Author: Wayne Lumbasi

Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool are on the brink of a third Champions League final in five seasons after breaking Villarreal’s resistance to win the first leg of their semi-final 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday. Following their unexpected win in the quarterfinals against Bayern Munich, Villarreal went head-to-head with the favorite, Liverpool, who have never lost at […]

Wayne Lumbasi Wimbledon organizers have confirmed COVID-19 vaccination will not be mandatory for players at this year’s tournament and full capacity crowds will be welcomed back to watch the tournament, allowing world number one Novak Djokovic the chance to defend his title. Djokovic is reigning champion at Wimbledon, having followed victories in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 and […]

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 […]