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Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku defended Jose Mourinho’s confrontational style of management, saying that the Portuguese deserves respect for not hiding his true feelings like several Premier League bosses. Mourinho has had…

England  manager Gareth Southgate  is  disturbed by reports that  Nigeria have renewed their interest in Everton forward Ademola Lookman. Lookman is one of the players Southgate is keeping close tabs on as he believes the talent could…

FIFA plans changes to the international transfers rules that would limit player loans and create a clearing house to handle agents fees, a source told AFP on Thursday. FIFA wants to limit to “between six and eight” the number of…

Rene Meulensteen believes Manchester United would be in a much brigher situation today had they appointed Ryan Giggs as Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor in 2013. The legendary Scottish manager left Old Trafford after 26 years in charge…

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Thursday it had signed U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its next brand ambassador. Nissan wants to tap the tennis star’s youth, drive and Japanese roots to appeal to younger…

Drinks giant Coca-Cola has agreed its biggest UK sponsorship deal by becoming Premier League football’s seventh and final commercial partner. It will become the official soft drink partner of the league, joining other sponsors…

Liberian President George Weah has rewarded the Super Eagles with a cash gift of $2,000-a-man for honouring his invitation for a friendly game to retire his No 14 jersey. It was gathered that 1995 World Footballer of the Year Weah…

Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi have rocked the new Wizkid jersey by sportswear giants Nike after the official launch on Monday. Both players represented Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Also, Arsenal forward…

The last certainly has not been heard over US Open ladies final outburst as Umpires are considering boycotting Serena Williams’ future games. Williams was docked a game during the defeat to Naomi Osaka for verbally abusing umpire…

France’s World Cup-winning Captain Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined after pleading guilty to a charge of drink-driving, British media reported on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper…

Real Madrid star, Marcelo has been given a four-month prison term, as he becomes the latest player to be charged with using offshore accounts to shelter income from image rights. The 30 yer old Brazilian has accepted a four-month…

The International Tennis Federation has come out in support of chair umpire Carlos Ramos in the wake of Serena Williams’ US Open final defeat. Having initially said it would not comment, the world governing body has backed Ramos…

Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among the contenders in the reckoning to feature in FIFPro and FIFA’s World XI, Soccernet reports. FIFPro and its affiliated player associations asked professional footballers to…

Martina Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, says Serena Williams was wrong in her outburst at the US Open women’s finals even though she agreed there is a double standard, AFP reports. Writing in an opinion article…

French football club, Saint-Etienne have confirmed the death of their former defender William Gomis after he was ‘shot dead with an AK47′ at the age of 19. According to reports in France, the defender was killed in a shooting…

Chelsea boss, Maurizio Sarri has finally revealed the person that can make him to stop smoking cigarettes. The Italian, however, said that his father, Amerigo is the only one person who can make him quit smoking. “When my father…

Serena Williams has been penalised for calling the chair umpire a thief during an extended argument as the US Open women’s final descended into chaos, with fans booing and play delayed before Naomi Osaka wrapped up a 6-2, 6-4 victory…

Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro, taking him level with Pete Sampras’s mark of 14 Grand Slams. Djokovic, playing in his eighth final in New York…

Nigeria ran out comprehensive 3-0 winners against the Seychelles on Saturday – but it was an opposition player who caught the most attention, according to The Sun. Seychelles goalkeeper, Dave Mussard, is not your average international…

Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday as her idol Serena Williams angrily imploded, calling the chair umpire in the US Open final “a thief”. Osaka, 20, triumphed 6-2, 6-4 in the match…

Nigeria inched forward in its journey to the Cameroon 2019 Africa Cup of Nations after the Super Eagles beat Seychelles 3-0 on Saturday. Ahmed Musa scored the first goal in the 15th minute, which was accompanied by a brilliant…

Paris Saint-Germain forward Timothy Weah revealed his mother played a big part in convincing him to remain with the Ligue 1 champions, though he may reconsider going out on loan in January. The 18-year-old United States international…

Watford Manager Javi Gracia has been named August’s Premier League manager of the month after guiding the club to a winning start this season. Watford recorded three wins out of three in August, beating Brighton and Hove Albion,…

Paul Pogba says he “still has a contract” at Manchester United but did not commit his long-term future to the Premier League club. The 25-year-old midfielder fell out of favour last season and was linked with a move to La Liga…