Serena facing ‘a new situation’ in her career
Serena Williams has established herself as one of the most decorated players in the history of women’s tennis but there is still one record that continues to elude her. It has been more than three years since the 38-year-old defeated sister Venus to triumph at the Australian Open and claim her last Grand Slam title. […]
UEFA to hold key meeting next week
UEFA will determine the fate of its tournaments, including Champions League, in the next week’s meeting following a nearly three-month suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. The European football governing body said in a statement on Thursday that the executive committee will discuss the future of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League and Europa League, as […]
Man City face potential UEFA appeal hurdle – Report
According to a report from the Associated Press, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed that two out of three judges who heard Man City’s recent European ban appeal originally dismissed our attempt to throw UEFA’s case out on procedural grounds. The Sky Blues were handed a two-year ban from Europe back in mid-February […]
Covid-19 pandemic set to cost EPL clubs £1bn in 2019-20 – Deloitte
Premier League clubs face a £1bn reduction in their revenues in 2019-20 because of the coronavirus pandemic, says financial services firm Deloitte. The 20 English top-flight clubs had combined revenue of more than £5bn for the first time in 2018-19. But this season has been on hold since March, and the 92 remaining matches will […]
Premier League clubs agree medical and operational restart plans
Premier League clubs have agreed to a range of medical and operational protocols for the restart of the 2019-20 season on 17 June. The unanimous vote was passed at a meeting yesterday. There will be strict limits on those allowed into stadiums on matchdays and grounds will be split up into zones, including the tunnel […]
Yobo: Amodu was Nigeria’s go-to man during rocky times
Joseph Yobo describes late Shuaibu Amodu as Nigeria’s liberator during stormy times. Wednesday marked the fourth year in the anniversary of Amodu’s passing at the age of 58 – which was at the time, three days after the death of Stephen Keshi. The iconic coach was famed for rescuing the Super Eagles whenever they found […]
Dele Alli banned for EPL restart after mocking coronavirus
Dele Alli will miss Tottenham Hotspur’s first game back following the coronavirus-enforced break after being banned by the Football Association for a video posted online mocking an Asian man for supposedly having Covid-19. In February, Alli posted a video on Snapchat from an airport while wearing a face mask, seemingly suggesting an Asian man in […]
Joshua, Fury agree on equal pay in titles’ unification bout
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed to face each other not once, but twice, after talks between both camps, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed. Discussions over a mouthwatering Battle of Britain, which would see all four major world heavyweight titles on the line, have been ongoing for months. And now Hearn, who represents Joshua, […]
FIFA report rates Australia-NZ bid best for 2023 WWC
FIFA has rated the joint Australia-New Zealand bid for the 2023 Women’s World Cup as the best to host the tournament. The world football governing body said in a statement on Wednesday (June 10) that it had received official “bid books” from three contenders – Colombia, Japan and a joint New Zealand-Australia bid. It will […]
US Open protocols won’t work for Halep -Coach
The Covid-19 protocols proposed by the US Open organisers are “incredibly difficult” and would probably not work for world No 2 Simona Halep, her coach Darren Cahill said. The hardcourt major is scheduled to begin on August 31 and men’s world No 1 Novak Djokovic has already said that it would be “impossible” to play […]