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Chelsea has agreed an £18 million move for Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud, as the Gunners look to secure Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for £55.4m.

The Blues switched their focus to Giroud and Tottenham's Fernando Llorente after failing in their attempts to sign Edin Dzeko from Roma.

Giroud travelled with Arsenal for Tuesday night's match against Swansea City, but the 31-year-old will likely be left out ahead of the shock move to the rival club.

At last after years of stops and starts, former British soccer star David Beckham finally has a new Major League Soccer team and the team couldn't have been anywhere else but Miami. "We've got a hotbed of young talent in this city, and that's what we want," Beckham told CNBC's "Power Lunch" on Monday, after MLS formally announced the award of an expansion franchise to Beckham's ownership group.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated the home-based Super Eagles for defeating Angola to qualify for the Semi-Final of the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco. The Super Eagles came from a goal behind to beat Angola 2-1 in a thrilling encounter that extended to extra-time.

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has revealed Leroy Sane could face up to one month on the sideline following an ankle injury he sustained on Sunday during an encounter with Cardiff in the FA Cup. The City forward was brought down by Joe Bennett - who was booked for the challenge and later sent off - just before half-time as the Germany international was in full sprint racing towards goal.

Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa is set to undergo a medical at CSKA Moscow after sealing a season-long loan deal with his former club. The 25-year-old Nigeria international moved from CSKA to Leicester for a club-record £18.2million fee in 2016 but has failed to break into the first team following his erratic performance.

Nigeria's U20 girls, Falconets have qualified for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup billed to take place in France later in the year. The qualification followed the thrashing of South Africa's Basetsana 6-0 on Saturday. A brace each from Gift Monday, Rasheedat Ajibade and Anam Imo was all the Falconet needed to book a place in the tournament.