The applause was grudging and the words of praise spoken in hushed tones, but it was a measure of how England’s Jude Bellingham ruled Hampden Park that even some Scotland fans were finally prepared to…
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Diogo Jota scored twice with Bruno Fernandes also on target as Portugal thrashed Luxembourg to maintain their 100% Euro 2024 qualification record. Without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal were 4-0 ahead at half-time with two…
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Wales secured a much-needed, if not entirely convincing, win in Latvia to aid their ailing Euro 2024 qualifying campaign and ease some of the pressure on manager Robert Page. Captain Aaron Ramsey rolled in a…
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Doyen of accounting, Pa Akintola Williams, has died at the age of 104. Pa Williams died in his sleep in the early hours of Monday, September 11, 2023. Akintola was the country’s first indigenous chartered…
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Super Eagles of Nigeria wrapped up the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers with a comfortable 6-0 victory against the Patriots of Sao Tome and Principe at Nest of Champions, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state, on Sunday.…
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Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat…
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Novak Djokovic won a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title by outlasting Daniil Medvedev in a punishing US Open final in New York. The 36-year-old Serb won 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 but the straight-set scoreline…
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American teenager Coco Gauff fulfilled the potential she has long promised by landing her first Grand Slam title with a fightback win over Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. Gauff, seeded sixth, started slowly…
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Italy again suffered at the hands of North Macedonia as their poor start to European Championship qualifying continued with a shock draw in Skopje. Ciro Immobile nodded the Azzurri ahead in new boss Luciano Spalletti’s…
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England’s winning run in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign came to a halt as they were held to a draw by Ukraine in Wroclaw. Ukraine were backed by 40,000 fans in the Tarczynski Arena, giving…
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