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Claudio Tapia , Argentina’s national football association (AFA) president, says he has spoken to national captain Lionel Messi about playing fewer games for La Liga side FC Barcelona before June. Messi He said this was in order to enable the Argentine striker stay fresh for his read more...

Chelsea beat West Brom 3 - 0 at Stamford Bridge to move 4th on the English Premier League table. See the full below

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino does not feel under pressure to win trophies Hayters Tottenham striker Harry Kane says he is “looking forward” to his duel with veteran Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 in Turin. read more via...

Antonio Conte has vowed to fight speculation over his future “until the end” after Chelsea recovered their place in the top four with a much-needed victory over West Bromwich Albion. The Italian saw Eden Hazard score twice, and both Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata impress, in the dismissal of...

The Nigeria Football Federation on Monday released the names of coaching crews of all the national teams. New coaches were not named for the senior men team (Super Eagles), U20 women (Falconets) and U17 women (Flamingos) because the contracts of their current handlers are running. The chairman...

French football authorities told AFP on Monday they are looking into allegations by Nice forward Mario Balotelli that he "heard monkey chants directed at him" during a defeat at Dijon on Saturday. The French League (LFP) told AFP "the case will be studied on Thursday by the disciplinary...

Frenchman Abraham Kiprotich has won the 2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon 42km race. The Kenyan born 32-year-old finished in a time of 2:15:04 and will take home the $50,000 prize money. Ilya Pam wins the indigenous race with 2hrs 27mins. READ MORE HERE

Fan tells talkSPORT he thinks Antonio Conte has “gone already” Manchester City are running away with the title despite registering a draw against Burnley at the weekend. But the race for the other three Champions League spots could well go down until the final game. Manchester United sit second...

Members of the home based Eagles are already reaping the benefits of their heroics at this year’s CHAN in Morocco as no fewer than six of them are now considering overseas offers. Investigations have shown that two top clubs are jostling for 19-year-old Sunday Faleye, who enjoyed two read...

Djokovic ended his 2017 season after Wimbledon last year, citing an elbow injury he had been carrying for 18 months. The former world No 1 underwent surgery and was unable to train for more than four months, but battled back in time to compete at the Australian read more via The Sun News...

Antonio Conte is in no immediate danger of being sacked in the wake of Chelsea’s humiliating 4-1 defeat against Watford on Monday, according to sources. A second limp performance and lopsided scoreline at Vicarage Road, following a 3-0 loss at home to Bournemouth on Wednesday, left Conte’s...

Anthony Joshua warned Joseph Parker that it will take “more than a human” to defeat him ahead of their world heavyweight title unification clash. In his reaction to Joseph Parker and his Promoter at the first press conference for their fight at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff read...

Ronald Koeman has been appointed as coach of the Netherlands national team. The 54-year-old former international defender is the seventh coach in eight years for the Dutch team who were runners-up at the 2010 World Cup and finished third in Brazil four years later but failed read more via...

British Olympic boxer Muhammad Ali has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned steroid, the International Amateur Boxing Association said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old, who competed as a flyweight at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, failed a dope test at a...

The Blues boss finds himself on the brink following a 4-1 defeat at Vicarage Road, which saw the Premier League champions crumble with 10 men Chelsea’s humbling 4-1 defeat at Watford has seen them hit a 23-year low in the Premier League under Antonio Conte. read more via www.goal.com –...

Nigeria’s historic Women’s Bobsled and Skeleton Teams who for the first time qualified for the Winter Olympics, have secured a major sponsorship deal with Star Lager, one of Nigeria’s leading beer brands and one of the country’s biggest sports sponsors. In the nearly 100-year history of the...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s sublime form has seen him surpass a valuation of £100m, according to Phil Babb. Salah scored twice against Tottenham on Sunday with his second looking to have secured a win at Anfield, but his rival to the Golden Boot Harry Kane converted read more via The...

Ayoub El Kaabi The fifth African Nations Championship concluded on Sunday with hosts Morocco thrashing Nigeria 4-0 in the final to claim their first CHAN title. Not to be confused with the African Cup of Nations, the African Nations Championship only … read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

An alleged sex tape of Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has leaked on social media which sees him receiving fellatio from a girl. The video emerged on Sunday, February 5 after he played 90 minutes in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw away at Liverpool. READ MORE HERE

The final of this year’s African Nations Championship, will be contested between hosts Morocco and Nigeria on Sunday. The game will be played in Casablanca, a day after the bronze medal match between Libya and Sudan in Marrakech. read more via Naijaloaded – http://ift.tt/2FI2wEx...