Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak scored one goal and assisted another as Sweden thrashed a youthful Northern Ireland in a friendly in Stockholm. Isak set up Emil Holm for the hosts’ opener from close range…
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Wales snatched a dramatic World Cup qualifying draw in North Macedonia after a chaotic finale in which the visitors had fallen behind in added time before David Brooks’ scrambled equaliser with virtually the last kick…
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Nigeria’s hopes of a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup are back in the balance after Zimbabwe netted a last-minute equaliser to leave the West Africans off the pace in Group C. A diving…
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The Federal Government has announced that it will pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) after several months of delays. The government had announced…
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Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and celebrated French footballer Michel Platini have been cleared of corruption charges relating to allegations of fraud at the global footballing body. An appeals court in Muttenz, near Basel in…
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Newcastle won the first women’s Tyne-Wear derby to be held at St James’ Park on Sunday as they defeated Sunderland 1-0 in front of a record crowd for a Women’s Championship game. Magpies forward Shania…
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Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus strengthened Ghana’s bid for a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, while Ivory Coast won to return to the top of their qualifying group. Four-time continental champions Ghana failed…
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Thomas Tuchel secured a second successive victory as England head coach in their World Cup qualifier against Latvia at Wembley – but it was a slog rather than a thrill ride before they made their…
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Wales steadied themselves after an unexpected fright against Kazakhstan to make a winning, if unconvincing, start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. Wales might have envisaged a comfortable night’s work when Daniel James put…
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Sudan’s impressive run in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup continued as a nation affected by civil war held Senegal to a 0-0 draw on neutral turf. Sadio Mane came closest to a winner for…
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