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Former Nigerian international, Musa Nosa Kadiri, has passed away at the age of 53 in New York. A source said Kadiri, ex- Flying Eagles star, went into a coma after falling from his apartment which caused bleeding in the brain. ...

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has ruled out hanging up his boots after this season, insisting  he is “just warming up”. “So you think that I’m done, that my career will soon be over? You don’t know me,” the 38-year-old ...

Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that he tested positive for coronavirus and will be in self-isolation. Xavi, who now manages Qatar Stars League football club ”Al Sadd” will miss his side’s return to competitive action against Al Khor ...

The new Premier League campaign will commence on September 12 after a virtual meeting between clubs confirmed the calendar. But following the agreement between all 20 shareholder clubs, the new fixture list is set to be unveiled just weeks before ...

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho’s home was burgled as the footballer celebrated the team’s Premier League win. Thieves broke in to the Brazilian’s home on the day the Reds were presented with the trophy for their first top flight win in 30 ...

Liverpool held off a Christian Pulisic-inspired comeback as the runaway Premier League champions overcame Chelsea 5-3 ahead of the trophy presentation at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s title winners got into the party spirit as they were involved in an eight-goal thriller on Merseyside in their final home game of an unforgettable season, ...

A goalkeeper is ready to play again just two-and-a-half weeks after he was struck by lightning on a pitch. Russian Ivan Zaborovsky was shown in a dramatic video hit in the chest by a thunderbolt as he kicked the ball ...

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has warned members of the group against attacks on Yorubas. Kanu issued the warning during his live broadcast on Sunday. In a statement by the Head of Directorate of ...

Bordeaux forward, Samuel Kalu, has been tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second Super Eagles star to contract the disease after Genk striker, Paul Onuachu. Kalu has been in quarantine in France since returning from holidays in Nigeria, and a ...

Detectives in Makueni County, Kenya are investigating an incident in which a man allegedly committed suicide while at his lover’s single-room house in Wote town. According to the deceased’s lover, she retired to bed early leaving her 32-year-old boyfriend watching ...

France Football, which has been organising the annual Ballon d’Or awards since its inception in 1956 – with a five year tie-up with the FIFA World Player awards between 2010 and 2015 – has announced that due to the coronavirus ...

The president of the Bolivian Football Federation, Cesar Salinas, died on Sunday after being hospitalised with COVID-19 earlier this month, officials said. The federation confirmed his death in a statement that highlighted his “dedication and commitment to national and international ...

Lionel Messi finished as top goalscorer in Spanish La Liga for a record seventh time after netting twice as dethroned champions FC Barcelona went on a scoring spree on Sunday. They ended their disappointing 2019/2020 campaign on a high with ...

  David de Gea had a day to forget as Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount helped Chelsea outlcass Manchester United 3-1 in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Giroud ensured Chelsea deservedly led with the help of slack goalkeeping from De Gea at the end of a ...

The restart of the Zambian season, planned for Saturday, was delayed 24 hours after 28 players and staff from league leaders Forest Rangers tested positive for coronavirus. Rangers had been scheduled to play Zanaco in central city Ndola in the ...

  The Spaniard is eager to call Anfield home Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago has agreed to personal terms over a move to Liverpool, claims Bild. But though the player is ready to make the transfer happen, both Bayern and the Reds are yet ...

  Shanghai Shenhua have completed the signing of former Inter Milan and Nigeria forward Obafemi Martins, who returns for a second stint after playing for the Chinese Super League side between 2016 and 2018. The 35-year-old forward rejoins the team as a replacement for compatriot ...

Jahreau Shepherd — a pro MMA fighter who competed for Bellator in 2018 — has died after officials say he was stabbed at his own 30th birthday party in London. Shepherd was found bleeding with stab wounds around 10 pm ...

Police are investigating after Cristiano Ronaldo’s 10-year-old son was filmed riding a jet ski alone. The youngster’s aunt loaded the footage onto her social media. Portuguese press claimed the video, said to have been taken on Saturday in Paul do ...

The brother of Tottenham defender Serge Aurier has been shot dead in the early hours of Monday morning in Toulouse, France. Christopher Aurier, 26, was shot in the abdomen outside a nightclub in the French city with the suspect on ...

Paul Pogba has unveiled a minor wound to his face following a clash in training with ‘Ice Man’ Victor Lindleof. Man Utd have been preparing for their clash with Southampton on Monday night, and their stars were put through their ...

Manchester City will be playing Champions League football next season after a successful appeal against Uefa’s ban was announced this morning. City were handed a two-year ban from Uefa’s competition and a £24.9million fine in February after being found guilty ...

  Chelsea’s Champions League ambitions suffered a setback as they slumped to a 3-0 Premier League defeat at top-six hopefuls Sheffield United. The Blues had responded to their 3-2 defeat to West Ham on July 1 with back-to-back wins over Watford and Crystal Palace but were easily ...

Angers winger Farid El Melali was reportedly taken into police custody on Wednesday for the second time this season for allegedly masturbating in public. Ouest-France reported that the 22-year-old was questioned by local police following a second indecent exposure complaint ...

Plans have reached an advanced stage to have Nigerian sports return with non-combat sports, with table tennis, tennis and track and field events set for an early return, Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has stated. Speaking on ...