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Nigerian player suspended by Egyptian league side after beating up Salah
A 23-year-old Nigerian footballer, Moses Edu, has been suspended by his Egyptian league side for beating up his teammate during a disagreement over shoes.The Egyptian Premier League side Ghazl El Mahallah suspended Moses Edu for beating…
Iwobi, Keane on target as Everton seal win at Wolves
Everton claimed a sixth win from nine away games this season as Alex Iwobi’s opener and Michael Keane’s late header earned them a 2-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers.The win moved Everton into fourth spot in the English Premier…
Tatarusanu proves shootout hero for AC Milan in Italian Cup
AC Milan goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu celebrated a rare appearance with a penalty kick save to help his side to a 5-4 shootout victory on Tuesday.The feat came following a 0-0 draw with Torino in the Italian Cup.Romanian Tatarusanu…
Pogba scores to send Manchester United clear at top of EPL
Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) after a Paul Pogba goal gave them a 1-0 win over Burnley on Tuesday.The victory, in the re-arranged fixture at Turf Moor, put Manchester…
Cardiff City And Ivory Coast defender, Sol Bamba Diagnosed With Cancer
Ivory Coast and Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his club confirmed on Monday night.The Welsh club announced the sad news, revealing that Sol Bambahas started chemotherapy and will be…
Nigerian Striker Victor Osimhen Tests Positive For Coronavirus Again
Nigerian football striker, Victor Osimhen has tested positive for the novel coronavirus again.It would be recalled that the Napoli striker had tested positive for the virus after a trip at the beginning of the year.Despite taking…
COVID-19: Premier League Clubs Report 36 New Positive Cases
A further 36 positive tests were reported by the 20 English Premier League clubs between Jan. 4 and Sunday.A total of 27 of the tests came between January 4 and Thursday, with 10 more coming between Friday and Sunday, the Premier League…
“I’m surprised some people wish me death” – Christian Chukwu
Former Super Eagles Head Coach and captain, Christian Chukwu has expressed surprise that some people wish him death.He stated this while debunking rumour circulating about his purported demise.Recall that Christian Chukwu celebrated…
Liverpool rout Aston Villa to reach FA Cup fourth round
Liverpool scored three goals in five second-half minutes to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 4-1 win at Aston Villa on Friday.This was after the home side were forced to field academy players due to a mass COVID-19 outbreak among…
Ex-FIFA President, Sepp Blatter Hospitalized in Switzerland
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is currently in hospital in a 'serious but stable' condition.The 84-year-old took ill on Thursday January 7 and is receiving medical treatment, with his condition described as “serious but stable”.…
Arsenal take out N62bn loan after finances take COVID-19 hit
English Premier League (EPL) side Arsenal said on Thursday they have borrowed about N62 billion (120 million pounds or 162.65 million dollars) from the Bank of England.The loan was sourced to ease the strain on their finances as a…
Buhari hails Christian Chukwu at 70
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former player and coach of the Super Eagles, Christian Chukwu on his 70th birthday.In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President said he…
COVID-19 Hits Juventus As Defender, Alex Sandro Tests Positive
Serie A side, Juventus, on Monday, announced that defender, Alex Sandro, has tested positive for coronavirus.The club confirmed that Sandro, who played in Sunday's 4-1 league victory over Udinese, in Turin, underwent tests after…
Osimhen apologises to Napoli, coach after violating COVID-19 protocols, contracting virus
Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has apologised to the club and manager, Gennaro Gattuso for violating COVID-19 on his visit to Nigeria.He also apologised to his teammates and fans.The club announced Friday that the…
Man City thrash Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
Pep Guardiola's boys took no prisoners Sunday as they walloped Chelsea 3-1 at the Stamford Bridge.Although they were without a number of first-team players due to COVID-19, the visitors put up an impressive display of attacking football…
Arsenal Trump West Brom 4-0 To Continue EPL Winning Run
Arsenal trashed West Bromwich Albion 4-0 away, at the Hawthorns, on Saturday, to extend their winning run in the English Premier League.Goals from Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka and an Alexandre Lacazette double ensured the win for the…
Manchester United close in on Liverpool with win over Aston Villa
Manchester United closed in on the pole position in the English Premier League (EPL) on Friday after a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa.
The victory put them level on points and games played with champions and leaders Liverpool.
Manchester…
2 Championship games put off after COVID-19 outbreaks
Two Championship matches scheduled for Saturday have been postponed after Bristol City and Luton Town reported COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads on Friday.Bristol City were due to play second-placed Brentford while Luton Town were set…
Racism: Why FA’s punishment of Cavani is wrong – Uruguayan academics
The Uruguayan Academy of Letters on Friday denounced a three-game ban given to Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani by the Football Association (FA) in England.It called the sanction for alleged racism an example of English football’s…
2021 is the year to bounce back – Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal and Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo says 2021 is the year to bounce back from the set-backs of 2020.He stated this in a New Year message shared via his social media handles on Friday.Ronaldo, who capped the last year with…
Liverpool Drop More Points In Newcastle Away Draw
Liverpool missed an opportunity to go 5 points clear at the top of the English Premier League (EPL) log after playing a 0-0 draw with Newcastle, on Wednesday.The goalless draw means that Liverpool now end the calendar year with a 3…
Ronaldo reacts as he beats Messi, Ronaldinho, Salah to ‘Player of the Century’ award
Portugal and Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Mohamed Salah to the "Player of the Century" award at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday.The 35-year-old Ronaldo secured more than 21 million…
UFC Rank Nigeria’s Adesanya 10th Best Fighter In Year 2020
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Israel "The Last Style Bender" Adesanya, has been rated as the 10th best fighter in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) franchise in the year 2020.Nigeria's Adesanya successfully…
Mourinho Criticizes Tottenham Strikers After Wolves Draw Result
Tottenham Coach, Jose Mourinho, cited his side's lack of attacking threat as the reason for their 1-1 draw against Wolves, on Sunday.The Portuguese was left frustrated after seeing his charges drop more points from winning positions…
Messi Extends Christmas Holidays, Misses Final Game of 2020
Barcelona has given Lionel Messi permission to extend his Christmas holiday and miss the final game of the year against Eibar on Tuesday.“First team player Lionel is completing the treatment of his right ankle,” the club said…
Lampard Rubbishes Chelsea Side Following Arsenal Thrashing
Chelsea lost scandalously to Arsenal, 3-1, on Saturday evening's Boxing Day fixture, to end the year on a loosing note.The derby win, at the Emirates Stadium, saw Arsenal end a seven-game winless run in the Premier League.…
Manchester City Close Gap On Liverpool With Newcastle Win
Manchester City defeated Newcastle 2-0, on Saturday, to close the gap on Premier League log leaders, Liverpool, to within five points.City midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan, and forward, Ferran Torres, were on the scoresheet amid the rain…
‘I Thought #EndSARS Protest Was Against A Virus’ – Anthony Joshua
Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has revealed that his first thought about the EndSARS protest was a fight against a virus.In an exclusive interview with The Punch, Anthony Joshua said that he had never heard of the notorious…
Another big Christmas for LeBron James as Lakers defeat Mavs
Anthony Davis had 28 points and eight rebounds as the host Los Angeles Lakers coasted to a 138-115 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Davis converted 10 of 16 shots and 3 of 5 3-point attempts. LeBron James had 22 points,…
Liverpool won’t force Salah to stay – Klopp
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp sees no reason why Mohamed Salah would want to leave the Premier League champions, but says he would not keep the Egyptian forward at the club against his will.
Salah told Spanish newspaper AS in an…