Bukayo Saka has withdrawn from the England squad for friendlies against Brazil and Belgium because of injury. The twenty two year old Arsenal winger has not been able to take part in training since reporting for international duty. He has since returned to Arsenal for continued rehabilitation ahead of top of the table clash with…
Leicester City have been charged by the Premier League with allegedly breaking spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight. Leicester have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and failing to submit audited finances. If found guilty they face a points deduction which could affect…
The authorities in Brazil have arrested Robinho as he begins his nine-year prison sentence for rape.Robinho who was arrested in his home city of Santos was convicted two years ago in Italy for his part in the gang rape of an Albanian woman at a night club in Milan in 2013. The Italian government had…
Troops from the Defence Headquarters currently carrying out a manhunt for the prime suspect Endurance Okodeh, alias Amangben, and others involved in the killings of 17 soldiers and some civilians at Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State will continue to be in the creeks. They will remain there until the recovery of…
Irish fighter Conor McGregor is has been rated as the most drug-tested fighter under the new UFC’s anti-doping regime despite having not fought for four years McGregor has been drug tested five times, external since January 1. No other fighter has been tested more than twice. The former UFC champion has spoken at length this…
Nigeria’s Female under 17 football team, the Falconets will take on Black Princesses of Ghana in the final of the football event at the 13 African gamesThe Falconets have a 100 per cent record at the 13th African Games, winning all three games.Chris Danjuma’s side have scored eight goals without conceding.Ahead of the game which…
It is now a crime for ministers, heads of agencies, and other government officials to embark on public funded foreign trips at least for nowThis was contained in a presidential directive dated 12th March signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.According to the statement, the ban which will commence on April…
UFC’s parent company TKO Group has agreed an out of court settlement worth $335m on two lawsuits with a group representing about 1,200 former UFC athletes.The group of former fighters claimed that UFC’s contracts suppressed athletes’ abilities to negotiate other promotional options.The anti-trust lawsuits had sought up to $1.6bn in damages.A court case that been…
A court in Brazil has ruled that Former Manchester City and Real Madrid forward Robinho must serve a nine-year rape sentence in Brazil Robinho was found guilty by an Italian court in 2017 of taking part in the 2013 gang rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman. He has been living in Brazil, which does not…
The embattled Labour Party chairman Julius Abure, has spoken out against the picketing of its party secretariat by the Nigeria Labour Congress.The NLC leadership had accused Abure of planning to hold an “illegal convention to perpetrate his rule or in the alternative appoint cronies to act on his behalf.He also said that the NLC’s action…
