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SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, (THEWILL) – Two Nigerian nationals, Andre Iguodala and Festus Ifeanyi Ezeli made NBA history on Tuesday night with the Golden State Warriors after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2015 NBA Championship title. Iguodala (31),...

Top-ranked Germany beat Thailand 4-0 in Winnipeg, Canada, to advance to the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup as Group B leaders on Monday. The 2003 and 2007 champions have seven points from three games and finish ahead of...

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will give game time to several young players in the club’s pre-season tour of the United States. Van Gaal plans on making further additions to his squad, having already bought winger Memphis Depay from...

Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky has spoken to Petr Cech over a possible move to the Emirates but admits his compatriot will be pursued by a number of clubs. Rosicky and Cech have been team-mates in the Czech Republic national side...

AC Milan have appointed former Serbia boss Sinisa Mihajlovic as their new coach after sacking Filippo Inzaghi. Former Yugoslavia defender Mihajlovic, 46, has signed a two-year deal after leaving Sampdoria earlier this month. Inzaghi, 41, who played for Milan from 2001...

Robin van Persie says he is still able to play at the highest level and is prepared to battle for his Manchester United place. Van Persie, who still has another season left on his Old Trafford contract, has been linked...

Douglas Costa's late goal gave a Brazil side inspired by the brilliance of Neymar victory over Peru in their opening game of the 2015 Copa America. In a frantic and error-strewn start to the game Peru took a third-minute lead...

Nigeria's Ugo Njoku has been given a three-match ban for elbowing Australia's Sam Kerr during Friday's Women's World Cup Group D match. The offence by Njoku, who came on as a substitute, went unpunished during the game, which Nigeria lost...

Three-time champions Nigeria got their 2017 Africa Nations Cup (Afcon) qualification campaign off to a flyer with a 2-0 win over Chad in Kaduna on Saturday. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi handed debuts to Anderson Esiti and Kingsley Madu while usual...

After knocking out Ghana, one of the tournament’s top favourites, Mali have considerably built up their confidence at the ongoing U20 Fifa World Cup in New Zealand. The junior Eagles will face Germany, another robust side who edged out Nigeria...