James Peter Greaves is a former England national team footballer who played as a forward. He is England’s fourth highest international goalscorer, Tottenham Hotspur’s highest ever goalscorer, the highest Jimmy Greaves was admitted to hospital in Chelmsford near his home in Essex There was no suggestion he had been suffering from any coronavirus symptoms Read Also: … Read more
Alexander Chuka Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Everton and the Nigeria national team. He began his career at Arsenal, making 149 appearances and scoring 15 goals, and winning the FA Cup in 2017. Nigeria playmaker Alex Iwobi was among the English Premier League stars who … Read more
The mother of Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has died after contracting COVID-19. Dolors Sala Carrio was 82 years old. A statement by Manchester City said: “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s mother Dolors Sala Carrió in Manresa, Barcelona after contracting Corona Virus. “Everyone associated with the club … Read more
Bayern Munich said on Sunday that players will return to training on Monday for the first time since the Bundesliga was suspended due to the coronavirus. The Bayern Munich first team will return to training in small groups from Monday, April 6,” said a statement from the club. This will be done in coordination with government … Read more
A European plan is being formed to resume football around July and August, with domestic leagues told on Thursday not to abandon competitions yet due to the coronavirus pandemic. UEFA targets possible resumption of football leagues by July, wants season to be completedThe UEFA logo is pictured on UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The determination … Read more
Uefa has revealed the Women’s European Championships 2021 is set to be pushed back a year to 2022 after admitting postponing the finals is a “likely option”. England had been selected to host the tournament, with the tournament provisionally penciled in between June 7 and August 1. But the competition is set to be moved … Read more
Naomi Broady says she considered applying to work in a supermarket after Wimbledon was canceled and the tennis season halted until at least 13 July. Wimbledon was called off for the first time since World War Two on Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandemic. Broady has not played a match since suffering an ankle injury … Read more
UEFA has confirmed its club competitions remain suspended until further notice, while all of June’s international matches have been postponed. European football’s governing body announced the news yesterday following a meeting with its 55 member associations to discuss strategy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The postponement of international fixtures includes Euro 2020 qualifiers … Read more
Ex-Marseille President Pape Diouf died after suffering from coronavirus. Pape Diouf died at the age of 68 as revealed by the club. The club tweeted: “It is with great sadness that Olympique de Marseille learned of the death of Pape Diouf. Pape will remain in the hearts of the Marseillais forever, as one of the … Read more
Sport England is making up to £195m of funding available to help the community sport and physical activity sector through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The package includes the following: A £20 million Community Emergency Fund, which will be opened immediately for local clubs and community organisations to bid into. Grants between £300 and £10,000 are … Read more
Joining other sports stars and Hollywood actors who has contacted Covid-19, Juventus, and Argentina forward Paulo Dybala has also tested positive to the virus. The Juventus striker declared his diagnosis in a tweet, saying he and his partner, singer Oriana Sabatini tested positive for COVID-19 but are doing well. Read Also: Rivers PDP Elects New … Read more
While the coronavirus pandemic has suspended the 2019-20 NBA season, it has not lessened the league’s global impact and reach. Over the past week, 18 NBA and WNBA players created public service announcement videos to share important health and wellness information about ways to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Those videos have generated more … Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the suspension of all forms of football activities in the country for the next four weeks, as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. This was disclosed by NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, via a statement in Abuja on Wednesday night. Read Also: 15 Bags Of Indian … Read more
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the UEFA governing body during a crisis meeting has proposed postponing the European Championship, due to take place across the continent in June and July this year, until 2021. Read Also: Cash payment of tax, revenue abolished – Aminu Tambuwal A source close to European football’s governing body made the … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged his commitment to the welfare of the state’s delegation to the 2020 National Sports Festival in Edo State. Sanwo-Olu said this when he received the sports festival’s Torch of Unity from the representative of the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Femi Ajao, and the Lagos State Liaison … Read more
The League Management Company (LMC), organisers of the Nigeria Professional Football League(NPFL ) have confirmed the death of one of its defender, Chineme Martins. Martins who was a Nasarawa United player died after slumping during a game against Katsina United at the Lafia Township Stadium on Sunday, March 8, 2019. He actually died in the … Read more
Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya defeated Yoel Romero to retain his middleweight title with a unanimous-decision win in the main event of UFC 248 from Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday. The Last Stylebender won on all of the judges scorecards to retain his middleweight title. The win extended Adesanya’s undefeated record to 19-0, an impressive … Read more
Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United, Odion Ighalo scored his second and third Manchester United goals in their FA Cup fifth round clash against Derby County on Thursday, March 5 2020. Odion Ighalo, who joined the Red Devils in January after completing a loan move from Shanghai … Read more
Nigeria Football League Players Association The National Football League Players Association, NFLPA, is almost ready to put the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement, CBA, to a full vote of all active players. According to report, voting could likely start today because the final draft of the CBA was finished at 2 a.m. after long hours of … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother said on Thursday that she was “recovering well” from the stroke that brought the Portuguese star hurrying to her bedside in Madeira earlier in the week. “In a few days, God willing, I will be able to resume my normal life,” wrote 65-year-old Dolores Aveiro on her Instagram account. “I am aware … Read more