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Kubrat Pulev accused of racism over comment on Anthony Joshua’s skin colour Kubrat Pulev has been accused of racism over a comment he made about Anthony Joshua ahead of his world heavyweight title bout. The 39-year-old Bulgarian will fight the Nigerian-British heavyweight champion for his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles, with the fight now set […]
McKennie, 22, is the second Juventus player to test positive this week after Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who failed a test while on national team duty. Milan: US midfielder Weston McKennie has tested positive for coronavirus sending Juventus back into isolation, the Italian champions announced on Wednesday. McKennie, 22, is the second Juventus player to […]
English Football Association chairman, Greg Clarke, has revealed Liverpool and Manchester United threatened to break away from the English premier league and start their own league. The two Premier League giants stated that the aim of the project was to radically reform English football, with proposals including the top-flight being reduced to 18 teams and […]
Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for Covid-19 Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese football federation announced on Tuesday. The Juventus forward, who has been voted the world’s top player five times, played in Portugal’s goalless Nations League draw against France but will have to sit out his national side’s clash with Sweden on […]
Rafael Nadal produced a convincing displace to stun Novak Djokovic and equal Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam men’s titles at the French Open final on Sunday, October 11. The Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in 2 hours, and 41 minutes at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris to clinch a […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked media reports that four Super Eagles players have tested positive for COVID-19 in Austria. Making clarification on the report, the NFF said the writer misinterpreted what Coach Gernot Rohr said. It was gathered that Rohr said that four Super Eagles players had tested positive for the virus since […]
Professional footballer, Lionel Messi has expressed his desire to win the 2022 World Cup, describing it as his only goal. Messi has won everything in the club game with Barcelona several times over, and is a record six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or but has not won any trophy with his country, Argentina. Messi, 33, […]
Manchester United have completed the Deadline Day signing of Porto left-back Alex Telles in a £15.4million deal. The 27-year-old Brazil international had a medical at Carrington on Sunday night and penned a four-year deal until June 2024 with the option of a further year. Telles has now become United’s second signing of the summer following […]
Aston Villa vs Liverpool saw Ollie Watkins become the first Premier League player to net a hat-trick against the Reds in a decade as the hosts won 5-2 on Sunday night, October 4, at Villa Park. Liverpool came into the match without two of their key players including goalkeeper Alisson Becker and Sadio Mane who […]
Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham has reached an agreement with Portuguese club Benfica over a season-long loan deal for Carlos Vinicius, with an option to buy him at the end of the season for £36m ($47m/€40m). Vinicius, 25, is set to become Tottenham’s sixth signing of the summer and will be back up to center-forward Harry Kane. […]
