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Nigeria’s Paralympic team is grabbing medals left, right and centre. At the half-way point through the Games, here are five things you may not know about the team. 1. A gold medal has been won by a Nollywood actress When Lauritta Onye threw a shot put 8.40m she not only won gold but broke a word record. The Nigerian Paralympic ...

Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier has signed a new five-year contract, which runs until 2021. Dier, 22, joined Spurs from Sporting Lisbon for £4m in August 2014, and has made 87 appearances for the club, scoring six goals. Originally a central defender, he has established himself as a defensive midfielder, starting all four of Spurs’ games this season in that position. ...

Arsenal will make a late decision on whether to start striker Olivier Giroud against Paris Saint-Germain as they begin their 19th successive Champions League campaign on Tuesday, manager Arsene Wenger said. Giroud has made just two appearances as a substitute for Arsenal this season and would relish the chance to be involved in the city where he last appeared for ...

Former Burkina Faso international Ben Idrissa Derme has died during a French Cup tie for amateur side AJ Biguglia. The 34-year-old suffered a heart attack early in the second half of the third-round tie while playing for the French sixth-division side. The medical services treated him on the pitch but were unable to revive him. Derme had been capped four ...

Diego Costa scored twice, including an 81st-minute equaliser, as Antonio Conte maintained his unbeaten start to life as Chelsea manager in a 2-2 draw at Swansea City on Sunday. The irrepressible Costa levelled with a deflected but spectacular overhead bicycle kick after Branislav Ivanovic’s shot had been sent spinning in his direction. The goal, Costa’s fourth in as many games, ...

Former Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli struck twice on his Nice debut to help his new side defeat Mediterranean rivals Marseille 3-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Balotelli, signed on a free transfer after being allowed to leave Anfield, converted a seventh-minute penalty to open the scoring at the Allianz Riviera and struck again to level 12 minutes from time. Florian ...

Goals from Godwin Obinze, Bernard Ovoke and Guy Kuemian were all Rivers United required in a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Warri Wolves in a Nigeria Professional Football League game decided at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt on Saturday. United were without captain, Festus Austin who failed a late fitness test following the injury he picked up a week ago. ...

Pep Guardiola emerged victorious from his first Premier League battle with old adversary Jose Mourinho as Manchester City secured a fully deserved win in a frantic Old Trafford derby. Kevin de Bruyne’s cool finish and Kelechi Iheanacho’s tap-in after the Belgian hit the post put City in complete control as they outclassed Mourinho’s Manchester United for most of the opening ...

Featuring the rekindling of Pep rivalry with Mourinho, an all-star supporting cast and a host of tantalising sub-plots, Saturday’s Manchester derby could be the most feverishly anticipated ever. After losing four Premier League Manchester derbies in a row, Manchester United are unbeaten in their last three against City (W2 D1). The only other time Man Utd and Man City won ...

Czech 10th seed Karolina Pliskova outplayed Serena Williams to reach the US Open final and end the American’s reign as world number one. Williams, 34, double-faulted on match point to lose 6-2 7-6 (7-5), and Pliskova will face German second seed Angelique Kerber in the final. The result guarantees that Kerber will overtake Williams at the top of the rankings ...