Tag: Championship
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Championship: Leeds on verge of promoting to EPL, thrash Norwich 4-0 to reach final
Leeds City have reached the finals of this season play-offs after thrashing Norwich City 4-0 in the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final on Thursday night. The first leg of the tie had ended goalless at Carrow Road.
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EPL: Ipswich Town gain promotion to the Premier League after 23 years
After 23 years of featuring in the English Premier League, Ipswich Town on Saturday gained promotion to the upper division. Ipswich joined Leicester City to secure the two automatic promotion tickets after defeating Huddersfield 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.
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Championship: Confirmed! Super Eagles’ Ndidi, Iheanacho gain promotion to EPL with Leicester City
After spending just one month in the second tier of English football, the Super Eagles duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have won promotion back to the Premier League with Leicester City. Leicester stage a return back to the EPL after Queen Park Rangers’ 4-0 demolition of Leeds United on Friday night.
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Championship: Super Eagles’ Ndidi scores as Leceister City inch closer to EPL return
Super Eagles’ midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi scored in Leceister’s 2-1 over West Bromwich Albion at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was the defensive midfielder’s fifth goal of the season. The win boosted Leicester City’s chances of securing promotion to the Premier League.
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Nigeria wins U-21 Women’s Volleyball Championship
Nigeria has won the 2023 African U-21 Nations Women’s Volleyball Championship Zone 3 in Niamey, Niger Republic. Nigeria defeated Ghana 3:0 (25-10 25-15 25-10) in the finals on Sunday night to clinch the title.
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S3x championship: All you need to know as Sweden begins its unusual sport on Thursday
We are indeed at the end time as Sweden got the internet agog over the weekend after pronouncing s3x as a sport and finalised agreements for its maiden s3x tournament billed for Thursday, June 8. Head of the Swedish Federation of S3x Dragan Bratych, during the announcement, underlined the importance of s3xual activity, saying it…
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Why Championship side, Wigan Athletic fired Kolo Toure
Championship side, Wigan Athletic has fired former Ivory Coast international, Arsenal and Manchester City star, Kolo Toure few months after being employed. Toure was only appointed head coach of Wigan in November, 2022 on a three-year deal after under going a coach course in the United Kingdom.
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12-year-old pupil wins Heirs Life inaugural essay championship
Princewill Ebubechukwu, a 12-year-old pupil of Gateway Schools in Enugu State, has emerged the winner of the first edition of the Heirs Life Essay Championship.
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EPL:How Bournemouth defeated Nottingham Forest to gain promotion
Bournemouth FC ,have staged a comeback to the English Premier League after defeating Nottingham Forest in the second-tier Championship to earn the promotion to the Elite division of English football. They alongside Fulham who would finish first on the log are already booked for premier League football come next seaso
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Stoke City extend Mikel Obi’s contract
Championship side Stoke City have activated their option to hand former Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel a contract extension. The 34-year-old teamed up with the Potters last summer after leaving Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor on a mutual agreement. The midfielder delivered convincing performances during his debut season, featuring in 41 appearances across all…