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(Adds details)CAIRO, April 30 (Reuters) - Record African Champions Leaguewinners Al Ahly will face South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns inthe quarter-finals for a third successive...

(Clarifies they are meeting for the third successive season) CAIRO, April 30 (Reuters) - Record African Champions Leaguewinners Al Ahly will face South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns...

April 27 (Reuters) - Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho drewpraise from manager Brendan Rodgers after his superb display inMonday's 2-1 Premier League win over Crystal Palace. The...

By Philip O'Connor April 25 (Reuters) - Kamaru Usman knocked Jorge Masvidal outcold to retain his UFC welterweight belt while Rose Namajunaspulled off a stunning first-round head...

(Adds quotes) By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI, April 16 (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, theOlympic marathon champion and world record holder, said he waslooking forward to a beautiful...

By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI, April 16 (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, theOlympic marathon champion and world record holder, said he waslooking forward to a beautiful race on...

April 3 (Reuters) - Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanachohas signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2024,the Premier League team said on Saturday.The Nigeria...

April 2 (Reuters) - Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanachowas named the Premier League player of the month for March whileChelsea manager Thomas Tuchel claimed the manager's...

(updates with details of final matches) * Benin game in Sierra Leone does not take place * Six Benin players declared COVID-19 positive * CAF must decide if game goes ahead on...

PORTO NOVO, Benin, March 27 (Reuters) - Nigeria confirmedtop spot in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group with adramatic last-gasp 1-0 win away over neighbours Benin...

March 26 (Reuters) - UFC middleweight champion IsraelAdesanya has apologised after he said on social media he would"rape" fellow fighter Kevin Holland. Nigerian-born Adesanya...

By Mark GleesonCAPE TOWN, March 23 (Reuters) - Restrictions on travel fromEurope have left many African countries scrambling for playersfor the final two rounds of African Cup of...

March 7 (Reuters) - Jan Blachowicz bounced back from a slowstart to outpoint Israel Adesanya and retain hislight-heavyweight title after an enthralling tactical battle atUFC 259 in...

By Philip O'ConnorMarch 5 (Reuters) - Middleweight champion Israel Adesanyacould join an elite group at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Saturday byholding two belts simultaneously in...

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria Professional Football League sideWikki Tourists had a lucky escape when the team bus carryingthem to their away fixture against Dakkada in Uyo burst...

(adds quotes, details)LIVERPOOL, England, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Fulham's Nigerianstriker Josh Maja scored his first two goals for the club tosecure a 2-0 victory at Everton on Sunday...

LIVERPOOL, England, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Fulham's Nigerianstriker Josh Maja scored his first two goals for the club tosecure a 2-0 win at Everton on Sunday as the visitors ended...

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Leicester City midfielder WilfredNdidi will be out for up to 10 days but striker Jamie Vardy'srecovery is progressing well after his minor hernia...

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...

(.)* Mali and Tunisia join Algeria and Senegal at finals * Egypt and Morocco both move closer to qualifying* Ghana lose in Sudan, Nigeria held by Sierra LeoneBy Mark GleesonCAPE...

(Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Iota is set to slam into Central America Monday as the Atlantic’s strongest storm of the year, bringing catastrophic winds and torrential rain to a region...

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone came from fourgoals down to hold Nigeria to a 4-4 draw in a dramatic AfricaCup of Nations qualifier in Benin City as the...

(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...