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Nigeria’s last medal hopeful, Hannah Amuchechi Reuben has crashed out of the 76kg Women’s Freestyle Wrestling at the ongoing Paris Olympics.

Reuben crashed out in the quarter-finals of the 76kg Women’s Freestyle Wrestling on Saturday, August 10, after losing 2-5 to Davaanasan Amar Enkh of Mongolia.

Reuben’s defeat means Team Nigeria is coming home from the Paris Olympics without a medal.

Manchester City defeated Manchester United on penalties to win the 2024 Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday afternoon.

Bernardo Silva, fresh from the substitutes bench, netted a late equaliser for City to send the contest to a penalty shootout.

Fellow substitute Alejandro Garnacho had given United the lead just seven minutes earlier.

Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Manchester United for the transfer of right-back Noussair Mazraoui.

In the past few weeks, Mazraoui has emerged as United’s top target to replace Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who is looking increasingly likely to be on his way out of Old Trafford.

Wan-Bissaka is one step closer to sealing a transfer to West Ham, with a final agreement between both clubs on the brink of being found.

Wan-Bissaka also has a verbal agreement in place with West Ham, presumably over personal terms. The Englishman’s exit was needed before United could swoop in for Mazraoui.

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Matthijs de Light from Bayern Munich.

The move will be worth €50m (£42.9m), with an initial €45m (£38.6m) plus €5m (£4.3m) in add-ons.

The transfer is subject to De Ligt passing a medical, with personal terms not expected to be a problem.

He would need to be registered by midday on Thursday to be available for Manchester United’s opening Premier League match against Fulham on Friday.

Tobi Amusan has failed to progress into the final of the women’s 100 meters hurdles.

The 27-year-old clocked 12.55 seconds to finish third in the first heat of the event’s semi-final on Friday.

She was placed outside the two automatic qualification spots and later edged to the non-automatic slots by athletes in other heats.

Amusan had a poor start off the block in lane six of her heat. She was a couple of meters behind her opponents by the first few hurdles.

She attempted a recovery in the latter stage of the race but had fallen too far behind and could only dip for an agonising third-place finish.

The deal, which was agreed on Friday, is broken up into an initial £51.4m payment plus £2.6m in add-ons.

The player is understood to be travelling to London for a medical. Neto has also been of interest to Tottenham this summer.

Neto had an excellent season for Wolves last season, scoring three goals and registering 11 assists in an injury-hit campaign which saw him miss three months of the season with two different hamstring blows.

The Team Nigeria Men’s 4×400 quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie have been disqualified for stepping on the line during the race.

The team ran a season’s best 2:59.81 seconds to finish second in their semifinal heat on Friday morning, August 9.

They were however disqualified and replaced by team South Africa, who came last.

Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress has been kicked out of the ongoing Olympics tournament in Paris following their 74 – 88 loss in the quarterfinals to USA.

The Nigeria team had a spectacular game in the 4th quarter, outscoring the US by (26-12) however it wasn’t enough to upset the deficit in the last three quarters.

D’Tigress will exit the tournament as the first African team to ever reach the Olympics quarterfinals.

This comes hours after Nigeria’s Assistant Coach Aisha Mohammed bragged about D’Tigress sending USA home in an interview with newsmen.

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili on Tuesday night, August 6, finished sixth in the women’s 200m final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Ofili, who made it to the final after finishing third overall with 22.05 seconds in the semifinal on Monday, ran 22.25 seconds in the final.

American Gabrielle Thomas ran 21.83sec to win ahead of St. Lucia’s new 100m champion Julien Alfred, who timed 22.08sec. Thomas’ teammate Brittany Brown claimed bronze in 22.20sec.

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has secured a spot in the final of the women’s 200m event at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games.

She finished second with a season’s best time of 22.05s behind Julien Alfred, who won the first semi final race with a time of 21.98s on Monday, August 5.

The Commonwealth Games silver medalist had failed to compete in the 100m event following the failure of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigerian Olympic Committee to submit her name for the event.

But the 21-year-old has made history as she becomes the first Nigerian since Mary Onyali to qualify for the 200m final, at the Olympics. Mary Onyali achieved the feat in Atlanta 1996, over six years before Ofili was born.

D’Tigress of Nigeria have qualified for the quarter-final of the women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The team defeated Canada 79-70 in its final group game at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Sunday.

The victory earned D’Tigress their first-ever appearance in the quarter-final of the Olympics basketball tournament.

Nigeria sailed through the group stage with five classification points and sit top of the pack, with France still to play Australia later in the day.

Chelsea and Napoli are in discussions for both Osimhen and Romelu Lukaku, who is expected to head in the opposite direction.

Chelsea want rid of Lukaku after making him available for transfer but have yet to find a club that are willing to match their asking price of £37million.

Napoli are the most interested in the Belgian, who could reunite with former coach Antonio Conte.

The two helped Inter Milan to Serie A glory in 2021 and Conte has made him his top target but it will depend on whether or not Osimhen leaves the club.

Lukaku has already agreed a pay cut and a three-year contract to move to Naples.

Chelsea are in the market for a striker but have no intention in paying Osimhen’s release clause, which reportedly stands at £110m.

Now the two clubs are in talks over a loan deal that includes an option to buy.

Napoli would prefer any loan with option to have an obligation that could be triggered in addition, based on Chelsea qualification for the Champions League.

Striker Rasmus Hojlund and £52m new signing Leny Yoro both suffered first-half injuries as Manchester United lost their opening US tour game against Premier League rivals Arsenal 2-1 in Los Angeles.

Hojlund had given his side a 10th-minute lead when he burst onto Marcus Rashford’s first-time pass, outmuscled young defender Ayden Heaven, then beat keeper Karl Hein with a shot through his legs.

The Dane turned a low Aaron Wan-Bissaka cross wide from close range before seeming to experience a muscle injury after 15 minutes that meant he could not continue.

Yoro’s exit was equally innocuous. The 18-year-old defender, who only joined United from Lille 10 days ago, went down and needed lengthy treatment, before he too called it a day.

Lille defender Leny Yoro has completed his move to Manchester United in a deal worth up to £58.9m.

It was thought Real Madrid were the Frenchman’s preference, but United worked hard to convince the 18-year-old to join after agreeing a deal worth an initial £52.2m, with potential add-ons worth almost £7m.

Yoro has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford with the option of a further 12 months.

Leny Yoro is expected to be assigned the iconic No.15 shirt worn by Manchester United hero Nemanja Vidic after completing his transfer to Old Trafford this summer.

Gareth Southgate has decided to walk away and step down as England manager following defeat to Spain in a tightly-contested Euro 2024 final in Berlin.

The loss, a second successive final defeat in the Euros, raised questions about his future after four tournaments in charge.

Speculation has begun that Southgate will move on before the 2026 World Cup and new candidates are emerging as to who will replace him with former Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp, and current Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on the wishlist.

The FA may be looking for a manager with a more attacking philosophy to fully unlock a talented squad and build on the platform created by the current Three Lions boss after he led them from the doldrums of a humiliating Euro 2016 loss to Iceland to consistently competing at the business end of tournaments.

Kylian Mbappe will be officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player this morning, as he takes centre stage at the Santiago Bernabeu and is presented to the fans.

It was finally confirmed last month that Mbappe had sealed a move to Spain, agreeing a five-year deal after leaving PSG at the end of his contract.

The 25-year-old has endured a frustrating few weeks since then, breaking his nose while playing for France at Euro 2024 and then growing increasingly fed up with having to wear a mask. He opted against it for the semi-final clash against Spain, but could not inspire France to victory as Les Blues were narrowly beaten.

Spain struck late to win Euro 2024 with a 2-1 victory over England on Sunday in Berlin to capture the trophy for a record fourth time.

Real Sociedad striker Mikel Oyarzabal turned home in the 86th minute after Nico Williams sent Spain ahead early in the second half but England substitute Cole Palmer pulled the Three Lions level.

England almost equalised at the death but Dani Olmo headed Marc Guehi’s effort off the line to safety.

Joshua Zirkzee has completed his move from Bologna to Manchester United.

The fee is understood to be £36.5m (€42.5m), slightly above his £34.4m (€40m) release clause, but it is in exchange for more favourable payment terms.

It means United will pay for the Netherlands international over three years.

Zirkzee has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford with the option of a further year.

Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has been handed a suspended 12-month prison sentence after being found guilty of abandoning his wife and two children.

Evra’s sentence was confirmed by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office, according to a report by Le Parisien. The court ruled that Evra abandoned Sandra Evra and their children from May 1, 2021, to September 28, 2023.

The 43-year-old allegedly owes €969,000 in unpaid alimony. The 12-month sentence has, however, been suspended for two years, but the former France international has been ordered to pay his wife €4,000 for moral damages and €2,000 for legal costs. Meanwhile, Patrice,“has filed an appeal,” his attorney Jerome Boursica told Le Parisien.

According to Bourisca, “Mr Patrice Evra filed an appeal, knowing that he provided his wife with an apartment, a house with a swimming pool in the south of France and that he lent her almost two million euros for her daily life.A sum that she refuses to return, which is the reason for this trial.”

Manchester United are set to complete the signing of Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna for a fee of €42.5 million (£36m/$46m).

According to Fabrizio Romano, United have reached an agreement with Bologna to secure Zirkzee’s signature. The club will not pay his release clause but will instead pay €42.5m, The Athletic reports, with the Netherlands international to fly to Manchester ahead of a medical on Friday before he signs a five-year contract.

Zirkzee enjoyed a productive season in 2023-24, scoring 12 goals and registering seven assists in 37 games in all competitions.

Bologna secured qualification to the Champions League after a fifth-placed finish in Serie A but Zirkzee will instead play for United next season.

Ollie Watkins struck in the 90th minute to send England into the Euro 2024 final with a dramatic 2-1 win over the Netherlands. The Three Lions, as in their previous two knockout matches at the tournament, fell behind, as Xavi Simons scored a stunning opener inside seven minutes.

But England responded with arguably their best 45-minute display of the summer, even if they equalised in fairly controversial circumstances. Harry Kane was perhaps fortunate to win a penalty, after Denzel Dumfries attempted to close down his shot, but the England captain stepped up to dispatch the spot-kick.

A cagey second-half followed, one that seemed destined to be followed by another 30 minutes, until Watkins gathered Cole Palmer’s pass and from the tightest of angles fired a brilliant finish into the far corner.

No English men’s team has made it to a major final on foreign soil before and now they have the chance to become European champions for the first time when they face Spain in Sunday’s final.