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The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has placed the mother of late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini, Alhaja Sikiratu, on a monthly stipend of N10,000. Mr Olaitan Shittu, a representative of the Minister of Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, ...

Juventus star Paulo Dybala has been given the all-clear over six weeks after contracting the coronavirus, the Italian champions confirmed on Wednesday. “Dybala performed, as per protocol, a double check with diagnostic tests (swabs) for Coronavirus-Covid 19, which came back ...

Anger ace Farid El Melali has been arrested for allegedly masturbating in public while peering into a female neighbour’s flat. The 22-year-old Ligue 1 and Algeria star was reported to have been pleasuring himself in the courtyard of his building ...

Former Schalke player Hiannick Kamba has been found alive and well four years are being presumed dead. The defender, who was once team-mates with German No 1 Manuel Neuer, was reportedly declared dead in January 2016 following an apparent crash ...

Youssef Hossam has been banned for life by the Tennis Integrity Unit after being found guilty of multiple match-fixing and other corruption offences. The TIU found that the Egyptian, 21, had committed 21 breaches of anti-corruption rules between 2015 and ...

Super Eagles player, Moses Simon and his wife Ibukunoluwa have welcomed a baby girl on Thursday, April 30. Sharing the good news on his instagram page, he wrote; ”Glory be to God !!On 30:4:20 God added another princess to my ...

Schools in America’s coronavirus epicentre of New York state will stay closed for the rest of the academic year, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. The decision comes as the state remains cautious about reopening over fears that getting people back ...

Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland striker, Michael Robinson, has died at the age of 61. According to the Sun UK, the ex-Man City forward and popular TV presenter was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2018. Robinson’s family in a ...

Javier Zanetti, ex Inter Milan defender has revealed how former Nerazzurri teammate, Taribo West made them prayed for three hours. Zanetti revealed Taribo had invited himself and other players to his place for dinner, but before food was served he ...

Former Super Eagles forward and Nigeria’s soccer ambassador, Daniel Amokachi has revealed how all his attempts to get a miracle healing failed despite sleeping at the altar of Prophet T.B Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations for weeks. Amokachi had ...

Nigeria Super Eagles player, Ahmed Musa, has dismissed claims on social media that he had tested positive for coronavirus. Musa, who plays for Al-Nassr Football Club in Saudi Arabia described the reports as fake news on his verified Twitter handle. ...

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa have been included in ‘The 50 worst players in Premier League history’ by FourFourTwo. FourFourTwo listed the Eagles captain and British-born Nigerian, Akinbiyi, as one of those whose careers failed to flourish in the EPL. ...

Brescia president Massimo Cellino confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus. Italy has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, recording almost 176,000 positive tests and 23,227 deaths, which is second only to the United States. The Lombardy region ...

Premier League clubs are set to lose £177m in match-day income with the season likely to finish behind closed doors this summer. With just under a quarter of the campaign remaining, each of the plans being discussed by top-flight bosses ...

Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has reportedly been told that he would have to accept a staggering £200,000-a-week wage cut if he wants to seal a permanent move to Manchester United. Ighalo joined United in a shock loan move ...

Nigerian Olympic silver medalist, Blessing Okagbare has filed for divorce from her husband, former Super Eagles player, Igho Otegheri. This is coming after a stint of marital crisis. Blessing and Igho became husband and wife in Sapele, Delta State in ...

The footballers twin girls are growing so fast, and ofcourse, he is happy about it. Sharing photos of him bonding with them, the footballer wrote; ”You two are so grown up and what a sharp sense of humour you both ...

One of the world’s top teenage boxers who had been compared to Muhammad Ali has died in a motorway crash. Mohammed Hashim died after his BMW collided with a central reservation barrier. The 18-year-old was aspiring to be a pro-fighter ...

Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died at the age of 78 following a long-term illness, the Premier League club announced Sunday. “All of us at Chelsea Football Club are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our ...

Eric Bailly has made a kind-hearted donation to under-privileged people affected by the coronavirus crisis in his native Ivory Coast. The Manchester United defender has his own charity – the Eric Bailly Foundation – and he has managed to send ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has been told he cannot expect preferential treatment after taking part in a secret training session in his native Madeira. The Juventus superstar was pictured training at a stadium on the island, despite the public being told to ...

  Philadelphia Eagles Legend Pete Retzlaff has died at the age of 88, he passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 of natural causes, according to the team’s obituary. In a statement on Friday, Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie ...

Arsenal will provide more than 30,000 free meals as well as sanitary and personal hygiene products to vulnerable people in the local community as part of a response plan to the coronavirus pandemic, the Premier League club said on Friday. ...

Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona were in turmoil on Friday after six directors quit in the latest unravelling of the club’s hierarchy that fans and players are increasingly angry at. The board members’ protest deepened chaos at the world’s richest ...

Gernot Rohr has said he will not be demanding for more money or additional bonuses, but rather a free hand to work for him to continue as Super Eagles coach. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to offer 66-year-old ...