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By Seun Sanni WARRI, Nigeria, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A 12-year-old boy fromNigeria who set a world record for the most consecutive soccerball touches in one minute while balancing a...

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Belgium's Standard Liege on Wednesdaynamed Senegalese Mbaye Leye as their new coach in a majorbreakthrough for Africans seeking opportunity at top clubs...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Italian Serie B side Chievo have saidthat their Nigerian player Joel Obi was the victim of a racistinsult from an opponent during a match against Pisa on...

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund's 16-year-old strikerYoussoufa Moukoko became the youngest-ever player to feature ina Champions League match when he came on as a...

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam came out in defense of the city’s financial system after HSBC Holdings Plc (LON:HSBA) was criticized for freezing the...

Nov 24 (Reuters) - A squabble over seating arrangements onthe team bus cost Club Brugge forward Emmanuel Dennis a place inthe squad for Tuesday's Champions League clash at...

(Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Eta will hit the Florida Keys overnight, becoming the year’s record 12th named storm to make landfall in the U.S. It’s then set to drift west, build...

Nov 8 (Reuters) - A goal from record signing Victor Osimhenand two late saves by goalkeeper David Ospina gave Napoli a 1-0win over a gritty Bologna side in Serie A on Sunday....

(Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Eta has strengthened into one of the Atlantic’s most powerful storms of the year, packing winds of 150 miles (240 kilometers) an hour as it roars toward...

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Six-times Formula One world championLewis Hamilton donned a T-shirt protesting against policeviolence in Nigeria for a pre-race television interview at...

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nigeria midfielder John Ogu has calledfor a boycott of their upcoming games to protest policebrutality amid ongoing violence in the commercial capital Lagos....

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Odion Ighalosays he is ashamed of the Nigerian government following reportsthat soldiers opened fire on protesters in the Lekki...

(.) CROTONE, Italy, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Juventus coach AndreaPirlo was left to fret over two more dropped points and the"carelessness" of his team on Saturday after they were held...

(Adds details) CROTONE, Italy, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Juventus winger FedericoChiesa was sent off on his debut and the Serie A champions alsohad a goal disallowed by VAR for offside by...

CROTONE, Italy, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Juventus winger FedericoChiesa was sent off on his debut and the Serie A champions alsohad a goal disallowed by VAR for offside by the tiniest...

(Adds details of later matches) By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Ten-man Algeria gave up a lateequaliser and had to settle for a 2-2 draw in their friendlyagainst...

(Bloomberg) -- President Xi Jinping urged a greater focus on quality to overcome increased global uncertainty, as he began a sweep through China’s southern manufacturing powerhouse...

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - African champions Algeriamaintained their two-year unbeaten run with a 1-0 win overNigeria in the Austrian Alps on Friday on a busy...

(Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Delta is nearing hurricane strength as it drifts toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it is poised to clip the Yucatan Peninsula before becoming the...

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s government is instigating what it calls the most significant insolvency law reforms in almost three decades in a bid to give more small businesses a...

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidicould be sidelined for up to three months with an abductorinjury, manager Brendan Rodgers said. The 23-year-old Nigeria...

(Bloomberg) -- China and India have agreed to stop sending troops to the front line of their disputed Himalayan border as the powerful neighbors bid to de-escalate tensions. The...

PARMA, Italy, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Napoli coach GennaroGattuso is notoriously hard to please but he dished out rarepraise on Sunday when describing new Nigerian signing...

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Sept 16 (Reuters) - African countries are gearingup for a return to international football next month but withmany borders throughout the continent still...

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Fulham have signed wing back Ola Aina ona season-long loan from Italian Serie A side Torino, thepromoted Premier League club said on Friday. Fulham also have an...

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Former Everton striker Victor Anichebesays he has grown weary of being racially discriminated againstafter being stopped by police while driving his car last...

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Stoke City have signed former Nigeria andChelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel on a free transfer, the secondtier Championship club said on Monday. Mikel returns to...

BELGRADE, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Nigerian basketball playerMichael Ojo died of a heart attack during an individual trainingsession in the Serbian capital on Friday, his former club...

By Seun Sanni LAGOS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Gracefully spinning among a groupof dancers clad in pink, 11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu standsout in black leggings, a white turtleneck...

July 31 (Reuters) - Napoli have signed Nigeria forwardVictor Osimhen from Lille, the Serie A club announced on Friday. No financial details were disclosed but The Guardianreported...

July 18 (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Odion Ighalosays he is drawing inspiration from his previous setback atWembley as he looks to fire his side past Chelsea in the FA...

July 14 (Reuters) - Ararat-Armenia, a Yerevan-based club whowere founded three years ago, won their second consecutiveArmenian league title after beating closest rivals Noah 2-0...

June 3 (Reuters) - Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo hopes tolift Manchester United "higher and higher" after extending hisloan deal at the Premier League club from Shanghai Shenhua...

June 3 (Reuters) - Former Manchester City defender NedumOnuoha has said he never feels completely safe in the UnitedStates, where he has lived since 2018, and has a "fear...

June 1 (Reuters) - Manchester United have extended strikerOdion Ighalo's loan from Shanghai Shenhua until the end ofJanuary 2021, the Premier League club said on Monday. The...