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Gov. Fashola to grace GTBank-Lagos Principals Cup finals

The Governor of Lagos State, Barrister Babatunde Raji Fashola will lead a strong government delegation to the final of the 2015 GTBank-Lagos Principals Cup billed for the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Wednesday, May 20. Apart from the government team, the sponsors, GTBank will also be represented by top hierarchy of the bank at the ground, which […]

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Bayern Munich 3-2 Barcelona (agg 3-5): Barcelona reach Champions League final

Lionel Messi and his Barcelona team mates have reached their first Champions League final since 2011 despite losing to Bayern Munich 2-3 in the return leg in Germany. Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Bayern revived their hopes through Medhi Benatia’s early downward header. Barca levelled when Luis Suarez squared for a tap-in from Neymar,

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La Liga: Spanish season to shut down over TV Rights row

The race for Spain’s La Liga title faces a chaotic conclusion after the country’s football federation said Wednesday it would cancel all domestic matches in a row over TV rights, AFP reports. The proposed shutdown called by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) will first affect the penultimate round of fixtures due to take place on

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Barcelona 3-0 Bayern: Lionel Messi’s magic gives Barca semi final lead

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona struck three times in the final 13 minutes of the first leg to whisk their Champions League semi-final tie away from a stubborn Bayern Munich side. The hosts seemed set for a frustrating night before Messi fired a low shot home from the edge of the area. Three minutes

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EPL: Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, targets Arsenal takeover

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote claims he still harbours hopes of one day buying Arsenal, Dailymail reports. The Nigerian has an estimated fortune of 15billion US dollars (£10.4billion) and is reported to have wanted to buy into the Gunners when former director Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith was selling her shares in 2010. Arsenal’s current majority shareholder

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NNPC-Shell Cup: 27 Secondary Schools qualify for zonal preliminaries

Twenty-seven schools have emerged as champions from the state finals in the on-going 17th edition of the NNPC-Shell Cup for Nigerian secondary schools sponsored by the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture. According to the Nigerian School Sports Federation, organisers of the event, the state champions will now compete in zonal preliminaries between April 27

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Champions League Draw: Barcelona face Bayern; Real Madrid vs Juventus

Barcelona have been drawn against Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals. The other last-four tie sees Juventus – in their first semi-final since 2003 – face Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, the defending champions. The first legs will be played on 5 and 6 May, with the return matches a week later. In

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Real Madrid 1-0 Atletico Madrid (agg 1-0): Javier Hernandez fires Real to Champions League semi-finals

Real Madrid are through to the semi-finals of the UEFA champions league after a 1-0 narrow victory over city rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night. Real Madrid striker Javier Hernandez scored an 88th-minute winner to settle a tense Champions League quarter-final against neighbours Atletico. The visitors frustrated Real for the majority of the match, but

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Monaco 0-0 Juventus (agg 0-1): Juve join Barcelona, Real and Bayern in last four

Italian Giants Juventus reached their first Champions League semi-final since 2003 as they defended solidly to earn a second-leg goalless draw in Monaco. The runaway Serie A leaders, who are also in the Italian Cup final against Lazio, led 1-0 after the first leg through Arturo Vidal’s penalty. The hosts dominated possession for the majority

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