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Socrates, Brazilian soccer legend and former Captain dies at 57

Brazilian football legend Socrates died early on Monday at the age of 57 after falling ill following a meal of beef stroganoff.

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Disloyalty: Nigeria dismisses Sports Minister

The Presidents action was seen as a right step taken considering the failure of the former Minister to make a positive impact since assuming the post as the nation’s Sports Minister.

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Nigeria player died of rupture in the aorta, claims reports

Nigeria-born Belgian football club defender, Bobsam Elejiko collapsed and died while playing for Belgian side Merksem SC on Sunday when a rupture developed on his aorta. He had been widely reported as having met his untimely death while playing for his club side.

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Nigeria Super Eagles cash-in on Stephen Keshi as Siasia got the boot

Stephen Keshi, Nigeria Super Eagles former international player and captain has been picked as a successor to Samson Siasia who was sacked last week following his dismal performance resulting in the nation’s failure to qualify for 2012 African Cup of Nations(ACN)

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ACN qualification failure earns Nigeria coach Samson Siasia early sack

Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has been fired by Nigeria Football Federation. Mr. Siasia was sacked on Friday following his woeful performance at the African Cup of Nations qualification for 2012 tournament as he has failed to pass Nigeria through. His sack was announced by Nigeria Football Federation after the NFF board met to [...]

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Nigerian 14 year sensation is new world football hope… as Chelsea slams £2million on Seyi Ojo

England based Nigerian sensation teeny football whizkid, Oluwaseyi Ojo is in the news as one of the prospective world best footballer of the immediate future as Ojo, now 14, has brought to the world a genius trait, which has made Chelsea put on his head, a whopping £2million starting-up price

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Nigeria Super Eagles, South Africa crash out of Nation’s Cup 2012

Nigeria and South Africa were among the heavyweight casualties on the penultimate day of African Nations Cup qualifying as Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Tunisia,Zambia and Niger all made it through to next year’s tournament. War-torn Libya also qualified as one of the two best runners-up but Nigeria missed out on the finals after Guinea scored a 95th minute equaliser to [...]

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Why your ideas are stolen by friends… research shows people’s default on copycat

If your colleague steals one of your ideas, don’t blame their ambition. Instead their paracingulate sulcus may be at fault.

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Olympic 2012 gateway, Europe’s biggest shopping centre opens in East London

Mayor of London Boris Johnson helps Chairman and co-founder of the Westfield group Frank Lowy (2nd right) , cut a ribbon to officially open the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre in east London, Europe’s largest urban shopping centre and gateway to the new Olympic Park. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday September 13, 2011. The [...]

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World Athletics: Men’s 4x400m Relay – Final – Team USA strikes gold again!

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west and still the USA are top dogs in the men’s 4x400m relay – yet they were made to work harder, much harder than many predicted to grab a fourth successive title.

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