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Maria Sharapova's drug ban reduced

Good news to fans of world tennis star,  Maria Sharapova.
The renowned athlete who received a two-year ban for testing positive to the drug meldonium at the Australian Open earlier this year has had her punishment reduced to 15 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Also Read : Sharapova: Nike, Porsche, TAG Heuer cut ties with the tennis star

The five-time Grand Slam winner might feature at the French Open and Wimbledon next year.
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Osaze Odemwingie announces the arrival of his third child

Nigeria’s Peter Osaze Odemwingie is a father again. The Bristol City forward and his wife, Sarah Fallon have just welcomed their third child, Sophia.
The former West Brom striker made the baby announcement on their 4th wedding anniversary few months ago. “Our 4th anniversary today. Love my wife, mum of my two boys and our little princess due in October!”
The couple got married on 26 May 2012 .
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Aston Villa fire Roberto Di Matteo

Former Chelsea coach, Roberto Di Matteo has been sacked by Aston Villa following a run of disappointing results. The Italian who was axed after 124 days in charge and after recording one win from 11 championship games will be replaced by assistant manager.
A statement from the club read, “Aston Villa Football Club has today parted company with manager Roberto Di Matteo. The club decided to act following a run of disappointing results which has left the team occupying 19th position in the Championship.
“The club would like to place on record its appreciate to Roberto for all his efforts in helping rebuild the squad and wish him well for the future.”
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Asisat Oshoala named Face of 2016 Nigerian women Federation Cup

Few endorsements deals in the bag.
Asisat Oshoala is definitely on a roll this year.
Come October 4, 2016, the Arsenal lady will be unveiled as Face of 2016 Women Federation Cup’; courtesy of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and HS Media Group. 

The event which holds at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere – Lagos and will herald the chain of activities lined up for this year’s Women Federation Cup final, which comes up later this month in Lagos. 

The Falcons forward who will grace the final in Lagos, will also dole out signed jerseys and other football items to fans and participating teams in the final at the stadium.

This benevolent gesture is in tune with her heart desire to promote the game at the grassroots and help the future generation of young Nigerian players, particularly, ladies who are aspiring to attain the greatest heights in their careers.

“I am prepared to join hands with the Nigeria Football Federation to rekindle the passion and bring back the crowd for this age-old competition in Nigeria,” she said.

Credit: sportsxclusivetv.com
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Antalyaspor lift Samuel Eto'o suspension

Prominent Cameroon footballer, Samuel Eto’o has been recalled by Turkish club Antalyaspor following his suspension after making racial comments on social media.
Several days ago, the 35 year-old  wrote on his Instagram account: “Perhaps some people do not feel respect for me because I am black.”

Although he didn’t specify the target of   his criticism, the post was believed to have been aimed at Antalyaspor chairman Ali Safak Ozturk who criticised Eto’o for his performances earlier this season.

The former Barcelona player have however been forgiven. Ozturk said he was recalled after expressing regret for the remarks. The former Chelsea player was included in the side to face Galatasaray in Istanbul on Sunday. He came in as a substitute in the 29th minute.
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Enugu Rangers win 2015/2016 NPFL

32 years of wait is finally over.
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu have won the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Professional Football League (NPFL) season. They defeated El-Kanemi Warriors 4-0 to claim the trophy.
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Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho make 2016 Golden Boy Award shortlist.

Nigerian Internationals, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho have become the first Nigerians to make it to the 2016 Golden Boy Award shortlist. The Golden Boy Award is dedicated to honouring the best player below the age of 21 in the European nation’s cup division.

Other names included in the list include Tottenham’s Dele Alli, Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen and Nathan, Leicester City’s Demarai Gray, Liverpool’s Marko Grujic and Manchester City’s Leroy Sane.

Iheanacho has made 30 appearances in the Premier League, scored 10 goals and made 4 assists. Iwobi on thr other hand has made 17 appearances, netted twice and delivered 3 assists.

Congrats and we hope one or both of you bring it home.
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‘We all make mistakes. We still love you’ – Nicolas Anelka tells Sam Allardyce


Former Chelsea player, Nicolas Anelka, has reached out to his former boss, Sam Allardyce who lost his job as England manager after he used his position to negotiate a £400,000 deal.  Anelka who worked with the embattled former national team coach sent an emotional message to the former Sunderland boss on social media.
“So sorry for this story big sam! U were the right man for England and I still believe u are! Doesn’t matter what u did or what u said we all do mistakes … The most important is we still love u! Thanks for everything”. He wrote
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Sunderland to pay €10.5 Million to Inter Milan for a player that has left the club.

Sunderland have been forced to pay Inter Milan a sum of €10.5 for the loan transfer of Ricardo Alvarez back in September 2014.  The Argentine international who joined the English side temporarily played 11 times and scored once after struggling with a knee injury.
The clause inserted in the deal meant Sunderland would go on and purchase the player because the Black Cats avoided relegation to the Championship.
Sunderland argued that they did not need to pay the amount because they had signed a player who needed knee surgery. 

Both clubs took the matter to the Centre for Arbitration for Sport (CAS)  and the final verdict is that Sunderland must now pay Inter €10.5 million.
After both teams refused to sign Alvarez, he eventually joined Sampdoria in January 2016.
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Ibrahimovic's body movements is a disappointment- Owen

Despite netting the only goal in United’s victory over Zorya Luhansk in the Europa League last night, Swedish striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s performance has been criticised by former English footballer, Michael Owen.

He told BT Sport.
“His movement disappoints me a bit. He just stands a lot. Because of his height he gets away with it. There was no movement from him tonight. He just tends to stand at the back post and wait for the ball. There were a few crosses tonight and he stayed in the same position.”
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