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Following his call up amongst the four players from the NPFL to the Super Eagles Corsica camp in preparation for the AFCON qualifiers against South Africa. MFM FC striker Sikiru Olatubosun in a chat with Brila.net has stated his readiness to grab whatever chance he gets to justify his call up to the team be it in the prospective friendly games or the qualifying game proper. Olatubosun has been in fine form for the lagos based club and scored important goals for his club including his wonderstriker against Rangers in the league that broke the internet to earn the call…

Africa’s superpowers – Nigeria and Egypt confirmed their superiority in the continent as the two nations have been included in the seeding list of doubles event of the 2017 ITTF World Championships holding in Dusseldorf, Germany. In the seeding list released by the table tennis ruling body, events like 2015 World Championships, 2016 ITTF-European Championships, 2016 ITTF-Oceania Championships, 2017 ITTF-Asian Championships, 2016 ITTF-African Championships and 2016 ITTF-Latin American Championships count for the doubles seeding for 2017 World Championships. In the 32 pairs seeded in the men’s doubles, Nigeria’s duo of Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo are the Africa’s highest ranked…

Everton’s under-23 on Monday, got their hands on the Premier League 2 trophy, but only after having lost to rivals Liverpool. The Toffees had already secured the title heading into the final game of the season. But they would not have wanted to end their campaign with a to their neighbours, who finish in third place behind Manchester City. The visitors put out a strong team, including several players who have had first-team minutes this season, including both goalscorers, Sheyi Ojo and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Callum Dyson pulled one back for the hosts. The game ended 2-1 in favour of Liverpool…

Monday night, Curry scored 30 points, Thompson 21, and the Warriors completed a sweep of the Utah Jazz in their second round NBA playoff series with a 121-95 victory . The defending Western Conference champions have won both their series in four games and now await the winner of the Rockets-Spurs series that is tied at 2-2. Thompson finished with 21, Kevin Durant scored 18 and Draymond Green posted his third career postseason triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 25 points and Shelvin Mack chipped in 18. Curry entered the game…

In an interview with BBC, Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari claims racism is “everywhere and getting worse”, and encourages players to go on strike to combat it. “I went through hell, I was treated just like a criminal,” he said. “I went off the field because I felt it wasn’t right for me to be on the field while I have been racially abused,” he told BBC Sport’s David Ornstein. Muntari was initially banned for one game after asking referee Daniele Minelli to stop the Italian top-flight game at Cagliari on 30 April. He angrily confronted Cagliari fans, shouting: “This is…

A North African Chelsea fan all the way from Algeria travelled to London on Monday night to witness John Terry play for the Blues in their 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Luckily for him he got his chance to convey his message to the club’s captain and legend. Whilst Terry was warming up on the sidelines, the fan unfurled a banner which read: “John Terry…I came all the way to Algeria to say thank you… More than 700 matches…14 trophies…You deserve the best” https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/861702502290411520 Class.

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Rafael Nadal has asked to begin his participation in the Madrid Open a day later than planned due to an ear infection, meaning he will face Italian Fabio Fognini on Wednesday. Nadal is seeking a third consecutive claycourt title of the season after winning the Barcelona Open and Monte Carlo Masters but his preparation for the tournament in the Spanish capital has been interrupted by the infection. ‘On Friday I woke up at three in the morning with pain, a discomfort I had never felt before,’ the 14-times grand slam winner told a news conference on Monday. ‘I went to…

A “motivated” Eugenie Bouchard beat Maria Sharapova – the woman she called a “cheat” – in a marathon three-setter in the second round of the Madrid Open. Bouchard criticised Sharapova as she made her comeback from a 15-month drugs ban at the Stuttgart Open in April. The Canadian finally came through a brutal encounter 7-5 2-6 6-4 after almost three hours on court. “I was inspired because I had a lot of players coming up to me privately, wishing me good luck,” said Bouchard. “They were players I don’t normally speak to and I got a lot…

An Iranian student had to be taken to a police station at the weekend – because he looks too much like Lionel Messi. So many people in the city of Hamaden wanted a picture with Reza Parastesh that police took him to the station and impounded his car to stop the chaos. The fuss started a few months ago when the Messi lookalike’s dad made him pose in a number 10 Barcelona shirt. The 25-year-old soon started cutting his hair and grooming his beard like the Argentina forward. Parastesh finds himself constantly being asked for photos in his…