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Rangers: Philippe Clement on cup final penalty and Willie Collum

Philippe Clement

Manager Philippe Clement has said Rangers “don’t need motivation out of negativity” as he urged his players to forget about the League Cup final penalty decision. Scottish FA head of referee operations Willie Collum has said video assistant refereeing officials made a ”really, really poor” and “unacceptable” decision not to award Rangers a penalty against Celtic. The Ibrox side, who …

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Court orders final forfeiture of warehouse and containers reportedly linked to Emefiele

Court orders final forfeiture of warehouse and containers reportedly linked to Emefiele

Justice Deinde Dipeoplu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of a warehouse built on a landed property measuring 1.925 hectares of land along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway in Magboro, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.    The court also ordered the permanent forfeiture of 54 general purpose steel containers.   Channels TV …

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NBA Cup final 2024: Date, how it works, teams, format & key players

A split picture of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Shai-Gilgeous Alexander

Intended to add more importance to the earlier part of the season, the NBA Cup is a shorter format compared to its regular 82-game league season. “There was an opportunity to grow the league through additional competitions,” Evan Wasch, the NBA’s executive vice-president of basketball strategy and analytics told BBC Sport. “If you look around the world, there’s so many …

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League Cup final: Can Rangers find a way to dent Celtic domination?

Celtic captain Callum McGregor was on target in September's 3-0 win over Rangers

Since this latest spell of total dominance began with the arrival of Ange Postecoglou in Glasgow there’s been 17 meetings. Of those 1,560 minutes (including extra time in the Scottish Cup semi-final of 2022), Rangers have been in front for just 154 minutes – and 85 of those minutes were in the dead rubber derby two seasons ago when Celtic …

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Woman unexpectedly ?falls in love? with another dog after bringing her ailing dog to Spain to live out her final days

Woman unexpectedly ?falls in love? with another dog after bringing her ailing dog to Spain to live out her final days

An American woman’s compassionate mission to take her ailing dog on a final adventure led to an unexpected friendship that’s capturing hearts of social media onlookers worldwide.   Jennifer Lee from Seattle, wanted to bring her beloved dog comfort in her final dying days. Little did she know her choice would lead to a whole new adventure that’s gone viral …

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CAF Awards 2024: Ademola Lookman makes Final Shortlist For Men?s player of the year

CAF Awards 2024: Ademola Lookman makes Final Shortlist For Men?s player of the year

Atalanta star, Ademola Lookman will battle four other players for the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year.   CAF unveiled the final nominees for the prestigious award on Thursday night, December 12.   The other nominees are; Simon Adingra, Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi and Ronwen Williams.   Lookman will be hoping to succeed his international teammate Victor Osimhen, who …

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Women’s Champions League: Barcelona secure final quarter-final spot

The Women's Champions League trophy

Manchester City kept their grip on top spot by beating St Polten in their penultimate group game on Thursday night. Captain Alex Greenwood was taken off on a stretcher in the first half before Lily Murphy opened the scoring in the second period. Barcelona joined City in the last eight with their 3-0 win at Hammarby – ending the Swedish …

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European Central Bank delivers final rate cut of the year

European Central Bank delivers final rate cut of the year

The ECB started cutting the main interest rates in June 2024, to boost the Eurozone’s lagging economy, through lower rates to encourage borrowing, spending and investment. ADVERTISEMENT The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut its deposit rate for the fourth time this year, by 25 basis points to 3%. This is the rate for banks to make overnight deposits and …

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EFCC makes single largest asset recovery since inception, secures final forfeiture of Abuja estate containing 753 units of duplexes and other apartments

EFCC makes single largest asset recovery since inception, secures final forfeiture of Abuja estate containing 753 units of duplexes and other apartments

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024 gave a ruling on a final forfeiture of an estate in Abuja measuring 150,500 square metres and containing 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments.      This is the single largest asset recovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, since its inception in 2003. The Estate rests on Plot …

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