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                                                                  Turkish football WAG Yagmur Asik has been accused of plotting to have her husband murdered by a $1.2 million hitman, according to reports.   Yagmur, 27, married ex-Turkey international Emre Asik in 2012, with the couple since having three children together. But after Yagmur was accused of having an affair, Asik, 46, began the process of filing for divorce. ...

  Lionel Messi has aimed a fresh dig at Barcelona on the back of his efforts to leave the club, with the Argentine questioning the decision at Camp Nou to “throw out” Luis Suarez. Having endured a frustrating end to the 2019-20 campaign, a six-time Ballon d’Or winner pushed for the exits in Catalunya. His path was blocked and the 33-year-old eventually revealed ...

  Mendy set to become first choice Kepa Arrizabalaga is set to leave Chelsea on loan, claims the Sun. The Blues have brought in Edouard Mendy following months of sub-par performances, and the new man may become first-choice goalkeeper straight away. As such, Frank Lampard is reportedly set to allow Kepa to leave on loan before the transfer window closes if a club ...

Javi Martinez was Bayern Munich’s unlikely hero as the Spaniard came off the bench to head in an extra-time winner in the 2-1 Super Cup victory over Sevilla. Hansi Flick’s treble-winning outfit struggled against a stubborn Sevilla side who had been unbeaten since February – a run that included a record sixth triumph in the Europa League, formerly the UEFA Cup – and the LaLiga side ...

                                                          Italian referee Daniele De Santis and his girlfriend Eleonora Manta were brutally killed in their home in Lecce on Monday.   Police have launched a murder investigation but it has left the Italian footballing world in utter shock and in mourning. The 33-year-old mostly officiated in Serie C while his partner, 30, was a model. Reports from Italy claim ...

  Luis Suarez has bid an emotional farewell to his Barcelona teammates ahead of his imminent move to fellow La Liga side Atletico Madrid.   The 33-year-old had it made clear to him over the summer that he is not in new manager Ronald Koeman’s plans, and after a proposed move to Juventus broke down he now appears set for ...

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been left off the final shortlist for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award for first time in 10 years, with Kevin De Bruyne and Robert Lewandowski set to battle it out for the individual prize. Ronaldo, who currently plies his trade in Italy with Juventus, has picked up the accolade on three occasions and also ...

                                                        Nigerians were left in Shock this morning after the international media, including the local ones declared former Nigerian international, Obafemi Martins 35, some 36-year old shortly after he signed for Chinese Super ...

Gareth Bale is back in familiar surroundings at Tottenham, with the Welshman seeing a loan return to north London bring a nightmare spell at Real Madrid to a close. The 31-year-old left Spurs in the summer of 2013 as the most expensive player on the planet. A dream start was made to life at Santiago Bernabeu, with a useful habit ...

                                    Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury.   The 22-year-old had her left hamstring taped when she battled back against Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open final in New York on Saturday to win her third Grand Slam title. “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play the French Open this year,” the ...

  Bruno Fernandes has been voted Manchester United’s 2019/20 Player of the Season.  The Portuguese, who arrived at  Old Trafford in January, garnered 35.5 percent of the total votes cast by fans, with Anthony Martial coming in second with 34 per cent. Marcus Rashford, who equally enjoyed a good season collected 10.4 percent of the votes. 🥁 As voted for ...

         Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by two spots in FIFA’s ranking for September to place 29th after more than six months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   In the ranking placed on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1493 points during the period under review without playing any match. The movement also ...

      Liverpool have agreed an initial £20 million (€22m/$26m) deal with Bayern Munich for midfielder Thiago Alcantara, Goal can confirm. The Reds are stepping up their efforts to land the Spain international, with the fee potentially rising to £27m (€30m/$35m) in add-ons. After months of speculation official contact has been made between the two clubs, with Liverpool now set to agree terms with the player, who is keen to move ...

  Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has put an end to the speculation regarding his future at the club by signing a new three-year contract. The Gabon international’s previous deal had been set to expire in the summer of 2021 and he had been locked in talks over a renewal for several months. The Gunners had been hugely reluctant to lose ...

  Chelsea began the new Premier League season with a 3-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion, with Timo Werner key to the first goal. Timo Werner won a penalty on his Chelsea debut as second-half goals from Reece James and Kurt Zouma ensured they began the Premier League season with a 3-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion. Werner ...

                                              Barcelona are ready to make Luis Suarez watch the entire 2020/2021 season from the stands, if he does not leave the club, according to Sport.   Suarez has been told by new manager, Ronald Koeman, that he ...

                                          Austrian Dominic Thiem came back from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6. and win his first US Open title, his first Grand Slam.   The winner was decided in a tie breaker after four hours on court. Thiem also made history as the first Austrian to win the title. He is also the ...

Edin Dzeko, a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma, has welcomed the birth of their third child with his wife Amra Dzeko.   Dzeko shared the photo of Amra and the new baby girl named “Dalia” on his Twitter page on Saturday. “Welcome to the world, our little flower DALIA,” Dzeko captioned the ...

Naomi Osaka fought back from a bruising first set loss to overcome Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to win her second US Open Grand Slam title, in three years.   After shaking off a 1-6 thrashing in the first set, the Japanese star rallied to beat her opponent 6-3 6-3 in the last two sets, to win the championship. The Athlete is ...

Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Italian Open citing the Achilles issue that bothered her in a loss to Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open semifinals.   Organisers of the Foro Italico announced Williams absence Saturday. Williams, a four-time champion in Rome, took a medical timeout for a tape job on her Achilles during her three-set loss on Thursday. ...

  Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick, including two penalties, as Liverpool snatched victory, but Leeds took plenty of credit away from Anfield. In a battle between last season’s Premier League and Championship winners, Salah’s first two goals and one from Virgil van Dijk were countered by Leeds’ replies from Jack Harrison, Patrick Bamford and Mateusz Klich. Hat-trick hero Mohamed Salah ...

Paul Pogba has returned to training with Manchester United after recovering from the coronavirus.   The 27-year-old midfielder tested positive for Covid-19 last month but reported back to United’s Carrington training ground ahead of their friendly against Aston Villa on Saturday. Both Pogba and his wife, Maria Zulay, were positive for the virus but she revealed that the pair are ...

Neymar has declared himself to be “super happy” after testing negative for Covid-19 and returning to training at Paris Saint-Germain. The Brazil international forward was one of several players at Parc des Princes to contract the disease. He formed part of a party that took in a post-season trip to Ibiza. Coronavirus outbreaks were reported on the Balearic Island, with ...

The Federal Government says it has not lifted the ban on contact sports, including football, amid preparations by Nigeria Professional Football League clubs ahead of the 2020/21 season.   National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Dr Sani Aliyu, while answering questions at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said the PTF had only  removed restrictions on ...

Serena Williams’ quest for an historic 24th Grand Slam singles title came to a stunning end against old foe Victoria Azarenka in the semi-finals of the US Open in the early hours of Friday morning.   Williams was not helped by a jarred Achilles injury early in the deciding set that required heavy strapping and her quest to equal Margaret ...