English Football League (EFL) has instructed that the 2019/20 academy season should come to an end with immediate effect. The directive was not only taken by EFL but in conjunction with the Premier League who had been running the Academy Games Programme together for long, adding that the declaration was due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
The Premier League season has been unanimously suspended by all the football clubs at the shareholder’s meeting held yesterday, Friday, 1 May 2020. The clubs’ stakeholders all agreed to the new development as the government has not reversed the rules that guide the social distancing and stay-at-home order. The league emphasized that any return to … Read more
Past world and UK Snooker champion Peter Ebdon has retired from skilled snooker due to injury. The 49-year-old has opted to end his career rather than have spinal surgery after suffering from neck, back, shoulder, and arm pain. Ebdon achieved the 2002 World Championship, beating Stephen Hendry in an 18-17 thriller, and also reached the … Read more
French sports league has confirmed PSG has the champion of league 1 despite the fact that the Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, had announced that no sporting event will take place until the month of September. The winning categories were decided on a point per game which made the PSG be awarded a ninth title. Marseille … Read more
Former England defender, Trevor Cherry, has kicked the bucket at the age of 72. His club, Leeds, announced the sad news with mourning feelings yesterday, 29 May 2020. It is a sad fact that Leeds has lost one of its best players. Some of the clubs which Cherry played for before he came to Leads … Read more
Chief medical officer of UEFA, professor Tim Meyer, has persisted on his idea that players and spectators could return to the stadium without any form of fear if some medical measures are followed. However, FIFA’s Michel D’Hooghe said that FIFA’s target was to reopen by September because social contact has to be allowed before any … Read more
The Ligue 1 and 2 in France have known their fate when the Prime Minister of the country, Edouard Philipp, announced yesterday that no sport in France until September. The players of PSG, which is the current champion of Ligue 1, were told to prepare for the 2020/21 campaign when the league returns later this … Read more
LaLiga President, Javier Tebas, spoke against the decision of France and the Netherland as the two countries canceled their leagues. LaLiga president Javier Tebas does not believe his country should follow the lead of France and the Netherlands after they canceled their leagues. You could remember that the Prime Minister from France, Edouard Philippe announced … Read more
Table tennis players have said the game is the only surviving game for now as it could be practiced without violating the social distancing order. Some of the players said this yesterday when our reporter visited Osapa London and saw the players playing in rotation manners. Read Also: Nigerian Footballers Want League Back Well, there … Read more
As restriction of players in Europe and every other developed country is to be eased very soon, some Nigerian players are calling Nigeria Football Association to discuss this also if the ministry of sports is not reacting to the new development. In most developed countries sports activities are to reopen soon as May 4, 8, … Read more
Portugal international player, Diogo Jota, has kicked against the decision of awarding Liverpool FC the winner position in the uncompleted league. He said crowing Liverpool FC champion of the league will only lead to a problematic issue that may cause mayhem in the nearest future. He said other teams behind Liverpool could still do better … Read more
Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has told professional football clubs to be optimistic that pandemic will come to past before May 18. The minister has assured not only the footballers but the whole country as it seems that they had really obeyed the national lockdown. The minister moved further to say that restriction in the … Read more
Trained skater, Abdul Afeez Adegboyega, has expressed his concerns about the negative effect on skating practices in Lagos State, lamenting that security forces have occupied all the smooth grounds that are meant for training. Skating is a sport which is done by moving along a surface using skates on smooth ground or ice as … Read more
The striker of Ilasan Jakande Football Club(JFC), Udoh Samuel Jeremiah, has struck up against the federal government rule violators, saying social distancing and the staying-at-home order should be respected. Samuel said those players violating the rule of social distancing in the name of “we are training” should be held and kept behind the counter after … Read more
BetKing attendant, Zainab Adeyemi, has displayed her grievance over the low sale, lamenting that the betting visual popular known as baby visual has taken over the sports betting. She added that the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down all the sports activities worldwide, which has affected the sports betting businesses indirectly. She moved further to say … Read more
For many supporters, if your club is sitting in third position and 12 points adrift of the top spot, you’d be forgiven for believing the league campaign was over at this point in the season. However, that’s not the case for Scottish junior club Auchinleck Talbot, who have been crowned champions of the West Region … Read more
The Dutch FA has announced that the Eredivisie season has been voided, meaning that there will be no overall winner. Ajax, who are currently level on points with AZ Alkmaar but ahead on goal difference at the top, has been denied a second consecutive title. There will also be no promotion to or relegation from … Read more
Premier League leaders Liverpool are reportedly in talks to sign Willian on a free transfer at the end of the season. The Brazilian forward’s current deal at Chelsea is set to expire in the summer and the Londoners are said to have offered him an extension of two years – but the player is holding … Read more
Philippe Coutinho is the third most expensive footballer in history. Joe Townsend charts his journey before and since making that £142m move from Liverpool to Barcelona in January 2018. When the deal for Philippe Coutinho to join Barcelona was finally announced following a protracted saga stretching back almost a year, there was a feeling that … Read more
SportingLifeFC and Sky Bet have come into collaboration in launching a competition through which best player would be chosen in different categories through online voting. Part of their stated categories and how the winner from each category will emerge are stated below: We’ve launching our World Cup of EFL Screamers competition and your votes will … Read more