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In his usual enthusiastic and positive fashion, Patrice Evra has posted a video on his Instagram page vowing to "come back stronger ever" after he was banned, fined and sacked for kicking a fan ahead of Marseille's Europa League tie at Guimaraes earlier this month. The former Manchester United and Juventus left-back...

Gianluigi  Buffon, Italy's veteran goalkeeper has announced his retirement from international football. Gigi's announcement came after the Italian national team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, first time since 1958. The Azurris failed to breakdown a resolute Sweden team - failing to score and falling to...

AFRIMA AWARDS 2017: The 2017 edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) held at the EKO Hotel & Suites , Lagos on Sunday amidst much pomp and pageantry. This year's edition witnessed Nigerian musicians and entertainers winning the biggest awards at the event. Wizkid edged past Davido to clinch...

In what could pass as the "mother of freak accidents", a flight attendant with Chinese airline, Xiamen Air is currently being treated for a broken bone after appearing to fall through a gap between a movable platform and the cabin door. According to the South China Morning Post, Xiamen Air...

Former FIFA president, Jose Sepp Blatter has denied allegations leveled against him by US women’s goalkeeper Hope Solo that he had grabbed her backside, describing the claim as “absurd and ridiculous”. The US soccer star made the allegation during an interview with Portuguese newspaper, Expresso. She revealed the former FIFA...

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has rejected the latest ranking by The International Police Association and the Institute for Economics and Peace, that rated it as the worst police formation in the world. The 2016 World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) credited to the two organisations, rated the Nigerian...

The University of Lagos has provided a drug test kit in its medical centre to examine students suspected to be on hard drugs. This has become necessary to check the menace of drug abuse among students of the University. Prof. Rahaman Bello, outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the institution, confirmed this at...

Apparrently, the last has not been heard of Taylor Swift's quarrel with Kanye West, as the singer took another shot at Yeezy in her latest album, “Reputation”, which was released on Friday. Swift already appeared to take shots at West on her album’s first single, “Look What You Made Me Do.”...