Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe has sustained a thigh injury ahead of this weekend’s La Liga derby with Atletico, his club said on Wednesday.

The French superstar was taken off during the 3-2 win over Alaves on Tuesday and appeared to be suffering some discomfort.

Spanish media suggest Mbappe will miss around three weeks injured.

“Following tests carried out today by Real Madrid’s medical services on our player Kylian Mbappe, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg,” said the Spanish champions in a statement.

Mbappe scored a superb goal in the thriller at the Santiago Bernabeu with Alaves and has netted five times this season in seven league appearances.

Asked about Mbappe’s condition after the game, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said: “He’s fine, he’s fine, a little overloaded, he asked me for the change to avoid problems.”

Madrid, a point behind leaders Barcelona ahead of the Catalans’ match on Wednesday against Getafe, visit the Metropolitano stadium on Sunday to face rivals Atletico.

Los Blancos have not been beaten in La Liga for 39 games, since a defeat at Atletico a year ago.

The striker is also set to miss the visit to Lille in the Champions League next week and potentially October’s Nations League matches against Israel and Belgium with France.

Mbappe joined Real Madrid this summer at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract, fulfilling a long-held dream.

The 25-year-old hit his stride in recent matches after taking a few games to find his footing in the Spanish capital.

Mbappe has seven goals in nine appearances for Real Madrid across all competitions, scoring in the UEFA Super Cup victory over Atalanta in August and on his Champions League debut.

Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, has expressed regret over missing the opportunity to buy Arsenal for $2 billion in the past.

Speaking with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in New York on Monday, Dangote acknowledged that the chance to purchase the Premier League club may have passed.

“I think that time has passed. The last time we had this interview, I mentioned that once I finished the refinery, I would try to buy Arsenal,” he said.

“But the issue now is that everything has gone up, and the clubs are doing well—especially Arsenal, who are performing exceptionally well now.

Back then, they weren’t doing as well.”He continued, “I don’t think I have the excess liquidity to buy a club for $4 billion just for promotional purposes. I’d rather invest the money elsewhere.

I’ll always remain Arsenal’s biggest fan and continue watching their games, but buying the club doesn’t seem sensible at this point.

.”Reflecting on the missed opportunity, Dangote added, “I do regret not buying Arsenal earlier when I could have for $2 billion, but at the time, my resources were more needed for completing my other projects.”

Nigeria’s clubsides will once again be absent from the lucrative group stage of the CAF Champions League, as NPFL champions Enugu Rangers were eliminated in the playoffs by Angola’s Esperança Sagrada today.

Rangers lost the second leg of the second preliminary round 3-1, leading to their exit from the competition with a 3-2 aggregate scoreline.

Earlier, Nigeria’s other representative, Remo Stars, was knocked out in the first round.In recent years, Nigerian clubs have struggled to reach the group stages of the tournament.

Enyimba remains the only Nigerian club still competing on the continental stage.

Nigerian-born UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has placed a $10,000 bet on Anthony Joshua to win his IBF heavyweight title fight against Daniel Dubois this Saturday.

The bout will take place at Wembley Stadium in London, with 96,000 fans expected to attend. While the venue is familiar territory for Joshua, it will be a new experience for Dubois.

In an Instagram post on Friday, Adesanya shared a photo of his bet, placed on September 17, 2024, with the names

“Dubois, Daniel – Joshua, Anthony” inscribed.He captioned the post: “ÒGÚN‼ This fight got beef… grab the #stake sauce.”Adesanya’s wager predicts Joshua will secure victory between the 10th and 12th rounds, with a potential payout of $50,000.

Nigerian attacker, Victor Boniface has expressed his pride after playing his first game ever in the UEFA Champions League.

Boniface made his Champions League debut on Thursday evening when Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Feyenoord 4-0 in a group game at the Stadion Feijenoord.

The Super Eagles forward fired blank and also failed to register an assist against Feyenoord despite playing for 62 minutes before coming off for Patrick Schick.

Boniface, however, took to social media to express his pride and excitement to have made his bow in the competition.

“From paying 30 naira to watch champions league football at nights back then at the 323 army barracks, Akure to playing my first Champions League game. Proud of this moment,” he wrote on his verified X account.

Boniface despite being out of competitive action for three-months with an adductor injury had 21 goals and ten assists in 34 games in all competitions for Die Werkself last season.

So far this season, he has scored three goals and contributed one assist in five matches to take his tally for Leverkusen to 24 goals and eleven assists in 39 fixtures for the club.

Boniface on Saturday bagged two goals and an assist to help defending champions, Leverkusen put their first loss in 35 Bundesliga games against RB Leipzig at the BayArena behind them.

The forward started against Hoffenheim who have been in turmoil for weeks and basically toyed with the opponents who were playing at home with Boniface in the mood for destruction.

Boniface set up Martin Terrier to score his first Bundesliga goal in the 17th minute to give the visitors a deserved lead before he then danced around defenders to add the second.

The Super Eagles striker scored on 30 minutes courtesy of an assist from Granit Xhaka and got his brace on 75 minutes after being set up by Jeremie Frimpong.

The Atlanta Dream have announced that they have signed D’Tigress guard, Ezinne Kalu to a seven-day hardship basketball contract.

The basketball organization announced the signing of Kalu in a statement on their official website and social media platforms on Wednesday.

“The 5’8″ guard brings a wealth of international experience, most recently leading the 2024 Nigerian Olympic team past the group stage in Paris earlier this year,” the statement read. 

“Kalu averaged 18.5 points per game in Paris, ranking her fourth in the category, behind only Emma Meesseman (BEL), A’ja Wilson (USA) and Satou Sabally (GER). 

“Her standout performance came against Australia where she led D’Tigress to an upset win, scoring 19 points with five assists, five rebounds and three steals.”

Originally from Newark, New Jersey, Kalu is no stranger to the state of Georgia, having attended Savannah State University, where she guided the Tigers to their first MEAC Championship in 2015. 

The Nigerian international also became the first player ever in school history to eclipse 2,000 career points.

About Atlanta Dream

Established in the city of Atlanta back in the year 2006, the Atlanta Dream is the Southeast’s only Women National Basketball Association (WNBA) franchise.

It currently plays its home games at the Gateway Center Arena at College Park with its games telecast locally on Peachtree TV and simulcast on Peachtree Sports Network across the state of Georgia. 

Since 2009, the franchise has produced 11 WNBA All-Stars, achieved three first-place regular-season finishes, earned nine play-off bids and made three WNBA finals appearances.