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Spain’s court sentences Catalonia leaders for sedition

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in an independence referendum in 2017. Three other defendants were found guilty of disobedience and fined, but will not serve prison sentences. The 12

Foreign

Spain’s Supreme Court approves exhumation of former Head of State

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2019 0

Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the remains of a former Spanish Head of State, Francisco Franco, should be exhumed. Franco, ruled Spain as Head of State from 1939 until his death in 1975. According to a Spanish media, this followed a plan to put him next to his wife in the El Pardo cemetery north of […]

Football Sports

Lionel Messi tries to influence Neymar deal as Barça open talks

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

It looks like Neymar will leave Paris Saint-Germain before the end of the month and a return to Spain is on the cards. But to which club? Well, if Lionel Messi has a say, his former team-mate will be returning to Camp Nou. According to Marca, Messi has called Neymar and asked him not to […]

Football Sports

Barcelona goalkeeper Neto ruled out for up to two months

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Barcelona have ruled goalkeeper Neto out for up to eight weeks with a fractured left wrist. The new signing underwent an operation on Tuesday after suffering the injury during training prior to the 4-0 weekend win over Napoli in Michigan. The 30-year-old joined Barca from Valencia in June in a deal worth an initial €26 […]

Football Sports

Argentina defender ‘Tata’ Brown dead aged 62

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

“Maximum day of sadness for the Albirroja (La Plata) family, our gladiator Jose Luis Brown has left. But his memory and love of the club will never depart,” the club tweeted. Known to his friends as Tata, Brown made 36 appearances for Argentina and scored the first goal in their 3-2 World Cup final victory […]

Football Sports

Odion Ighalo speeds up programme for recovery from injury

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Former Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo continued his recovery from a hamstring injury with a session in the gym on Tuesday. Ighalo, 30, picked up the injury in the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2019 Third-Place match against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in Cairo. The striker posted a short video of himself on Twitter doing a […]

Football Sports

UEFA Champions League draw holds August 29

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Liverpool are heading into the Champions League 2019/20 competition as defending champions. The Reds claimed the European Cup in Madrid against Tottenham after a sensational run to the final, having made it to the competition’s showpiece in the previous year too but losing out to Real Madrid. The victory in June enhanced the club’s sparkling […]

Sports Tennis

Serena Williams plays solid in first outing since Wimbledon

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

Serena Williams looked solid in her first match since Wimbledon as she defeated Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Wednesday to reach the third round at the WTA Toronto tournament. Serena Williams beat the 20th-ranked Mertens 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday at the WTA Toronto tournament. The 37-year-old American, one crown shy of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles […]

Football Sports

Barcelona sign Brazilian goalkeeper from Valencia

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2019 0

Brazilian goalkeeper Neto is on his way to Barcelona from Valencia in an exchange deal with Jasper Cillessen, Barca’s backup ‘keeper heading the other way, the Spanish champions said Thursday. Neto, 29, has signed a four-year deal at Camp Nou for 26 million Euros with nine million in add-ons and a 200 million release clause, […]

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British businessman found in a car submerged in a river

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2019 0

The body of a British businessman has been found in a car submerged in a reservoir three months after he went missing in Spain. Spanish media reports state a car belonging to Martin Walker, 59, was found by fishermen before being pulled ashore by divers. An appeal for information was issued by the local police […]

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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal threaten Novak Djokovic bid for historic Slam

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2019

Novak Djokovic can become only the second man in history to have twice held all four Grand Slam titles at the same time with victory at the French Open. However, a returning Roger Federer and rejuvenated Rafael Nadal will once again stand in his way. World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of […]

News

Roger Federer happy to return to clay after three-year absence

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2019

Former world number one Roger Federer says he is glad he made the decision to return to clay courts. The Swiss has been preparing for the Madrid Open this week, three years after his last match on the surface. Federer had skipped the clay court season the past two years since last competing in Rome […]

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Gernot Rohr: Samuel Chukwueze right to dump U-20 for Super Eagles

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2019

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has hailed the decision of the Villarreal of Spain wing attacker Samuel Chukwueze to play for the Super Eagles despite being eligible to play for the Flying Eagles in the FIFA U-20 World Cup holding in Poland. Chukwueze who has turned to a beautiful bride who is also eligible […]

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Friendly: Super Eagles to play Senegal in Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2019

Nigeria’s international friendly against the Teranga Lions of Senegal may hold in Spain as part of build up ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, President of the Senegalese Football Federation Augustin Senghor has revealed. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Senghor who has returned to Dakar after witnessing the draw for the Africa Cup of […]

Sports

Gus Poyet urges Chelsea to stick with Maurizio Sarri amid Zinedine Zidane rumours

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2019 0

Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet has backed Maurizio Sarri to keep his job and make a success of his time at Stamford Bridge despite rumours linking the club with Zinedine Zidane. Sarri has been under increasing pressure following an inconsistent run of results since the turn of the new year. Heavy defeats against Bournemouth and […]

Sports

#WorldCup: Portugal To Battle Spain Today @ 5pm (Drop Your Predictions Here)

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2018 0

The second day of the World Cup brings us the mouth-watering derby as Spain take on neighboring Portugal in the battle for the first place in the Group B. Both sides should still feel comfortable about passing the group regardless of the outcome here given they are to battle the likes Morocco and Iran for […]

News In Brief

#DTNalert: Catalan leader calls for resistance to Spain

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2017 0

Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont, who was fired by the Spanish government over the province’s declaration of independence, has called on the people to non-violently resist Madrid’s takeover bid. More to follow

World

EU official warns of war possibility in Catalonia

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2017 0

The European Union has called for negotiation to arrest building tension in Catalonia and Spain, to avert war situation. This was coming as Agency report announced that Andrés Iniesta ,the team captain Barcelona football club of Spain, which has become a focal point of secessionist Catalan sentiment, urged politicians in Madrid and the Catalan capital […]

Sports

D’Tigress ‘to be among best four teams’ in FIBA basketball championship

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2017 0

Evelyn Akhator, the top player of Nigeria’s Senior Women Basketball team, D’Tigress, and American WNBA club, Dallas Wings, says early preparation can put Nigeria among the best four teams at the upcoming FIBA Women World Cup 2018 in Spain. Akhator, in a News Agency of Nigeria interview, said better preparation will help the team to […]

Opinion Sports

Barça has to consider the real cost of Catalan freedom

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2017 0

Somewhere, someplace in the world it seems, the people are out in the streets. None has caught the world’s attention in the past few weeks than the near constant marches and rallies being organised in the name of the freedom of Catalonia from Spain. With a referendum on the independence question slated for 1 October […]