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Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has tested positive for coronavirus while away with Egypt, days after international teammate and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, tested positive. Elneny has been with the Egyptian team preparing for a must-win clash in the AFCON qualifier on Tuesday, but now he has contracted the disease, he will need to enter a […]
Lewis Hamilton has made history with his seventh Formula 1 title win on Sunday November 15. The British superstar became the most successful racing driver ever with a masterful victory in the Turkish Grand Prix, equalling Michael Schumacher’s achievement in terms of titles, after already surpassing the German’s number of race wins last month. Lewis’ […]
Diego Maradona is expected to continue his rehabilitation in Tigre, 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Buenos Aires, near his daughter Giannina’s home. Argentine football legend Diego Maradona left the hospital on Wednesday followed by a convoy of supporters, eight days after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain. Maradona did not […]
Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge Messi have reacted to reports that the Barcelona star is considering a move to Paris Saint-Germain next summer. Messi’s future has been a constant debate ever since he expressed his desire to leave Barca. He ended up not leaving after he was told that for him to leave in […]
Barcelona legend, Samuel Eto’o has been hospitalized with a minor head injury after being involved in a car crash in Cameroon. The 39-year old was traveling home from a family wedding celebration when his car is reported to have been struck by a public bus on the Nkongsamba-Douala Road on Sunday morning, November 8. He […]
BBNaija lockdown housemate, TrikyTee, has been appointed as a Senior Special Assistant to the Bayelsa state governor, Duoye Diri. TrikyTee thanks the state governor for giving him the opportunity to serve in his administration. TrikyTee disclosed this on his Instagram page this afternoon, hours after Nengi was also appointed by the state governor. See post: […]
Former Barcelona coach, Quique Setien has stated that Lionel Messi is difficult to manage. The 62-year-old came in to replace Ernesto Valverde at the Camp Nou in January 2020 and was only in charge for seven months, before he was sacked following the club’s infamous 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. In […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has tested negative for coronavirus and can return to action for Juventus this weekend. Recall the Portuguese international, 35, first tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result last week and was made to take another test earlier this week, which also returned positive. On […]
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has confirmed the receipt of $1 million as COVID-19 palliatives from the world football governing body, FIFA. According to Pinnick, the fund is composed of $500,000 for “men’s football and $500,000 for the women’s game,” while also revealing FIFA will send in another “$500,000 in January […]
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has responded to his critics after his team’s 3-0 win over Marseille on Tuesday night, October 27. Guardiola has faced criticism as Manchester City has experienced a poor start to the 2020-21 season and are in 13th place in the Premier League after two wins, two draws, and a 5-2 […]
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Barcelona after testing positive for coronavirus for the third time. The Portuguese international, 35, has been self-isolating since he tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result last week and was made to […]
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, football’s world governing body said in a statement on Tuesday, October 27. Infantino, 50, reported mild symptoms and is in self-isolation and will quarantine for at least 10 days, FIFA added. A statement read: “FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received confirmation today that he has tested […]
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to address star player, Sergio Aguero’s contract situation at the club, with the Argentine striker set to become a free agent next summer. According to Guardiola, the club “misses him a lot” when he’s not fit to play but a contract renewal “depends on his physical condition” […]
Former Manchester United star and current Wales coach, Ryan Giggs has revealed that he has felt “different” at times due to his mixed-race background.Giggs’ father Danny Wilson, is black and was a former rugby union player, while his mother Lynne Giggs, is white.The football icon has now revealed he took note of his mixed-race heritage […]
Ex-Man City youth player, Jeremy Wisten “commits suicide” at 17 after being released by the club Manchester City has paid tribute to former academy player Jeremy Wisten following his death at the age of 17. Wisten was born in Malawi but moved to England as a baby before joining City’s under-13 level in 2016. A […]
Manchester United striker, Odion Jude Ighalo has lent his voice against police brutality by supporting the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. The former Super Eagles striker took to his official Twitter account to join millions of Nigerians protesting online and offline in major cities across the country. Ighalo posted a picture of himself holding a placard […]
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. […]
Europa League Draw Revealed: Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur handed favourable Group Stage draws The Europa League Group Stage draw for 2020/21 season has been revealed with both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur handed favourable Group Stage draws. Arsenal will face Rapid Wien, Molde, and Dundalk in group B, while Tottenham Hotspur will take on Ludogorets, LASK, […]
Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski has been named Uefa men’s Player of the Year 2019-20. Poland striker Lewandowski, 32, beat Bayern team-mate Manuel Neuer and Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to the award. Bayern’s Hansi Flick was named men’s coach of the year after leading his side to a sixth European title. Lewandowski scored […]
Super Eagles assistant captain and defender, William Troost-Ekong, has arrived England ahead of a move to Championship side Watford today, Tuesday, September 29. Reports by Watford Observer say the club has made a move for the Nigerian international who was an unused substitute in Udinese’s 1-0 loss away at Verona in their Serie A opener […]
NBA legend Michael Jordan is trying his hand at another sport, starting up a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as the driver. Jordan announced on Monday that he’s joining with three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin to form a team that will compete in the NASCAR Cup Series starting next season. “Growing up in North […]
