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How Nigerian Fraudster Hushpuppi Conspired To Defraud Premier League Club Of N48bn — FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation have alleged that Nigerian fraudster Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi conspired to defraud an unnamed English Premier League club of £100m (N48bn). The allegation... Read more Lionel Messi Ready To Leave Barcelona

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his deal expires in 2021, according to reports... Read more Rangers Acquire New Buses For Fifa Invitational, Others

The Management of seven-time Nigeria league champions, Rangers International FC led by Prince Davidson Owumi has acquired two new buses as it kick-starts preparations for the FIFA Post-Covid-19 Intercontinental Tournament and... Read more Ighalo: What Makes Me Different From Rashford And Martial

Former Nigeria international Odion Ighalo has explained what makes him different from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford. The 31-year-old striker, who is loan at Manchester United from Chinese club Shanghai Greenland... Read more Saka, Pepe Shortlisted For Arsenal Player Of The Month Award

Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe have been nominated for the Arsenal Player of the Month award for June following their eye-catching displays. Saka delivered a fine showing in the month under... Read more Victor Moses Suffers Muscle Fatigue

Victor Moses is a doubt for Inter Milan’s Serie A fixture against Bologna on Sunday after the club confirmed he is suffering from muscle fatigue. The Nerazzurri disclosed that the ex-Nigeria... Read more Ex-World Marathon Record Holder Banned For Four Years For Anti-Doping Rules Violations

Kenya’s former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang has been banned for four years after violating anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Friday. Kipsang, who claimed the world record... Read more Arsenal Boss Confident Of Keeping Hold Of Aubameyang

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta remains optimistic that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will sign a new contract at the club. The Gunners skipper has been hotly tipped with a move away from the... Read more Mourinho Questions Tottenham’s Mental Strength

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has questioned his team’s mental strength after their dismal 3-1 loss at Sheffield United delivered a potentially fatal blow to their chances of qualifying for the Champions... Read more Pogba Happy And Targeting Manchester United Stay

Paul Pogba has rarely been happier at Manchester United and is keen to stay at the club, sources have told ESPN, with the turnaround in his mood in part due to... Read more Chelsea Re-open Willian Contract Talks

Chelsea have re-opened talks to keep Willian after he rejected an offer from an unnamed Chinese club, but remain unwilling to offer more than a two-year contract. The 31-year-old has already... Read more Buffon Set To Overtake Maldini As Juve Eye Nine In A Row

Gianluigi Buffon is ready to add another landmark achievement in his incredible career when Juventus face local rivals Torino on Saturday, with the former Italy captain expected to become Serie A's... Read more Martinelli Signs New Long-Term Arsenal Contract

Arsenal youngster Gabriel Martinelli has signed a new long-term contract with the Gunners. The 19-year-old Brazilian forward put pen to paper on his new deal exactly one year after he joined... Read more Barcelona Lose Umtiti To Knee Injury

Barcelona centre-back Samuel Umtiti will miss Sunday’s game at Villarreal with a knee problem, the latest setback in another injury-plagued season for the France international. Umtiti, 26, will undergo treatment on... Read more Arsenal ‘Still In Chase For Champions League Spot’

Hector Bellerin says Arsenal remain in the hunt for Champions League qualification after recovering from a slow restart following the coronavirus shutdown. The Gunners lost their opening two matches as the... Read more Athlete Faces Jail For Forging Medical Documents

Kenyan marathon runner Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi is facing a jail term for presenting false medical documents to support her case against doping, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) said on Thursday.... Read more New Nigeria Star Dessers Completes Genk Move

New Nigeria international Cyriel Dessers has completed his transfer to former Belgian champions KRC Genk. The 25-year-old striker has joined Genk from Dutch Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo where he impressed during... Read more Mane: Liverpool Won’t Stop With Premier League Title

Senegal international Sadio Mane has vowed that Liverpool FC will not stop after clinching the 2019/20 English Premier League title. The Reds’ 30-year wait to once again become domestic champions was... Read more Ramos Penalty Sends Real Madrid Four Points Clear

Sergio Ramos’ penalty sent Real Madrid four points clear at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win over Getafe. Real looked as if they were going to be frustrated... Read more Inter Complete €40m Hakimi Signing

Achraf Hakimi has officially moved from Real Madrid to Inter, with reports suggesting the Milanese club have spent around €40 million (£36m/$45m) to secure the services of the youngster until 2025.... Read more Barca Can’t Rely On Messi Magic — Rivaldo

Messi’s magic all the time”, admits Rivaldo, with it becoming increasingly apparent that Antoine Griezmann has been written off as a “bad signing”. The Blaugrana worked hard to bolster their attacking... Read more Sheffield Beat Tottenham To Boost Top Six Hopes

Sheffield United picked up their first win since the Premier League restarted as they produced a hugely impressive display against Tottenham to keep alive their hopes of playing European football next... Read more Bayelsa Govt Assures Athletes Of Support •Set To Clear Outstanding Bonuses

The Bayelsa Government on Thursday assured its athletes of sustainable support to enable them to excel at the postponed National Sports Festival and other competitions. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the State’s Deputy Governor,... Read more Djokovic Tests Negative For Coronavirus

Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena have tested negative for coronavirus nine days after testing positive. The world number one, along with Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki, all returned... Read more Atalanta See Off Napoli To Tighten Grip On UCL Place

Atalanta made another step towards next season’s Champions League on Thursday after a 2-0 Seriwin over Napoli that extended the gap between them and the chasing pack. Goals from Mario Pasalic... Read more Red-hot Manchester City Thrash Champions Liverpool Mercilessly

Manchester City reacted with a vengeance to being dethroned as Premier League champions by Liverpool to thrash the Reds 4-0 on Thursday. City sent a warning shot of their intentions to... Read more Kelechi Iheanacho Closes In On Olivier Giroud’s Premier League Record

Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho is closing in on a Premier League record currently held by Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud. With question marks over his future at King Power Stadium, the ex-Manchester City... Read more Arsenal Sign Rising Teen Star Saka To Long Term Contract

Arsenal have tied Bukayo Saka down to a long-term contract, the club announced on Wednesday. Sources have told ESPN it is a four-year deal. Saka, 18, has made 33 appearances this... Read more Aubameyang Nets 50th EPL Goal As Arsenal Thump Norwich

A terrible error from goalkeeper Tim Krul gifted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang his 50th Premier League goal as Arsenal thumped Norwich City 4-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday, pushing the Canaries ever closer... Read more Everton Beat Leicester To Boost Europa League Hopes

Everton kept up their post-restart push for a place in next season’s Europa League with an impressive victory over Leicester at Goodison Park. The Blues are unbeaten since the Premier League... Read more