Author: Wayne Lumbasi

Wayne Lumbasi Manchester City have a slender lead to defend in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid after winning a thrilling first leg 4-3 at the Etihad on Tuesday. The English champions could live to regret not killing off the 13-time winners after taking a two-goal lead three times. Within […]

Wayne Lumbasi Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Spanish giants Real Madrid over a summer move with a lucrative four-year contract. The flamboyant German center-back, who has grown to become a loved figure at Stamford Bridge, has played a huge part under manager Thomas Tuchel. Rudiger was pivotal in Chelsea’s run to […]

Wayne Lumbasi Former Cricket South Africa (CSA) director and Captain Graeme Smith has been cleared of all the racism charges levied against him in an independent arbitration process following the outcomes of the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) commission’s report. Smith was implicated in the decision not to select wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile after Boucher was forced […]

Wayne Lumbasi Didier Drogba lost a controversial bid to become president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation when he was eliminated after the first round of voting at Saturday’s elective congress. Out of 131 total votes in the first round, Businessman Yacine Diallo has 59 votes, Sory Diabate has 50 votes while Didier Drogba has only […]

Wayne Lumbasi Lewis Hamilton has partnered with Serena Williams to join a consortium that is bidding to buy the Chelsea Football Club.  The seven-time World Champion and the 23-time tennis Grand Slam winner have pledged up to £10 million ($10.85M) each as part of the investment team of Sir Martin Broughton, who is heading the group looking to […]

Wayne Lumbasi Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag as their new manager from the start of next season. The Dutchman has signed a three-year contract with the option for an additional year. United paid Ajax £1.7million to release Ten Hag from his contract, which expires next year. Under […]

Wayne Lumbasi Fulham will be playing Premier League football next season after securing a promotion from the Championship. Victory over Preston was enough to secure a safe return to the topflight after an exceptional season at Craven Cottage. Two goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic – who has now scored 40 in the Championship alone this campaign […]

Wayne Lumbasi Arsenal got their top four chase back on track with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. There were banks of empty seats at Stamford Bridge, in what was Chelsea’s first home game with only season ticket holders in attendance since government sanctions meant the club were unable to […]

Wayne Lumbasi A Kenyan-born Bahrain athlete was found dead in Kenya on Tuesday. Damaris Muthee Mutua’s body was discovered in the world-famous running hub of Iten in western Kenya and police said they have launched a manhunt for her Ethiopian boyfriend who police identified as Ethiopian runner Koki Fai. Authorities said Muthee, who trains in Iten, had visited […]