CHELSEA OWNERS LAUNCH INQUIRY INTO BULLYING CLAIMS

CHELSEA OWNERS LAUNCH INQUIRY INTO BULLYING CLAIMS

Wayne Lumbasi The Chelsea Premier League team has appointed an external review team to investigate allegations of a toxic environment in the club following claims that there was an atmosphere that encouraged fear and terror among employees. There is no end to Chelsea’s woes. Just when it seemed the Blues are moving in the right […]

Read More
 AFCON 2022: CAF RELEASES SHORTLISTED PLAYERS FOR AWARDS

AFCON 2022: CAF RELEASES SHORTLISTED PLAYERS FOR AWARDS

Wayne Lumbasi The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday released the first list of nominees for the CAF Awards 2022 which will be held in Rabat, Morocco 🇲🇦. The revealed nominees are mainly for the Men’s categories, namely: Player of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, National Team […]

Read More
 FOOTBALLER YVES BISSOUMA CLEARED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

FOOTBALLER YVES BISSOUMA CLEARED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Wayne Lumbasi Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma has been cleared of an allegation of sexual assault. Bissouma, 25, was arrested alongside a man in his 40s under suspicion of sexual assault in Brighton last October. The midfielder was released under investigation before playing for Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations in January. The Mali international had […]

Read More
 CAF CONSIDERS POSTPONING AFCON 2023

CAF CONSIDERS POSTPONING AFCON 2023

Wayne Lumbasi The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering postponing the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 17th edition of the continental championship, was initially scheduled for June 23 to July 23, 2023 in Cote d’lvoire. Exactly a year before kick-off, major cities in the West African country are experiencing heavy rains with floods. And CAF is beginning […]

Read More
 SERENA WILLIAMS LOSES IN HER RETURN TO WIMBLEDON

SERENA WILLIAMS LOSES IN HER RETURN TO WIMBLEDON

Wayne Lumbasi Serena Williams’ singles comeback was not meant to be, as the 23-time Grand Slam champion crashed to a heartbreaking loss in her opener at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Ultimately, Tan, 24, defeated Williams, 40, eliminating the tennis legend from Wimbledon in the first round. The athletes competed for a total of three hours […]

Read More
 FORMULA ONE: HAMILTON CONDEMNS PIQUET FOR RACIST SLUR

FORMULA ONE: HAMILTON CONDEMNS PIQUET FOR RACIST SLUR

Wayne Lumbasi Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has called for “archaic mindsets to change” after a racist remark about him by Brazilian triple champion Nelson Piquet emerged, triggering widespread condemnation. Piquet was discussing a crash between Hamilton and Max Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix when Piquet used the word “neguinho” which means “little […]

Read More
 NIGERIA’S OKAGBARE’S BAN EXTENDED, AFFECTS TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RELAY TICKET

NIGERIA’S OKAGBARE’S BAN EXTENDED, AFFECTS TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RELAY TICKET

Wayne Lumbasi The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has extended the ban on Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare to 11 years for doping violations.  Nigeria women’s 4Ă—100 relay team has also been disqualified from participating in next month’s World Athletics Championships in the United States of America over Blessing Okagbare’s ban. Blessing was previously suspended for 10 years […]

Read More
 GABRIEL JESUS AGREES FIVE-YEAR DEAL TO JOIN ARSENAL

GABRIEL JESUS AGREES FIVE-YEAR DEAL TO JOIN ARSENAL

Wayne Lumbasi Gabriel Jesus is set to join Arsenal from Manchester City after agreeing personal terms on a five-year deal. The striker will move for a fee of $55million following an agreement between the two clubs. Spending over five years in Manchester, the Brazilian international will bid a fond farewell to the club after winning four Premier […]

Read More
 EIGHT EJECTED AFTER WILD MARINERS-ANGELS BRAWL

EIGHT EJECTED AFTER WILD MARINERS-ANGELS BRAWL

Wayne Lumbasi In Major League Baseball, two managers and six players were ejected after a brawl between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Sunday. Tensions regarding inside pitches boiled over when Seattle batter Jesse Winker was struck on the right hip by a 91.1-mph fastball from Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz […]

Read More