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Arsenal opted to sign Granit Xhaka after snubbing move for N’Golo Kante because of ‘club’s refusal to pay agent fees’

Global UpfrontApr 20, 2020April 20, 20200

Arsenal were interested in signing Premier League winner N’Golo Kante in 2016 But the Gunners baulked at the excessive agent fees involved in the deal

NBBF to beef up National Teams ahead of busy 2021/2022 international window

Global UpfrontApr 20, 2020April 20, 20200

Ahead of a busy 2021 and 2022 international calendar, the Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) is becoming the most sort after federation thanks to her rising

Week of calamity for the Nigeria’s Sports Family as Weightlifting President dies

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2020April 19, 20200

The President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Yahaya Mohammed is dead. He died over the weekend, few days after a promising lady basketball player, Deborah

Pascal To NFF: Rohr Deserves New Contract

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2020April 19, 20200

Super Eagles’ Coordinator, Patrick Pascal, has advised the leadership of the NFF to renew the contract of Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Genrot Rohr,

Tokyo 1964 Tower turned blue to honour doctors and nurses working against Coronavirus

Global UpfrontApr 19, 2020April 19, 20200

The tower at Tokyo 1964’s Komazawa Olympic Park is being turned blue to honour doctors and nurses working against Coronavirus pandemic. Komazawa Olympic Park was

COVID-19: UFC champion, Adesanya donates to Lagos

Global UpfrontApr 18, 2020April 18, 20200

Nigerian born Austrial World Lightweight Ultimate Fighting champion (UFC), Israel Adesanya, has donated medical equipment to Lagos state, to help deal with the ongoing coronavirus

La Liga Management plans for prolonged COVID-19 disruption

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2020April 17, 20200

If the La Liga season is cut short or abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic, the four teams on top of the most recent completed

ITTF: Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri, Omotayo Drop in Rankings

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2020April 17, 20200

The rating of Nigeria’s duo of Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo in the April 2020 ranking released by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has

CAF Recants, Holds 2021 AFCON June/July in Cameroon

Global UpfrontApr 17, 2020April 17, 20200

The 2021 edition of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to take place in Cameroon is set to be moved from January/February dates to June/July.

Rohr contract talk: NFF has final say – Garba Lawal

Global UpfrontApr 16, 2020April 16, 20200

By Taofeek LAWAL, Abuja A former Super Eagles utility player and former Roda JC Kekrade of Holland midfielder, Garba ‘Chindo’ Lawal, has said the