Zinedine Zidane has admitted that constant speculation about his future as Real Madrid manager has been bothering him in the build up to Tuesday's Champions League clash against Galatasaray.Real landed in Istanbul reeling from a shock 1-0 defeat to Real Mallorca, their first loss in La Liga this season which allowed Barcelona to take
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-Anietie UdobitWayne Rooney has confirmed that he will retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, providing he is selected for the tournament by new England manager Sam Allardyce. Rooney captained England to the embarrassing Euro 2016 last-16 defeat by Iceland in the summer, but has been retained
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-Anietie UdobitCurrent world Scrabble champion Wellington Jighere has said that he and his team have been denied visas to France to take part in a Scrabble contest. He broke the news on Facebook: I and my Nigerian compatriots were refused visas. Yes, you heard me right! The number one Scrabble playing nation
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Kenya's Olympic committee has said it's not going anywhere despite a government order disbanding it, BBC reports. The Sports Minister Hassan Wario wanted to break up the committee over accommodation, travel and equipment problems at the Rio Olympics. But the secretary general of the Olympic committee, Francis Paul, has responded saying that
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Scottish professional tennis player, Andy Murray now has the chance at the US Open to do what just three months ago seemed unthinkable: dethrone Novak Djokovic from first place in the Race. When Djokovic defeated Murray in the Roland Garros final on June 5, the Serb held a 3,225-point lead in
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Asisat Oshoala has been named an ambassador of Capital Oil and Gas Nigeria.The Nigeria women’s football star, who was accompanied by Super Eagles star Kenneth Omeruo and her manager, also presented Ifeanyi Ubah an Arsenal Ladies home jersey with his name on it.In a brief ceremony at the Crowne Plaza
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…He smuggled her into Olympic village for night of passion, made love to her twiceSprint king Usain Bolt lured a young Brazilian student into bed by baring his six pack and pulling his famous victory pose, Daily Mail Online reveals. Jady Duarte has told how the Jamaican star pestered her for
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South Africa's Olympians have been given a special welcome this morning as they touched down in Johannesburg. Among the athletes returning was Caster Semenya - the victorious 800m runner. Her victory was dogged by controversy as some said she should not be allowed to compete because of her hyperandrogenism. But South Africans have
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The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo.The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil's arts and was held in a wet Maracana.Among the highlights were Tokyo's impressive showcase and a vibrant carnival parade."These were a marvellous Olympics, in
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From a purely sporting perspective, Rio 2016 has been an extraordinarily successful Olympic Games. The sporting competition has been of the highest standard in the pool, on the track and in the gym.There have been almost 100 World and Olympic records broken in what has, thus far, been a relatively drugs-free
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