Author: Wayne Lumbasi

Wayne Lumbasi South Africa Test batter Zuabyr Hamza has been suspended for 9 months after accidentally taking his father’s medication that contained the banned substance Furosemide. Zubayr Hamza intended to take his own anti-allergy medication but he ingested the wrong pill, according to a submission to the International Cricket Council integrity unit. The ICC has accepted his explanation […]

Wayne Lumbasi Top-flight football in Zimbabwe has been suspended until further notice following a wave of violence, pitch invasions, and vandalism at a game between Highlanders and Dynamos during a heated game on Sunday, May 15. The match between Highlanders and Dynamos dubbed the biggest fixture in Zimbabwe, had to be abandoned following unfortunate scenes. The incidences of violence […]

Wayne Lumbasi Former Ghana Premier League Champions Ashanti Gold Sporting Club will play the 2022/2023 football season in the third tier of Ghana football. This follows the conclusion of investigations into match manipulation allegations in a 2020/21 League game. The club was found guilty of match fixing in that Match day 34 7-0 win over […]

Wayne Lumbasi Arsenal has handed bitter rival Tottenham the advantage in the race for fourth spot on the English Premier League table after a 2-0 defeat against Newcastle. The Magpies had won just once in the last 20 meetings between the sides and hadn’t scored in September 2018 but put in a high intensity showing […]

Wayne Lumbasi Jose Peseiro has been named the Super Eagles head coach, months after his initial deal with Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) collapsed. The announcement brings to a conclusion the search for a new manager for Nigeria’s senior national team following the sacking of Gernot Rohr in mid-December and Augustine Eguavoen’s ill-fated tenure as interim manager. […]

Wayne Lumbasi Manchester City survived a huge scare to draw at West Ham on Sunday afternoon and kept their Premier League title destiny in their own hands. A searing atmosphere saw Jarrod Bowen score two expertly taken goals in the first half before Jack Grealish pulled one back and Vladimir Coufal headed in an own goal. […]

Wayne Lumbasi American boxer and promoter, Floyd Mayweather, plans to establish a boxing academy in Africa, especially in Nigeria to build young fighters. Mayweather was undefeated in the ring in his boxing career, and now the American is keen to take on a different challenge in Africa’s most populous country. With only 45 years and a […]

Wayne Lumbasi Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi topped the list for pre-tax income in Forbes annual ranking of the world’s highest-paid athletes after earning $130 million over the past 12 months. The 34-year-old soccer icon lost roughly $22 million in salary from his final season with Barcelona, but he still makes roughly $75 million with PSG and […]

Wayne Lumbasi It’s the end of an era for Juventus with longtime captain Giorgio Chiellini confirming he will leave the club after a 17-year run. Chiellini will play Juventus’ last two games of their Serie A campaign but has not confirmed if he will continue playing in the future. “I have done everything I can, […]