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*Recounts Sorrows Of Nigerian Civil War, 'I Walked Over Dead Bodies' *How War, Suffering Transformed Him Into A Tough Man As final activities heat up for tonight's record $203million (N310billion) world heavyweight boxing title clash between champion, Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk, and Britain's Daniel Dubois, unbeknownst to many, there is a Nigerian input in the latter's preparations to upstage the dreaded Usyk. Usyk is globally famous for dethroning the feared British beast and then-reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, Tyson Fury, in May, 2024, against all odds. He repeated the feat in his defence against Fury, literally retiring him from the sport.…

By Chirayu Parmar *Galatasaray agree €75m deal for Osimhen*€40m paid upfront, €35m by 2026*Napoli insert clause blocking Serie A return Nigeria's Victor Osimhen's Napoli exit is complete, with Galatasaray sealing a deal that blocks any return to Serie A until 2027 through a strict clause. According to Gazzetta dello Sport , Osimhen’s long transfer saga is over as Napoli and Galatasaray have reached a €75 million (£63m/$86m) agreement, ending a turbulent chapter between the striker and the club. Galatasaray will pay €40m (£34m/$46m) up front and the remaining €35m (£30m/$40m) will be sent to Napoli by 2026. The deal also…

The £100m a-year deal extends their agreement until at least 2035 and is a marked increase from the previous £65m-a-year deal with the German kit manufacturer that runs until 2029. The contract is thought to be the first £1bn deal in English football and a record per year for a Premier League club. In July 2023, Manchester United sealed a 10-year contract with Adidas worth about £900m, and four months ago Liverpool agreed a multi-year deal with Adidas thought to be worth £60m a-season. Since City’s contract with Puma started in 2019, Pep Guardiola’s side have won four Premier League…

*As Feared French Club Look Like Inferior Professionals In Stunning Upset *3-0 Final Score By Sid Lowe, at MetLife Stadium,and additional reports The boy from Wythenshawe who had sat on top of the Rockefeller on Friday took Chelsea to the top of the world today, July 13. It was 90F down on the pitch in New Jersey but, oh, this was cold all right. Two wonderful almost identical strikes, executed with an effortless ease, and a lovely soft-shoed assist from Cole Palmer made Chelsea the first winners of the Club World Cup, history made here. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) had seemed…

By Jacob Steinberg, in New York Chelsea have already made more than £80m from their Club World Cup (CWC) adventure but they can achieve something priceless against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) today in the CWC Final. Kick off is 8pm Nigeria Time. This goes beyond gaudy gold badges and money in the bank. The season with no end is almost over, the final of the tournament that nobody asked for is here and while Chelsea have no intention of getting carried away if they triumph in New Jersey today, it is also the case that there would be no better way…

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal’s multimillion-dollar fortune has taken a hit due to a major cryptocurrency scam involving the now-defunct FTX platform, for which the former NBA star served as a public face alongside other professional athletes and celebrities in the U.S. Shaquille O’Neal to Pay Millions in Settlement Over FTX Crypto Promotion According to Forbes , O’Neal has agreed to a $1.8 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit stemming from his promotion of FTX, a digital currency exchange platform that has since collapsed. O’Neal was one of several high-profile figures who endorsed the company before its dramatic downfall. FTX, once…

*'Arsenal Faces Backlash Over Handling Of Rape Allegations *Brushing Aside Crisis, Footballer Marries Women who have accused Ghanaian international and former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey of rape and sexual assault say they were subjected to vicious online abuse every time he featured for the club, particularly when he scored. In a report by The Athletic , one of the alleged victims said the abuse became routine during Partey’s time on the pitch. “I would frequently get messages from fans. They’d send me pictures of him playing or scoring… I would get death threats, rape threats, people saying they’d set me…

By David Segar, author with The Opta Analyst Chelsea vs PSG Stats: The Key Insights: *The Opta supercomputer is backing Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to win the Club World Cup final, giving them a 64.4% chance of doing so. *This will be the first major international final in men’s football between clubs from England and France. *PSG have won their last five knockout matches in all competitions by a combined score of 18-0. It’s almost time for the FIFA Club World Cup final, the first ever to be contested by two teams from the same continent. Tomorrow, Sunday, July 13, is…