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BEVERLY HILLS, January 15, (THEWILL) - Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, has scored his first goal for Chinese side, Tianjin Teda in their loss to German side St. Pauli. Mikel, who recently signed a lucrative three-year deal with the...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 15, (THEWILL) - The first two matches at the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Libreville, the Gabonese capital, all ended in 1-1 draw. In the first match, host nation Gabon were held...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 10, (THEWILL) - The expanded 48-team World Cup approved by world football’s governing body, FIFA, will see Africa getting nine slots, four more than the continent currently enjoys as the sport’s world governing body voted unanimously...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 09, (THEWILL) - Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA’s Best Men’s Player for 2016 on Monday, beating Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann on the three-man shortlist to claim the prize in Zurich. The 31-year old...

Sweden's former national athletics coach Ulf Karlsson has been found guilty of slander against Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Karlsson was taken to court over comments he made at a public debate on doping in April 2016, where he made...

1. National Team of the Year - Uganda 2.  Winner of Women’s National Team of the Year - Nigeria3. Club of the Year - Mamelodi Sundowns of South 4. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City) got Most Promising Talent awards 5. Alex Iwobi...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 05, (THEWILL) - Algeria and Leicester City player, Riyad Mahrez, has been named the African Player of the Year for 2016 award ahead of last year's winner, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Borussia Dortmund and Sadio...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 05, (THEWILL) - Robert Marchand, a 105-year-old French cyclist, has beaten his own hour record on the opened track, according to local report. Marchand rode 22.547 kilometers at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome outside Paris, setting a record in...

Leicester have completed the signing of Wilfred Ndidi from Genk, subject to a work permit. Sky sources say the Premier League champions will pay up to £15m for the defensive midfielder, who is already a Nigeria international at the age...

Aston Villa are preparing a bid for Nottingham Forest captain Henri Lansbury, according to Sky sources. Lansbury has entered the final six months of his current deal at the City Ground and is free to speak to other clubs during...