Football: Nigeria 'will recover'
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Nigeria coach Berti Vogts says his side will bounce back after defeat by Ivory Coast in Sekondi.
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Ivory Coast lived up to their billing as serious title contenders with victory in Monday's crunch African Nations Cup game against fellow regional giants Nigeria.
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Nigeria save themselves from elimination with a crucial 2-0 win over Benin to set up a enticing tie with Ghana.
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo spoke to his annointed successor live on television on Wednesday in an effort to dispel rumours that Umaru Yar'Adua had died.
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South African coach Mickey Arthur said the team was confident of bouncing back in the one-day series against Pakistan after losing the second match last week.
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Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced United can hit back in the title race but says the Reds must start their Premiership recovery with a victory in the make-or-break clash with leaders Arsenal at Old Trafford next Sunday.
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ABUJA, Nigeria  - A tentative truce between rebels and government troops in Nigeria's oil-rich south appeared to be holding Thursday as the two sides held a second round of talks in the capital, officials said.
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David Beckham, who has been sidelined for a month with a broken rib, hopes to return to action for Real Madrid next weekend. The England captain was injured in the national team&#39;s 2-0 World Cup
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Michael Vaughan says England can improve after their eighth successive Test win.
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The drama of foreign oil workers kidnapped for ransom in restive southern Nigeria plays out so often that it seems the hostage takers, the oil giants and the army follow a script &#151; one that usually ends peacefully with the captives released unharmed.
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England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is remarkably calm and confident heading into the World Cup. So much so, he dared utter the phrase: &quot;I think we will win it.&quot;
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Andrew Flintoff believes England can recover from 95-4 against South Africa in the third Test at Cape Town.
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The Blues won 4-0 at Stamford Bridge, with Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Arjen Robben and Kezman, from the spot, scoring. Kezman told Sky Premiership Plus: &quot;For the last three or four months I&#39;ve been unlucky
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Saying two terms is enough, Nigeria&#039;s president said Saturday that trying to uproot the corruption entangling Africa&#039;s biggest oil-exporting nation and making strides to transform the economy were the main challenges during his seven years in power.
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David Beckham is confident his decision to join LA Galaxy will not jeopardize his international soccer career following his recent return to the England squad.
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo vowed on Saturday the African Union would not give up efforts to bring peace to Sudan's western Darfur region, despite cease-fire violations and months of failed talks.
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Nigeria's president-elect says he will reform the election process - strongly criticised during last month's poll.