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England National team Captain Harry Kane is celebrating the arrival of his second child just a few days after winning the World Cup Golden booth. Kane’s fiancee Kate Goodland has given birth to Vivienne Jane, with the Three Lions captain sharing the news on Twitter. Kane, who captained his country to the semi-final of the World Cup and won the Golden Boot, already has one daughter, Ivy, born in 2017. The 25-year-old has had a busy 48 hours after returning to pre-season training with Spurs on Monday following a three-week break after his exertions in Russia. He wanted…

Egypt’s veteran and record-breaking goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary announced on Monday (6 August) his retirement from international football. This summer, El-Hadary became the oldest player in World Cup history when he lined up against Saudi Arabia at Egypt’s final group stage game in Russia. For this match, he was 45 years and 161 days old, taking the record from Colombian goalie Faryd Mondragon, who appeared at Brazil 2014 just three days after his 43rd birthday. The 45-year-old took to his Facebook page to announce that he was hanging up his international gloves. “There is an end for every start. After…

Falconets’ preparations for the U20 FIFA Women’s World Cup Group D matchday2 has been given a timely boost with Monday Gift putting herself in contention for selection against Haiti. The news will be warmly welcomed by coach Chris Danjuma who is desperate to have every player available following the narrow 1-0 loss to Germany in the Group opener on Monday. The FC Robo Queens star player missed the clash with the three-time champions due to an accumulation of cards. She took part in the team’s training sessions and looked sharp ahead of the make or mar game against Haiti. A…

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has sent emotional thank you message to his former Belgian Jupiler club KAA Gent following his transfer to La Liga side, Levante. Moses joined Spanish La Liga side UD Levante on Monday on a deal that worth ¢4.50m for five years. Simon joined the Belgium side in 2015 after spending a season with Slovakia league side Trencin. “I want to say BIG THANK YOU to all the technical staff, medical staff, my teammates and fans of KAA Gent for everything for these past years. ‘You all have been wonderful, word cannot tell…

Super Eagles forward  Ahmed Musa is expected to finally join his new Riyadh-based club Al Nassr on Friday after moving from EPL side Leicester City. Musa signed a four-year contract with an undisclosed fee with Al Nassr to end his two-year stay with former English Premier League Champions, Leicester City. #ALNASSR new Nigerian 🇳🇬 player Ahmed Musa @Ahmedmusa718 will arrive at King Khaled Int’l Airport, Riyadh on Friday 2:20 am, welcome to Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 Ahmed 💙💛! pic.twitter.com/A7kSIVGCuA — AlNassr FC (@AlNassrSaudiFCe) August 8, 2018 The 25-year-old forward struggled for regular playing time at Leicester City despite arriving…

Brighton & Hove Albion have assigned squad numbers to the first team players ahead of their first competitive game of the 2018-2019 campaign with Balogun getting No. 14. The number 14 shirt is the same number the Super Eagles defender used while on the books of SV Darmstadt 98 during the 2014-2015 season. Gaetan Bong has already taken Balogun’s preferred number three jersey at Brighton while central midfielder Dale Stephens will wear number six. Leon Balogun was an integral first team member of the Super Eagles during the Summer’s FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Man United have reportedly entered the race with Arsenal to sign Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona before Thursday’s transfer deadline. United boss Jose Mourinho has shown a keen interest in bolstering the central defence this month but he is also said to hold an interest in bolstering the attack front. According to Mundo Deportivo, Man United are now said to be weighing up a surprise approach for Dembele, who has also attracted interest from Arsenal during the ongoing transfer window. It is added that the Frenchman won’t come on the cheap with the Blaugrana said to demand at least £89m…

Nigerian Tennis Player and World Number 204 Olajide Omotayo has declared that he is under no pressure to perform at the ITTF Nigerian Open. pic.twitter.com/FEWTDf65Cv — ITTF Nigeria Open (@ITTFNigeriaOpen) August 8, 2018 The 23-year-old who plays professional in Europe mentioned a respected  Colleague, Aruna Quadri who is 18th in the World as a perfect example of a player who is under some pressure. He was part of the Nigerian quartet that won Silver at the Commonwealth games 2018 held in Brisbane Australia. Omotayo is currently the 3rd highest ranked Nigerian, and the 8th ranked African…

Kenya’s former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett has died aged 28, following a car crash on Wednesday. Bett had just returned from the Africa Championships in Nigeria when he died in Nandi, north west Kenya. In 2015, he made history in China by becoming the first Kenyan to win a world gold at a distance shorter than 800m. He was a two-time African bronze medallist and his twin brother Haron Koech is also a hurdler. Athletics Kenya confirmed Bett’s death on Twitter, while Kenyan sports minister Rashid Echesa tweeted his condolences to the Bett family.

Super Falconets Coach Chris Danjuma has assured Nigerians of his side’s qualification into the second round of the competition ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Haiti. In a brief chat with www.brila.net’s Pius Idoko on Telephone, Danjuma said the Falconets will definitely progress into the next round of the FIFA Mundial taking place in France. The veteran tactician also stated that his players will not overlook or underrate their next opponent, HAITI as a pushover. Danjuma further stressed that they will be focused and has promised that the same level of attention given to the Germans will be…