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English Premier League side Arsenal are set to make a move for Senegal World Cup star striker M’Baye Niang after Torino rejected an approach from Nice. The 23-year-old impressed for Senegal at the World Cup and has been linked with Arsenal in the past. He only made his move to Torino permanent this summer but he could well be on the move again. Tutto Mercato reports that Nice have made an approach to take Niang on loan for the duration of the upcoming campaign. Torino have rejected the offer and are holding out for a permanent…

Johanna Konta left Serena Williams reeling after winning 12 games in a row and brushing aside the 23-time Grand Slam winner with an emphatic 6-1 6-0 victory in San Jose. World No.48 Konta took just 53 minutes to emerge victorious in the first round of the Silicon Valley Classic. The rout began with both ladies’ holding serve, before Konta took charge and rattled off five games in succession to take the first set. And the Brit completely dominated the second, as Konta won two service games to love and dished out the bagel on the first of…

Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo is already in Turkey to finalize his move away from Stamford Bridge and his latest move could be confirmed before the end of this week. As per AllNigerisoccer, Omeruo is presently in Turkey; the defender landed in Ataturk airport, Istanbul on Tuesday for transfer talks with one of his suitors. Turkish Super Lig side Göztepe S.K are presumably the front runners to sign the 24-year-old on a season-long loan. The center back’s future at the Blues has been a point of discussion as he has yet to make his competitive debut for the Premier League side…

Brazil and Chelsea star Willian has been reported absent from training as rumours of a Real Madrid bid for the player continue to grow. The 29-year-olds no-show comes just a day after Real Madrid offered a £65m bid for the wingers’ services. Los Blancos are still on the hunt for a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo after he transferred to Juventus for £99.2m earlier in July. The Times report that Willian has contacted Chelsea explaining that his absence is due to an issue with his passport, following an extended period off after the World Cup, he was originally expected…

Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru, has revealed that he turned interest from Spanish outfit, Valencia to remain with Turkish giants, Galatasaray. Onyekuru is on loan at Galatasaray from English Premier League side, Everton. He spent last season on loan at Belgian club, Anderlecht as he couldn’t get a work permit to play in the Premier League after joining Everton from another Belgian team, Eupen. Reports in the past week have suggested Valencia were interested in paying Everton to terminate the temporary deal with the Turkish side and take the winger on a five-year deal. The striker has however confirmed Valencia’s…

Jose Mourinho is not expecting to get what he wants this summer, but the Manchester United manager insists only bringing in one more player is “not a drama” Transfers are arguably chief among the issues as United have so far only managed to bring in Brazil midfielder Fred, raw full-back Diogo Dalot and third-choice goalkeeper Lee Grant. Mourinho freely admitted he wants another two new signings in a bid to launch an improved Premier League title challenge by the August 9 deadline, but attempted to downplay the frustrations of only getting one. Asked if he was confident he would get…

The men’s singles top seed at the 2018 ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open, Aruna Quadri has been given the nod to be part of the top 20-man contingent listed by the ITTF for the 2018 Men’s World Cup holding in Paris, France. Quadri had missed out of the prestigious tournament following his 3-4 loss to Egypt’s Omar Assar at the 2018 Top 16 Africa Cup in Kenya earlier in the year, but the Nigerian had to rely on his world ranking to make the final list for the lucrative tournament holding on October 19 to 21. The world table…

Chelsea have been handed a major blow in their pursuit of Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain, as the Juventus star seems to have agreed on a move to AC Milan. The Argentinian striker has been the subject of much transfer speculation this summer, with reports that he could link up with Sarri again after working together at Napoli. According to respected Italian source Gianluca di Marzio, Juventus have struck a deal with rivals AC Milan over the transfer of the 30-year-old. Chelsea remain interested in Higuain’s teammate Daniele Rugani as Sarri eyes more reinforcements.

Super Falconets Captain Oluwakemi Famuditi has called on Nigerians to give more support to the U-20 Female National team as they head to France for the World Cup. Speaking to www.brila.net’s Pius Idoko, the falconets’ Captain revealed That there’s Motivation and that the team is in high spirit going into the world cup. The confluence queens defender who will be playing for the second time at this level at the world cup noted that Nigeria should be expecting more from them. Famuditi, however, pleaded that the team will also need the support of every Nigerian when the…

Red Bull Leipzig aren’t giving up on trying to sign Ademola Lookman from Everton, with the Daily Mail’s claiming that they have returned with an £18m offer. Lookman spent the second half of last season on loan with the Bundesliga side and made an instant impression. Leipzig’s former sporting director and now team manager, Ralf Rangnick, has made no secret of his desire to acquire the 20-year-old on a permanent basis and says he has received encouragement from the player himself. There are growing indications on Merseyside that Lookman is unsettled at Everton and wants to move…