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2020 FIFA U17 Women's World cup Qualifiers: Flamingos hammered Guinea 6-1 in  Conakry Nigeria's U17 women's team took a decisive step towards qualification for the 2020 FIFA U17 women's world cup with a 6-1 thrashing of Guinea in the first leg of the second round of qualifying in Conakry on Saturday. Yemisi Samuel hit an impressive hat-trick with Rofiat Imuran also notching up a brac after Chinyere  kalu's early opener . The return leg will be played at Agege stadium ,Lagos on march 14.

EPL: Lacazette on Target ,as Arsenal seal a narrow Westham win French forward ,Alexander Lacazette came off the bench to boost Arsenal's champions league qualifying hopes as he scored the winning goal in Arsenal's narrow 1-0 win against westham united at Emirates stadium. Lacazette, fired in from mesut ozil's headed cross in the 78th minutes and after a long VAR check,the initial offside flag on ozil was overruled to put Arsenal on course for their third straight premier league win,which moves them to within five points of Chelsea in fourth . In other English premier league matchday 29 games played today Liverpool bounced back from their 3-0 defeat at Watford last week with a narrow 2-1 win over Bournemouth at Anfield. Through goals from Salah and Mane in the first half . Sheffield united continue with their impressive form in the premier league with a hard fought 1-0 win over Norwich city .while Jordan Ayew was the hero for Crystal palace as he score the match...

NBA: LeBron James finished with game-high  37 points ,as Lakers dominant Bucks 113-103 at Staples Centre In the highly-anticipated second game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks, LeBron James delivered an MVP- level performance,outdueling a great game from Giannis Antetokounmpo. LeBron finished with game -high 37 points,8 rebounds and 8 assists,while Anthony Davis had 30 points in the game,with many of them coming in the second quarter as Lakers defeats Giannis's Milwaukee Bucks 113-103 who also had 32 points in the game. With the game, the Lakers also  Clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2013. Lakers will later  take on Rivals Los Angeles Clippers at Staples centre on Sunday .

Ighalo with a Brace ,as Man united cruise into Emirates FA Cup Quarter-finals Odion Ighalo marked his second start as a Manchester united player with a brace as the Red Devils thrashes championship side Derby county 3-0 to set up a Quarter-finals tie against Norwich city in the Emirates FA Cup. United will next be in action on Sunday in the premier league when they take on bitter rivals Manchester city at old Trafford.

Coronavirus: English Premier league Bans Handshakes Between Players and match officials The English Premier league has banned players and match officials from shaking hands until further notice in measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. The premier league adopted the measures based on medical advice following the escalation of coronavirus infections in England. A Statement from the premier league said: the premier league fair-play handshake will not take place between  players and match officials from this weekend until further notice based on medical advice. Fixtures lists and kick-off times remain unaffected as it stands and there are currently no plans to stop fans from attending matches .

EPL: English FA Slams 8,000 pounds fine on Carlo Ancelotti Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has been fined 8,000 pounds by the English FA  following his Red card during Sunday's premier league game between Everton and Manchester united which ended 1-1 at Goodison Park. Camera showed Ancelotti approach the referee at the blast of the final whilst to state his grudge but Kavanagh wouldn't have any of it as he handed the Everton Gaffer a straight Red card . The 60-year-old went on to accept the charge and consequently avoids a touchline ban from the English FA.

Former Ghana FA president Nyantakyi charged with Fraud Former Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi has officially been charged with fraud by a high court in the capital Accra. The court accused the former football administrator of dishonestly obtaining $65,000 as an inducement for showing favour to be a potential sponsor of the Ghanian FA . He also was accused of requesting  $12 million to influence the award of contract from the same potential sponsor in Ghana . In October 2018,the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA's ethics committee banned Mr Nyantakyi for life from " All football-related activities at both national and international level" for breaking bribery and corruption rules.