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Mathieu Flamini says he has some “unfinished business” at Arsenal after returning to the Club this summer. The France international spent four years with the Gunners from 2004 to 2008, during which time they reached the Champions League final and came close to winning the Premier League. It's a great feeling to be back. Once you're a Gunner, you're always a Gunner The versatile midfielder is determined to make an impact during his second spell in north London - starting in Sunday’s derby against Tottenham. “It feels good to be back home,” Flamini told Arsenal Player. “I have some unfinished business with Arsenal so it's a great feeling to be back. Once you're a Gunner, you're always a Gunner. “Unfinished business because we had the opportunity a few times when I was there to win trophies and we didn't. I'm thinking about the Champions League final, the 2007/08 season when we were in the running for the first place and we didn't cl

•Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o (left) shakes hand with agent, Pinil Zahavi on arrival at the St. Pancras Station in London yesterday Chelsea are to sign Samuel Eto’o on a stunning £7million one-year deal on Thursday after admitting defeat in their pursuit of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. According to Daily Mail, Eto’o, the 32-year-old Cameroon forward, is taking a huge pay cut from the £17m a year that made him the world’s best paid footballer at Anzhi Makhachkala and will sign on a free transfer. However, Anzhi are understood to have sweetened the deal by giving Eto’o a multi-million-pound lump sum to get him off their wage bill. Eto’o arrived at London’s St Pancras station on Wednesday night, where he was pictured with super-agent Pini Zahavi, and is due to have a medical at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground before finalising terms after his advisers held talks on Wednesday. Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho, a confirmed Eto’o admirer, turned to his Plan B afte

  Captain of Nigeria men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, Olumide Oyedeji, has begged all Nigerians for forgiveness for their shocking defeat against Senegal at the ongoing 27th Afrobasket holding in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Nigerian team, coached by Ayo Bakare, were denied a place in the semi final of the bi-ennial championship after they suffered a 63-64 defeat to Senegal, who are ranked two places behind Nigeria in the FIBA ranking, in the quarter final match played on Wednesday.   In a telephone chat on BrilaFM early today in Lagos, Oyedeji said: “I know we have let down so many of our fans back home in Nigeria. All we can say is that we are very sorry.” The long time member of the D’Tigers added : “Our target was to win the elusive title for Nigeria but yesterday (Wednesday) was just not our day. We lost so many open shots and it caused us the match against a very tough Senegalese team. “We are putting the loss behind us and looking ahead to our

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