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Nigerian mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, has knocked out Brazilian Alex Pereira to reclaim the UFC Middleweight Championship title he lost last November.
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Argentina beat France to win the FIFA #WorldCup #Qatar2022 in penalty shootouts 4-2 after regular and extra time ended in a dramatic 3-3 draw.
Lionel Messi scored a stunning goal in extra-time to give Argentina a 3-2 lead before Kylian Mbappe equalized with his third goal of the match from a penalty.
The final had gone into extra-time after the French roared back from two goals down to bring the score to 2-2. Messi stroked home a 23rd minute penalty and Angel Di Maria swept home a superb second for Argentina but defending champions France hit back in the second half as Mbappe converted an 80th-minute penalty and equalised with an acrobatic volley a minute later.
Chelsea Football Club have on Wednesday parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the club on its website.
In the meantime, the Chelsea’s coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and “the preparation of our upcoming matches as the Club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach.”
Nigerian-British boxer, Anthony Joshua has lost his rematch bout with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk – who retains the heavyweight titles.
Usyk won on a split points decision after the pair went the full 12 rounds – 113 to115, 115 to 113 and 116 to 112.
The fight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, follows their bout last year in London, where Usyk won the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts from the British boxer.
Until around March, Usyk was fighting on the frontline in Kyiv, but left the war-torn country to focus on his rematch with Joshua.
Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk is scheduled to face British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua inside King Abdullah Sports City in Saudi Arabia tonight.
The rematch is set to hold in Saudi Arabia at 10:30pm UK time.
Meanwhile, Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk have weighed in for their heavyweight rematch in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua, the challenger scaled 244lb, slightly up on the 240lb he weighed for the first fight last September.
Usyk, who had been expected to weigh more than he did last time, scaled exactly the same at 221lb.
The Super Eagles on Tuesday were denied a World Cup ticket to Qatar after a dull 1-1 draw with Ghana at the MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja.
The first leg game in Kumasi had ended 0-0 leaving the Ghanaians to qualify on the away goal rules.
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey had put Ghana in front early in the first half before Troost Ekong converted a penalty to level affairs minutes later.
However, the Super Eagles couldn’t find the crucial second goal, breaking the heart of millions of Nigerian football fans.
Omoyele Sowore has berated a group of former Nigerian internationals for paying a visit to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
Sowore, in a post on his verified social media accounts, described the retired footballers’ visit to the APC presidential hopeful as one “driven by hunger.”
On Saturday, the ex-Super Eagles players, which included Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Victor Ikpeba, Peter Rufai, Tijani Babngida, Mutiu Adepoju, and Taribo West, met with Tinubu at his Lagos home ahead of the novelty football match scheduled for Sunday at Onikan Stadium.
The ex-Super Eagles players will take part in a novelty match to mark Tinubu’s 70th birthday.
“Hunger is a bastard! JJ Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo, Victor Ikpeba, Taribo West, and other ex-Super Eagles players paid Tinubu a visit today to endorse him,” wrote Sowore. “I used to think Victor Ikpeba was a smart person! Shame on these ex-soccer Super Eagles players! Imagine sending them to play for Nigeria as a team in the World Cup after they’ve expired?”
Senegal defeated Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations championship match on Sunday, winning the continental championship for the first time on penalty kicks at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Neither Senegal nor Egypt — which had previously won the Africa Cup of Nations seven times, the most in the tournament’s history — were able to breakthrough in the first 90 minutes, with Senegal looking in control for most of the game before Egypt gained strength late in the second half.
Egypt’s Marwan Hamdi, top, jumps for the ball with Senegal’s Abdou Diallo during the African Cup of Nations 2022 final soccer match on Sunday, February 6, 2022.
Egypt’s Marwan Hamdi, top, jumps for the ball with Senegal’s Abdou Diallo during the African Cup of Nations 2022 final soccer match on Sunday, February 6, 2022.
The game’s best opportunity at a goal in regulation time came in the early minutes of the match for Senegal. After an Egyptian foul in the penalty box, Liverpool star Sadio Mané’s penalty kick was saved in spectacular fashion by goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal, also known as Gabaski, in the seventh minute.
But after 30 scoreless minutes of extra time, which featured a pair of stellar saves from Gabaski and Senegalese keeper Edouard Mendy, the game went to penalty kicks.
Another clutch save from Mendy set Mané up with a chance at redemption. Mané buried a rocket in the back of the net to give Senegal the championship.
The tournament was completed in the shadow of the deadly stadium crush where at least eight people were killed and 38 injured during the game between Cameroon and Comoros on January 24 outside Olembe Stadium.
Anthony Joshua claims to have watched and learned from his fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua, who will face Usyk in a rematch in the coming days, also claimed to have recognized his errors.
Last Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, the 31-year-old lost his IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight crowns to the Ukrainian.
Joshua added in an Instagram post on Thursday that he has also analyzed his preparations and told his followers not to be concerned.
“I’ve studied the battle, analyzed my preparations, and identified my mistakes,” he wrote. He wrote, “I’ve learned my lesson.”
British boxer of Nigerian descent, Anthony Joshua has lost his heavyweight world titles after losing by unanimous decision to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
The thrilling contest held at the Tottenham Stadium on Saturday night saw Joshua stripped of his WBA, IBF and WBO titles by a former undisputed cruiserweight world champion.
British boxer of Nigerian descent, Anthony Joshua has lost his heavyweight world titles after losing by unanimous decision to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
The thrilling contest held at the Tottenham Stadium on Saturday night saw Joshua stripped of his WBA, IBF and WBO titles by a former undisputed cruiserweight world champion.
Usyk, who was in tears when the decision was announced following a superb performance, now has four belts at heavyweight having held all belts at cruiserweight.
It was a shock defeat for Joshua, who had clinch 24 wins and just one loss prior to the match, but was outboxed by Usyk as he was nearly knocked out in the last round.
The scores were 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 in Usyk’s favour.
“This means a lot for me. The fight went the way I expected it to go. There were moments when Anthony pushed me hard but it was nothing special,” said the new heavyweight champion, who now has 19 wins from 19 pro fights.
“I had no objective to knock him out because my corner pushed me not to do that. In the beginning, I tried to hit him hard, but then I stuck to my job.
“The only thing I wanted to do with this fight is to give praise to Jesus Christ.
“I have been working so hard since January in preparation for this fight, it took me half a year and I didn’t see my family for so long. I missed seeing them playing.
“I want to go home and be happy with my family and I’m not thinking about the rematch.”
Joshua had been billed to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury in a unification match that would have seen the winner become the undisputed heavyweight champion, but plans collapsed.
Joshua then opted to face his WBO mandatory challenger, Usyk instead – a fight that appeared easier – but was stunned by the 34-year-old, who, like the Klitscho brothers, has brought heavyweight glory to Ukraine.
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