Napoli and Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, has tested positive for COVID-19. Osimhen returned a positive test on Friday, having been away for the yuletide break. Napoli disclosed this in a tweet via its Twitter account on Friday evening. “The club can confirm that Victor Osimhen has tested positive for COVID-19 following his return to Italy….
Premier League chiefs have resolved not to shut down the season, despite clubs holding secret meetings about taking a ‘coronavirus break’, the UK Mirror reports. Some clubs have discussed a two-week temporary halt in January, as the football is in danger of descending into farce. The Premier League on Tuesday, announced a record number of…
Juventus superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he always fights with his 10-year-old son over what he, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. eats. Ronaldo said he would allow his son to do whatever he decides to do in the future and will never force him to pursue a career as a footballer. The Portuguese star, however, said…
Nigerian-born New Zealand MMA fighter, Israel Adesanya, has been named Fighter of the Year for 2020 at the World MMA Awards. The UFC Middleweight champion, who has a 20-0 career record after beating both Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa in the Octagon this year, picked up the Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year Award,…
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has been named player of the century at the 2020 Globe Soccer Awards. The Portuguese superstar was crowned ahead of Barcelona’s Leo Messi and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to win the award on Sunday night in Dubai. He voted best player of the 2000s by a 23-person jury, including coaches and former players…
FIFA has canceled the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups scheduled for next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news comes after the postponement of the Olympic Games and other global sporting tournaments. In a statement released, FIFA said the 2021 edition of both tournaments will be canceled, and the next edition will be held…
Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, has said he is not happy at the club because he has not won a trophy yet. United go into today’s Premier League fixture against Leicester City five points behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand. The Red Devils are already out of the Champions League but have a…
Paris Saint-Germain has sacked Thomas Tuchel as their manager. The dismissal comes only four months after he led the French champions to the Champions League final, where they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich. Tuchel, 47, leaves the Parc des Princes after two-and-a-half years in charge. The German won six trophies with the Ligue 1 outfit,…
World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua has stoked fires of rivalry with Tyson Fury, for the first time after beating Kubrat Pulev in early December. According to Joshua, he wants to ‘take Fury’s head off his shoulders’ and settle a score over an old Rolex promised to him by Fury after their famous 2010 spar….
Seven individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last round of tests conducted between Dec. 14-20 on 1,569 Premier League players and staff, the English premier league has announced. The league did not name the people who tested positive or their clubs but said they will self-isolate for 10 days. Since the new season…