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Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker have tested positive for Covid-19. The players, along with two members of staff, will isolate in accordance with Premier League and government protocol. City will likely be…

Bayern Munich forward, Robert Lewandowski, has won the award for The Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2020. The Polish national team captain was named ahead of Barcelona and Juventus stars – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – to…

Breakdancing has been added as an Olympic sport for the 2024 games being held in Paris. The decision was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee on Monday, as it seeks to attract a younger audience to the historic competition. …

Former Super Eagles star, Peter Osaze Odemwingie has taken to social media to accuse Nwankwo Kanu’s wife, Amara, of “chasing him relentlessly” The rants by Osaze were not clear but his Instagram post suggests that Amara Kanu contacted…

Seven-time Formula One (F1) champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19. The official Twitter handle of F1 confirmed the development in a tweet on Monday night. “Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix…

Diego Maradona is dead World cup winning star and football legend, Diego Maradona is dead. Multiple reports said the 60 year-old Argentine died today. Reports quoting Argentine newspaper Clarin said Maradona died after suffering a…

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, said he has no regrets leaving the Peoples Democratic Party to join the ruling All Progressives Congress. He was reacting to criticism of his political switch to the APC on Tuesday. The governor…

As Southgate invites teenager to Three Lions In a move that would tie down Bukayo Saka and make it difficult for him to switch allegiance to Nigeria in future, England has included the Arsenal striker in their squad to face Wales,…

Nigeria moved to 29th position as the FIFA World Rankings returned on Thursday after six months. The global order of national team’s seedings, updated monthly, had been halted since March following the outbreak of coronavirus, which…

Barcelona’s all-time leading goalscorer Lionel Messi says he is staying on at the club because he cannot see himself paying a release clause worth 700 million euros. There has been talk of possible teams buying him out but the release…