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Chelsea-bound striker Timo Werner scored with his final touch in a RB Leipzig shirt to ensure he leaves the German club as their all-time top scorer. The 24-year-old, who will complete his £54 million move to the Blues next month, scored his 27th and 28th goals of the season in a 2-1 win at Augsburg. That took his overall tally for the club to 95 goals in 159 games. The win saw RB Leipzig finish third in the league, behind Borussia Dortmund and champions Bayern Munich. Chelsea sign Timo Werner from RB Leipzig Werner’s 28 league goals meant he finished runner up…

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can enjoy the continued return of live sport across the globe, with the PGA Tour, WWE, UFC, and NASCAR all featuring on 26-28 June 2020. SuperSport is your home of sport and the best place to see all the action from around the world as #LiveSportReturns. On Friday 26 June, there is Day 2 of the PGA Tour’s Traveler’s Championship (8pm LIVE on SuperSport 1 and SuperSport 5). Saturday 27 June features Episode 1088 of WWE SmackDown in the early hours (1am LIVE on SuperSport 1, SuperSport 4, SuperSport 9 and WWE Channel 128), before Super Rugby takes centre stage, with the Blues v Highlanders (8am LIVE on SuperSport…

The Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) Visitation Panel set-up by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to unravel both the immediate and remote causes of the lingering crises in the polytechnic on Thursday submitted their report to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab. Recall the panel was constituted in October, 2019 in accordance with the extant law of the Lagos State Polytechnic 2012, Section C111 (subsection 1-5). The committee which was chaired by Barr. Adelowo Afolayan, on behalf of the members appreciated the Governor for the opportunity given to them to work freely in finding solutions…

Wolves continued their charge for a Premier League top-four finish as Leander Dendoncker’s second-half strike earned them victory at under-pressure Aston Villa. The visitors, surprisingly, only managed two efforts on goal but they made it count with their second when the Belgium midfielder made a foray forward before striking low past Orjan Nyland. It is now three wins out of three following the restart and Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are fifth on 52 points with Chelsea, above them on 54, in their sights. Chelsea beat Man City to confirm Liverpool as champions As for Dean Smith’s men, they remain in…

Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said on Saturday that he has accepted the decision of the National Executive Committee in good faith. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Oshiomhole said he has also asked his lawyers to withdraw his appeal pending at the Supreme Court. This is the first time the former APC Chairman will be reacting to the crisis that eventually led to dissolution of the NWC of the party. The former Edo governor was challenging a court of appeal order upholding his suspension him as chairman of the…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has dismissed media reports that he has been allocated slots on the N-Power recruitment that opened late Friday night. Lawan described the report as fake and malicious, urging the public to disregard the report. A statement by his office reads, “The attention of the Office of the Senate President has been drawn to a publication on the Sahara Reporters portal purporting that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management allocated N-Power recruitment slots to the Senate President and other lawmakers. “We hereby advise members of the public to totally disregard the fake and malicious publication…

Toulouse and Amiens’ relegation from Ligue 1 has been confirmed after a vote to keep the French top flight at 20 clubs next season was approved. Both were relegated as the season ended prematurely because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a French court ordered the league to rethink its proposals. Clubs have since voted for a 20-team division, a decision confirmed by the French football federation on Friday. It also said the French Cup final we be played on 24 July. Ronaldo scores as Juventus beat Leece Paris St Germain versus St Etienne will be the first official professional game…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole My article last week elicited some reactions as expected, from my friends who are members of the APC. While they agreed with most part of the content, some disagreed with few parts. Of note was a friend who pointedly disagreed with a part in the second paragraph where I wrote that: “This seems to justify those who inferred that the APC and its party members are better being in opposition. They have not shown the maturity and leadership required of a ruling party. At least, not the kind we saw presented by the PDP while…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 23rd goal of the season as Juventus moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A with victory over 10-man Lecce. The visitors had Fabio Lucioni sent off for a foul in the first half before Paulo Dybala struck from outside the box just after the break. Ronaldo drove home a powerful penalty after being brought down before setting up substitute Gonzalo Higuain. Defender Matthijs de Ligt then headed in a late third for the dominant hosts. Jurgen Klopp hails ‘incredible’ Premier League title win Ronaldo, who also scored a penalty in the 2-0 win…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday listed six Nigerian nationals among its most wanted cyber criminals. The six Nigerians listed on the FBI website are Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Felix Osilama Okpoh, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, Nnamdi Orson Benson and Michael Olorunyomi. The US intelligence and security service asked for tips on how to arrest these six Nigerians in a tweet on its official account. The FBI noted that all six of them are “believed to currently reside in Nigeria”. “Help the #FBI find ​six Nigerian nationals wanted for their involvement in ​business​ email ​compromise (BEC) schemes…