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All athletes who wish to compete in France will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19, government sources told AFP on Monday. This appears to contradict what Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu said last week, that certain…

Akinwumi Ambode, former governor of Lagos, on Sunday, inaugurated the turf wicket of the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Cricket Oval in the state. The development comes about 18 months after the facility was shut to facilitate…

Spanish giant, Real Madrid are reportedly preparing a financial package worth £292million to secure the services of both Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, Newspremises has gathered.…

Rafael Benitez has given reasons for his failure to do well at Everton. The Spaniard was sacked by Everton on Sunday after recording just seven wins in 22 Premier League games. Everton’s last victory in the league was since…

Egypt’s national coach Carlos Queiroz says there is the possibility of Guinea-Bissau beating the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their AFCON 2021 Group D game on Wednesday. Guinea-Bissau pushed seven-time AFCON champions Egypt all…

Rafael Benitez was sacked as Everton manager on Sunday after just 200 days in charge of the struggling Premier League club with former player Wayne Rooney tipped as favourite to take over. Benitez was an unpopular appointment…

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic lashed out at Australian authorities Sunday morning, hours after a federal court paved the way for the deportation of Novak Djokovic on the eve of the Australian Open over his vaccine…

Mohamed Salah has made it clear to Liverpool’s board he won’t budge on his new contract demands. The Mirror says Salah is refusing to reconsider his belief that he is worth £400,000-a-week to Liverpool. While Kop boss Jurgen…

Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia Sunday having lost a high-stakes legal battle over his coronavirus vaccination status and with his dream of clinching a record 21st Grand Slam in tatters. Hours after a Federal Court…

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has lost his last-ditch court bid to stay in Australia and is set to be deported. The Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel the…

Nigeria’s biggest chance of making it two wins from two games from their Group D at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations was always against Sudan and the three-time Africa champions didn’t disappoint as they dispatched the…

Australia returned Novak Djokovic to detention on Saturday, saying the tennis star’s opposition to vaccination could cause “civil unrest” and triggering a high-profile court showdown.…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will go into their second Group D game against Sudan on Saturday as favourites. The encounter is already being labeled a mismatch by passionate Nigerians…

Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, was ruled out of Gabon’s clash with Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations, after being diagnosed with a minor heart problem. Aubameyang missed their first Group C fixture against…

Australia will delay efforts to deport Novak Djokovic until his renewed legal challenge concludes, a government lawyer said Friday. At an emergency hearing, Stephen Lloyd told a judge that the government would not detain…

Australia has revoked tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated. The decision by Immigration Minister Alex…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it has begun investigation into the pandemonium that marked the end of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match between Tunisia and Mali. The Tunisia/Mali AFCON match…

Cristiano Ronaldo says finishing outside the top three in the Premier League would be unacceptable for Manchester United as Ralf Rangnick struggles to turn around his under-performing team. The German interim boss has…

Players of the Super Eagles on Wednesday expressed confidence in the team’s ability to defeat Sudan on Saturday at ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all 27…

Egypt coach, Carlos Queiroz, has said his team’s poor performance in the first half of the Africa Cup of Nations encounter with Nigeria caused the Pharaohs’ loss. He said this during a…

Air Peace Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Allen Onyema, has promised to give the Nigerian Super Eagles a whooping sum of N50million if they win the ongoing African Cup of…

Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted “errors” in his travel papers and in his behaviour after a claimed coronavirus infection as he battled to stay in Australia and fight for a record…

The Eagles kicked off their opening Group D game at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over seven-time champions Egypt 1-0 in Garuoa. JOHNNY EDWARD…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have defeated the Pharaohs of Egypt 1-0 in their first group match at the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday in Garoua, Cameroon. Super Eagles were…