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Real Madrid are in talks about a surprise loan move resulting in Hazard’s transfer back to Chelsea. As per express.co.uk, reports from Spain suggest that the 31-year-old Belgian may return to the Premier League through a loan exit, possibly during the summer transfer window. Hazard has failed to live up to his reputation with Madrid since joining the outfit on an £83million move from Chelsea in 2019. The Belgian captain stay at the Santiago Bernabeu has been hugely affected by his injuries, as the footballer has struggled to maintain his fitness. He has failed to score in his last 17 matches in La Liga 2021-22 while contributing with an assist only on one occasion. However, his transfer to Chelsea might be favored by Real Madrid as they look for a major push to acquire Norwegian footballer and Bundesliga superstar Erling Haaland in the summer. Hazard is the second highest-earner at…

Tottenham Hotspur's duo Harry Kane and Heung-min Son equalled an historic Premier League record following their 3-2 win over Manchester City on Saturday. Harry Kane and Heung-min Son equalled a historic Premier League record of being the most prolific partnership by taking their total goal involvements up to 36, level with Chelsea legends Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. The pair combined for Tottenham's second goal against Manchester City when the South Korean international made a beautiful cross to the England international, who made no mistake with the finish. While Kane was pleased with the way Spurs beat the reigning champions, Son Heung-min explained how the team worked incredibly hard to make a comeback after losing three consecutive league games. "We have a group of positive players and positive guys and I think that means a lot," said the South Korean international. "We lost three games in a row but we…

Five players from or with ties to Africa took part in the Clorox Rising Stars as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio last night. Isaac Okoro (Cleveland Cavaliers; ties to Nigeria) represented Team Barry, Precious Achiuwa (Toronto Raptors; Nigeria) and Desmond Bane (Memphis Grizzlies; ties to Nigeria) represented Team Isiah, and Ayo Dosunmu (Chicago Bulls; ties to Nigeria) and Jonathan Kuminga (Golden State Warriors; Democratic Republic of the Congo) represented Team Payton. Team Barry defeated Team Isiah 25-20 in the final with the number one overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Cade Cunningham, named the mini-tournament’s Most Valuable Player. “I represent Nigeria. I represent Rivers State. I represent Port Harcourt, the city that I'm from. I know there's a lot of kids back home that look up to me and want to be in the position that I am today, and I'm a role model to…

With Chelsea’s title defense resuming against Lille, the Champions League last 16 kicks off this week , the headline match being the meeting between the 13-time winner Real Madrid and Messi's Paris Saint-Germain. English teams continue their impressive runs and for the fourth time in five seasons there are at least four English teams in the Champions League knock out stage. A first of its kind, the champions League knockout stages without the away goals rule following the scrapped by UEFA means ties with similar scores after two legs will now all go to extra time and then penalties, a look at the matches of the first-leg games in the last 16 this week: PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN VS. REAL MADRID PSG's attempt of winning a first Champions League title faces potential threat as they face the most successful side in the history of the competition. The first leg of the Champions…