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Franck Ribery has joined Italian side Fiorentina on a free transfer.   The French footballer, 36, became a free agent in the summer after 12 years at Bundesliga club, Bayern Munich, where he made 425 appearances and scored 86 goals in all competitions. On Wednesday, ...

Andy Ruiz Jnr have agreed to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia for their The world heavyweight rematch in December.   The world heavyweight champion who defeated Joshua in June to win the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles originally had ...

Ifeanyi Chiejine, a former Super Falcons player, has died.   According to a statement released on Thursday August 22nd by the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Chiejine died after a brief illness on Wednesday August 21st.   Until her death, she was playing for ...

  After suffering from flu over the past week, the now Bianconeri boss has pneumonia, according to the club Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has been diagnosed with pneumonia, the Serie A champions have confirmed, and his status for the club’s league opener is ...

Brescia has unveiled Mario Balotelli after signing the striker on a free transfer.   The Ex-Liverpool and Manchester City striker made an emotional return to his hometown club today, August 19, to also mark his return to Serie A after a three-year absence.   The Italian striker will ...

  A missed Paul Pogba penalty in the second 45 minutes of the premier league game between Wolverhampton and Manchester United saw the two clubs settle for a point at the end of the game,   It finishes all square ...

Taribo West, the very talented Super Eagles defender, has disclosed how himself and some of his Super Eagles teammates used to sneak women, both local and foreign, into camp during national assignments.   Taribo who has since become a Pastor, disclosed this ...

The Brazil international playmaker will spend the 2019-20 season with the Bundesliga champions before a decision is made on a permanent transfer Philippe Coutinho has completed his loan switch to Bayern Munich from Barcelona, with a season-long agreement including a €120 million (£110m/$133m) ...

A young rugby league player has been found dead in his hotel bedroom after making his debut for Batley Bulldogs last night.   20-year-old Archie Bruce and Batley Bulldogs scrum-half only made his debut for the West Yorkshire club on Saturday night (Aug.17) against Toulouse. His ...

  The left-back won Premier League and Champions League titles, plus picked up over a hundred caps for England during a 20-year career Former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole has announced his retirement from all forms of football at the age of 38 ...

A former Celtic defender was caught up in the violence, which occurred ahead of a scheduled match between Motagua and Olimpia Three people have been killed and 10 injured following riots at a match in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The incidents occurred ...

Chief Osayuki Obaseki, the first Chairman of Nigeria Professional Football League is dead.   He passed on in the early hours of Sunday, August 18th 2019. News of his death was broken on the Edo State chapter of the Sports? Writers Association ...

Peter Okoye unboxed the new LaLiga ball to officially kick-off of the 2019/2020 LaLiga season.   The singer was selected alongside On-Air Personality, VJ Adams to unbox the new LaLiga ball as part of a global campaign that ushers in the start of the ...

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have cried out over the non-availability of funds for their FIBA Basketball World Cup preparation.   The tournament is set to kick-off in China starting August 31st, and the team is yet to receive funds to prepare .   ...

Kingsley Sarfo, the 24-year-old Ghanaian footballer jailed for two years and eight months in Sweden after being found guilty of two child rape charges in 2018, was released earlier this week on the ground of good conduct.   Sarfo who pleaded ...

Caster Semenya, the South African Olympic champion banned from competing in world female track and field championships as long as she continues to refuse hormone treatments to reduce her testosterone levels, has revealed that at some point in her career she usually walked into ...

The Brazilian star looks set to move to Germany on a temporary basis after both clubs confirmed the impending move Barcelona and Bayern Munich have confirmed that an agreement is in place to send Philippe Coutinho to the German champions on a one-year loan ...

FIFA place a life ban on former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia from all football related activities after being found guilty of accepting to receive bribes in order to manipulate matches.   In his reaction, Siasia had a chat with veteran ...

Samson Siasia, a former Nigerian football player and National team coach, has been banned for life by world governing body, FIFA, after he was found guilty of match fixing.   Siasia who coached various national youth sides before a spell as senior ...

Eden Hazard has bought a new mansion following his £150million move to Real Madrid from Chelsea.    The 28-year-old Belgian footballer splashed £10m on a futuristic in the Spanish capital as he looks to get settled before the new season.     The mansion ...

Tammy Abraham saw Chelsea’s fifth penalty saved by Adrian as Liverpool secured the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul. Adrian saved from Tammy Abraham as Liverpool beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to win the first all-English UEFA Super Cup following a 2-2 draw in Istanbul. Olivier ...

French footballer, Adil Rami has reportedly been sacked by Marseille after missing club training to appear on a reality TV show.   The 33-year-old was initially suspended by the French club last month after failing to report for first-team duty. He was due to ...

The Nigeria Football Federation marked the 30th anniversary of the death of footballer, Samuel Okwaraji who died at the National Stadium, Surulere on the 12th August 1989, during a match.   The NFF shared a video in memory of the late ...

The former Real Madrid and Inter star has struck a business deal with Utrecht, having called time on his playing career Former Netherlands star Wesley Sneijder has retired from football after arranging a business deal with Eredivisie side Utrecht. The 35-year-old has ...

The Brazilian played no part in Sunday’s clash against Nimes, but was nevertheless singled out for abuse by sections of the home crowd Neymar may have been absent for Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 curtain-raiser, but the club’s fans nevertheless gave him a rough ...