Category: Sports

Raheem Sterling buys guard dog for N7m

Manchester City and England forward, Raheem Sterling, has reportedly bought a guard dog for a whopping £15,000, that is N7,036,650 equivalent. Sources disclosed that...

Real Madrid ‘very happy’ with Solari, says Butragueno

The Argentine’s work as caretaker coach has pleased the club’s director Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno praised Santiago Solari, saying the club were...

Usyk may be ready for Joshua after two heavyweight fights, says manager

Oleksandr Usyk could be ready for Nigeria’s UK born Anthony Joshua after two fights at heavyweight, his manager, Egis Klimas, has said. The undisputed cruiserweight...

Didier Drogba retires from football

Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has ended his glittering football career. Drogba, now 40 years old, decided to hang his boots after his team,...

Rooney deserves respect, celebration

England women’s head coach, Phil Neville, says he cannot understand why Wayne Rooney should not make a farewell appearance for England against the United States...

Andy Murray to play Open Sud de France in Montpellier

Andy Murray will play at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier in February. The ATP 250 event takes place between 3 and 10 February, one week after the Australian Open....

Farewell Match: Wayne Rooney to appear as substitute

Wayne Rooney will be used as a second-half substitute when England’s record goalscorer makes his farewell appearance against the United States. The FA announced it...

Unbelievable! Only £5 found in Ronaldinho’s bank account

Only the sum of £5 was found in former Brazil and Barcelona star, Ronaldinho’s bank account by prosecutors despite the large fine he was slapped with three years ago...

Minister resigns over betting crackdown delay

Sports Minister, Tracey Crouch, has resigned over “delays” to a crackdown on maximum stakes for fixed-odds betting machines. Chancellor Philip Hammond said...

World Cup may kick-off in Qatar 2022 with 48 teams, says FIFA

The planned expansion of the World Cup participating teams from 32 to 48 could be brought forward from 2026 to 2022, says Fifa President, Gianni Infantino. The change,...