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Pep Guardiola has urged Jack Grealish to ignore his critics and his underwhelming statistics after a slow start to his Manchester City career. The England midfielder has not been the dominant force he was at Aston Villa…

Lionel Messi has endured a rough beginning to his Paris Saint-Germain career. The Argentine joined the French club from Barcelona on a free transfer during the summer transfer window when it became evident that the…

On his 70th birthday on 31 December 2020, Sunny Ojeagbase had a pen portrait of him published by Mumini Alao, the Group managing director of Complete Communications, the company Sunny founded in 1983. The portrait…

Russia on Monday criticised its expulsion from the World Cup and the suspension of its teams from all international competitions as “discriminatory,” in response to the latest international measure against Moscow for…

Arsenal on Monday announced record losses of £107.3 million ($143 million) for the financial year ending May 31, 2021. After losses of less than £50 million in the previous year, the Premier League club hit their highest…

Former Nigerian International, Samson Siasia, has told Super Eagles handler, Augustine Eguavoen, to convince England-born midfielder Eberechi Eze to switch allegiance and play for the Super Eagles. Siasia believes Eze,…

FIFA has suspended football teams from Russia indefinitely in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine that has left at least 240 civilian casualties. The decision was taken on Monday by the Bureau of FIFA Council and the…

Sunny Ojeagbase, a veteran journalist, founder and publisher of popular sports newspaper, Complete Sports newspaper, is dead. THE WITNESS gathered that…

For invading Ukraine, world football governing body, FIFA has ordered that no flag or anthem of Russia will be used in matches in their upcoming matches which should be played under Football Union of Russia in a neutral…

As pressure mounts to punish oligarchs for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Roman Abramovich has a multibillion-dollar insurance policy should the U.K. come after his assets: his beloved Chelsea…

Philippe Coutinho’s initial departure from Merseyside broke many a heart in Liverpool and ultimately proved to be an ill-advised decision for the playmaker. Despite the difficulties that followed, the now Aston Villa…

Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he plans to continue playing for another “four or five” years. The Portuguese star, who returned to Old Trafford from Juventus back in August, has made the…

Thomas Tuchel admits uncertainty over Roman Abramovich’s future as Chelsea owner is weighing on his club ahead of Sunday’s League Cup final against Liverpool. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week, Abramovich…

The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus. The IOC board asked the…

Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev on Friday penned a simple, but powerful message as his country continued to rain missiles on Ukraine, on the order of President Putin. He wrote “no war please” on a camera following his…

Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski said war is against “everything beautiful in sports” as he pleaded for solidarity with Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country. Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, following…

Romelu Lukaku has no intention of leaving Chelsea next summer and is determined to make the most of his second season at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku was benched for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match against Lille after a…

Roman Abramovich on Thursday faced calls to be stripped of his right to own a football club after documents linked him to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin’s administration. It also accused Abramovich of “public…

Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich has been barred from living in Britain ever again following his suspected ties with the Russian government led by Vladimir Putin.…

Nigerian Table Tennis star, Funke Oshonaike, on Wednesday thanked God for saving her, following a ghastly car accident she had earlier this week, which landed her in the hospital. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that…

FORMER Wimbledon star, John Fashanu, believes Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi deserves to be Leicester City’s highest earner following to his contributions to the club since he joined from Genk in 2017, PUNCH Sports…

Jose Mourinho was suspended for two matches on Tuesday after being sent off for an angry stoppage-time outburst at the referee in Roma’s Serie A draw with Verona. Mourinho shouted at referee Luca Pairetto and…

Wembley is in the frame to host this season’s Champions League final as UEFA consider a change of venue amid rising political tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The final for the 2021/22 season is scheduled to take place…

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has taken aim at his Manchester City counterpart, Pep Guardiola, after Spurs’ 3-2 Premier League win at the Etihad Stadium. Conte mocked the latter’s assertion that Tottenham played on the…