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Real Madrid will appeal Cristiano Ronaldo’s second yellow card for diving in the Spanish Super Cup first leg at Barcelona, coach Zinedine Zidane said after the Portuguese showed the best and worst side of his game in Real’s 3-1 win Cristiano Ronaldo spent 24 minutes on the pitch after not starting the game at the Nou Camp but still had the biggest impact. The 32-year-old, who was given a hostile reception by Barca fans as he warmed up before replacing Karim Benzema, hit back moments after Lionel Messi’s equaliser with a brilliant strike into the top corner to put Real 2-1 up in…
Muhammad Ali ‘s life is to be turned into a knockout stage musical. The Greatest is to be honoured by producer David Sonenberg with the show based on the legendary documentary When We Were Kings, which told the story of Ali against George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974. The former world heavyweight champion of the world died in 2016 from Parkinson’s disease, aged 74, and Sonenberg is eager to pay tribute to the great man“We can’t wait to be doing it. We have no clue who will play Muhammad but it’s going to be great He told The Sun…
Barcelona have agreed a deal with Guangzhou Evergrande to sign midfielder Paulinho for €40million (£36million), the Spanish club announced on Monday.
Philippe Coutinho has been left out of the Liverpool squad that will travel to Germany on Monday ahead of their Champions League play-off first leg against Hoffenheim, with the midfielder’s future growing increasingly uncertain by the day.
Chelsea striker, Diego Costa says the club is treating him like a criminal, demanding he trains with the reserves and to stay away from the first team dressing room.
For the first time ever in 21 clashes spread across 58 years, Republic of Benin beat Nigeria at national team level.
A depleted Rangers side staved off fellow relegation battlers Sunshine Stars in a Matchday 34 NPFL game at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium on Sunday.
Usain Bolt said he was “saying goodbye to everything” and “almost cried” as his successful career came to a close at the World Championships in London.
The parents of Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend, have reportedly deserted their daughter, with her father Jorge Eduardo Rodriguez living in Argentina and her mother Ana Maria Hernandez now residing in Italy.
Enyimba midfielder Ikechukwu Ibenegbu put up a scintillating performance to help the Peoples Elephant ease past ABS FC 3-0 in a Matchday 34 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture at the UJ Esuene Stadium Calabar on Sunday.