Awards
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Wham! has been declared the UK’s official Christmas number one with Last Christmas – 39 years after first being denied the festive top spot. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s festive classic beat hits from Eurovision star Sam Ryder, Mariah Carey, and The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. Ryder’s You’re Christmas To Me secured second place, followed by Carey’s All I…
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Lionel Messi joked that PSG fans wouldn’t want him parading his eighth Ballon d’Or at the club after things on the pitch didn’t go as well as hoped. WHAT HAPPENED? Messi admitted after winning his record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or that, although he and his family enjoyed living in the French capital, in the end, his time at Paris…
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Inter Miami superstar, Lionel Messi has been confirmed as the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or award in a list leaked online. Goal reports that Messi finished in first position in the voting ahead of Erling Haaland of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. Haaland and Mbappe were in second and third positions respectively.…
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oja Cat, Scarlet (Kemosabe/RCA): In the rankings of the biggest pop stars right now without a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 to their credit, Doja Cat may very well be atop the list. Her last album, 2021’s Planet Her, debuted at No. 2 on the chart (behind Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me if You Get Lost) but ultimately notched a stunning five…
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Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has tipped Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham to go on and win at least three Ballon d’Or awards in his career. Ferdinand believes the midfielder has the ability and mentality required to win the individual accolade. Bellingham has enjoyed a stunning start to life at Madrid after joining them this…
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It was a night of accolades for Africa’s foremost business conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited, (DIL), as journalists in Lagos State conferred an award of excellence on the Group for its outstanding contributions to the economic development of Nigeria and Africa. The award, according to the journalists, was because of Dangote’s aggressive employment generation drive, which…
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Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland, has said that he was honoured after making history after winning two awards in the Premier League. Haaland became the first footballer to win both Premier League Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year in the same season on Saturday. The Norway international was the overwhelming favourite…
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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has become the first player in Premier League history to win both the Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards in the same campaign. The record-breaking striker first picked up the senior award on Saturday and has now added the second prize, finishing atop a shortlist which also…
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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has won the 2022/23 Premier League Player of the Season award. On a shortlist which also featured Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane, Martin Odegaard, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Kieran Trippier, Haaland was always seen as the favourite after a record-breaking season which culminated in Premier League glory for City.…
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The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) has named Vincent Enyeama as the greatest African goalkeeper of all time. IFFHS ranked the goalkeepers from 1987 to 2022. The ranking was done for all the different continents including Europe, South America and Asia. Enyeama was recognised for his impressive displays during his active days…
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Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz have received nominations for Champions League weekly awards after Liverpool’s 3-1 win at Benfica. Diaz is up for the Player of the Week prize after he scored and delivered an assist during the first leg of the Reds’ quarter-final with the Portuguese outfit. From a superb Trent Alexander-Arnold ball, the…
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The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, on Africa’s leading investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu. The honour, which is the country’s oldest and most important National Honour, is in recognition of Elumelu’s commitment to poverty eradication and the economic empowerment of young Africans. The Ambassador…
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Eden Hazard has been named the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season. The Belgian attacking midfielder, 28, finished well clear of former Chelsea club-mate Olivier Giroud and Luka Jović – now a team-mate at Real Madrid – to win the third edition of the award, which was announced during the UEFA Europa League group…
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French icon Eric Cantona has been presented with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award in Monaco – and was praised by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin for his outstanding sporting and personal qualities. Eric Cantona has been presented with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award in Monaco – and the iconic Frenchman was described by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin…
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Women returned at the 61st Annual Grammys Awards on Sunday as female acts won album of the year and best new artist, while rap also triumphed, with Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” becoming the first rap-based song to win record and song of the year. Kacey Musgraves’ “Golden Hour” picked up the album of the…
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Ann Dowd won the Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role on “The Handmaid’s Tale” at the 69th Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The cast and crew of “Big Little Lies” won the Emmy award for Outstanding Limited Series…
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