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Iwobi pushed his total Premier League minutes to 16,289, surpassing Mikel’s longstanding record of 16,218. Fulham’s Alex Iwobi has cemented his place in the record books, surpassing John Obi-Mikel to become the Nigerian player with the most minutes played in the English Premier League, as per the transfer market. Iwobi …

The Hadrian’s Wall Pilgrims’ Way Start Housesteads Fort Finish Brocolita Roman TempleDistance 4¼ miles (use regular AD122 bus to shorten, if needed)Those who walk the whole 84 miles of Hadrian’s Wall in a week may refer to it as a type of pilgrimage. But in the last few years the …

Real Madrid are one of the most successful clubs in the history of soccer. Their glory, however, has not come without sacrifices, with many club favorites paying the price for failing to keep up with the competition. Only the most adaptable and resilient manage to stay at the club for …

Legendary goalkeeper Rene Higuita will forever be remembered for the outrageous scorpion kick he produced on a number of occasions during his career – most notably against England at Wembley in 1995. For the Colombian, though, it was another aspect of his play that most stands out to him, and …

Kyrie Irving hit one of the craziest shots in NBA history on Sunday. His left-handed runner / hook shot / floater from outside the paint at the buzzer gave the Dallas Mavericks a 107-105 win over the Denver Nuggets and it also got people talking about Kyrie Irving the basketball …

The Boston Celtics blew out the Washington Wizards on Sunday afternoon. Sam Hauser started in place of Jaylen Brown and went off, scoring 30 points, all on three-pointers. Hauser could have had a shot at breaking the NBA record for most three-pointers in a game, but sprained his ankle with …

The group stage and Round-of-16 of the UEFA Champions League pose their own challenges, but the quarter-final is where it starts to get serious. With the margin of error reduced to near zero, competing teams take extra care in keeping things tidy at the back, making it incredibly challenging for …

The proposal initially sparked an uproar. In October 2022, then-Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and 18 top officials called on the international community to send a “specialised armed force” to help combat the spread of gang violence in Haiti. But Haiti has struggled with a long, fraught history of foreign …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has described the 2023 presidential election as the most divisive in the history of Nigeria while claiming that politicians deliberately manipulated the nation’s fault lines for political gains.   Speaking as a special guest of honour at the launch of a book written by veteran journalist …

Following Monday night’s humiliating 6-0 defeat by Arsenal there has been a lot of chatter asking if Sheffield United are the worst team in Premier League history? And the answer to that question is: Yes, no and maybe.  Obviously football did not start in 1992 but the Premier League did …