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Shanghai Shenhua has reportedly offered Odion Ighalo a new deal worth around £360,000-a-week (N180m) amid interest from Newcastle United. According to The Times, Ighalo is…

Premier League giants Arsenal are reportedly in talks with the agent of Philippe Coutinho, Kia Joorabchian, ahead of the summer transfer window. Coutinho is out of favour at Barcelona and will be in search of a new club when he…

NBA legend Patrick Ewing has left hospital and is recovering at home after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The 57-year-old Hall-of-Famer was hospitalised last week after…

Odion Ighalo, former Super Eagles forward, looks set to leave Manchester United next week after Shanghai Shenhua, his parent club, is reported to have refused to extend the striker’s loan deal. The 30-year-old Nigerian was signed…

Former Manchester City star Yaya Toure has been blasted by a club in Brazil after Botafogo’s vice-president Ricardo Rotenberg claimed he had misled them in transfer talks. Toure, it is claimed, had given Botafogo his word that he…

Barcelona are intensifying moves to offload French forward Ousmane Dembele, and would be willing to part with the 2018 World Cup winner for just £37 – a third of the £130million they splashed out to sign him from Dortmund. Since…

The Nigeria Football Federation has reached out to Super Eagles’ forward, Victor Osimhen who lost his father on Saturday evening, expressing grief and a groundswell of sorrow among the…

Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgian tennis star ranked 27th in the world, was charged on Sunday with physically assaulting his ex-wife. A court in the Georgian capital Tbilisi charged…

Young striker of the Super Eagles, Victor Osimhen has lost his dad, the heartbroken footballer took to his instagram page to announce the passing on of his dad with the message: "RIP Dad, No words…

Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he believed he would replace Jose Mourinho, after the Portuguese left Real Madrid. Pochettino has often been linked with the LaLiga giants since his time in Spain. When Mourinho was still at Madrid,…

Two persons from two English Premier League (EPL) clubs have tested positive for the coronavirus after a second batch of testing, an official said on Saturday. Since the players…

Manchester United Champions League winner Owen Hargreaves expects Odion Ighalo to be signed permanently. Ighalo had a successful start to his loan spell at United after arriving from…

Tyson Fury said he was eager to give British boxing fans what they want by fighting  for the undisputed world heavyweight title, but said the duo must focus on their immediate…

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday that La Liga can resume from its coronavirus lockdown on the week of June 8. “The resumption of major professional sporting competitions and in particular La Liga will be…

Premier League clubs Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester have all reportedly contacted Philippe Coutinho’s agent ahead of a summer transfer. According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo claims Chelsea remain Coutinho’s…

U.S. Basketball hall-of-famer Patrick Ewing announced on Friday that he has contracted the coronavirus and has been hospitalised. Ewing, who is now the head coach of…

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world’s highest-paid female athlete, making US$37.4 million (S$50 million) in the past 12 months for an earnings record, Forbes magazine reported on Friday. The 22-year-old Asian…

Luis Enrique, Spain head coach, has likened playing matches behind closed doors as been “sadder than dancing with your own sister”. He stated this in a YouTube channel show, Colgados del aro, stressing that football won’t be the…

Former Chelsea star, Michael Essien, has disclosed that Jose Mourinho stopped him from playing for London rival club Arsenal FC. Essien who spoke on Instagram live chat with Carol Tshabalala, stated that he almost joined Arsenal…

Former Arsenal captain, Cesc Fabregas, has revealed he made former Super Eagles striker, Nwankwo Kanu angry during their time at the London club. According to Fabregas, the incident…

Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba has revealed how his former Blues’ teammate, Juan Mata helped him win the 2012 UEFA Champions League. Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties in…

To those who feel Evander Holyfield should find safer pursuits at the age of 57, he has a straightforward answer. ‘They have their opinion and I have mine,’ he said. ‘I prefer to follow mine.’ And so the man they called the Real Deal…

Liverpool could be in danger of not having a trophy presentation should they clinch the Premier League title following the planned resumption of play this season, league chief executive Richard Masters said. According to Masters,…

La Liga will use a video analysis program to help it determine if a player is likely to have infected a teammate or opponent. According to a draft protocol drawn up by the league, this will…