark victory came …

“Argentina Champions, Lionel Messi Champion,” Argentina TV declared as fans took to streets screaming out with delight after the final whistle was blown at the Maracanã stadium in Brazil. La Albiceleste won their first major title in 28 years, while Messi – who was uncharacteristically quiet in the 1-0 win …

South American giants, Brazil and Argentina will battle it out in the final of this year’s Copa America billed for Sunday, July 11 at the Maracanã stadium. Host Brazil will aim to retain the title on home turf after triumphing in 2019, while Lionel Scaloni’s men go in search of their …