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WWE employee tests positive for coronavirus, live shows resuming
WWE has its first case of coronavirus. The company confirmed that a WWE employee “has tested positive for COVID-19.” According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the person is an on-screen talent, but not a member of the WWE roster. “We believe this matter is low risk to WWE talent and staff, as the individual and aRead More
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Coronavirus puts ‘question mark’ on Osimhen’s mega transfer deal
Super Eagles rising star, Victor Osimhen is one of the hottest property in football transfer business in the coming summer window, with Lille FC of France slamming a price tag of £92.8million on him. Osimhen, in 38 Ligue 1 games for Lille, scored 18 goals and this has attracted a lot of attention. Though LilleRead More
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Bundesliga could restart late May, says Fernandes
Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Gelson Fernandes says players “feel lucky” to be back in training and he thinks the Bundesliga could restart in late May. German teams were the first from Europe’s top leagues to return to training, with precautions in place, after the coronavirus pandemic caused football to be suspended. ALSO READ: Police arrest 15 moreRead More
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NSF: Sports ministry, Edo 2020 officials target August
By Ben Efe As Nigerian sportsmen and women grapple with the reality of going through the 2020 season without a competition, Sports Ministry and Edo 2020 officials are eyeing August or September to run the postponed National Sports Festival. The NSF was just one week to commencement when the Sports Minister, Sunday Dare pulled theRead More
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Clemens Westerhof: I’ll sue Bonfrere to clear my name
By Jacob Ajom, Last week, former Super Eagles coach, Bonfrere Johannes hugged the headlines when, in an interview, he granted a radio station, he alleged that his former boss, Clemens Westerhof “sold the 1994 World Cup group match between Nigeria and Italy for $100,000 US Dollars”. Nigeria lost that match 1-2, after leading 1-0 andRead More
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On the best Nigerian goalkeeper!
By Soyombo Opeyemi One would be a stone not to be moved by the industry, tenacity and prodigious output with the pen of the ex-Green Eagles international, Segun Odegbami. It will be a surprise if Nigeria had produced a better goalkeeper than Peter Rufai. I refer to Rufai of the Stationery Stores. Peter Rufai ofRead More
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Leave Arsenal for ‘a more ambitious club’, Gabonese FA boss tells Aubameyang
Leave Arsenal for ‘a more ambitious club’, Gabonese FA boss tells Aubameyang. The striker finished last season as the joint-top scorer in the Premier League with 22 goals. His contract is set to expire at the end of the 2020-21 season.”Right now, he’s at Arsenal, and he’s won nothing here, so it’s a collective failing,”Read More
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How Haaland and Kane are delaying Man United decision on Ighalo
Odion Ighalo will have to wait to learn if Man Utd will make his loan from Shanghai Shenhua into a permanent transfer, according to reports. The Nigeria international has made a good impact since he joined Manchester United with four goals in three starts in all competitions. There was limited excitement about his arrival atRead More
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Liverpool legend picks out one youngster with ‘incredibly bright future’
Liverpool legend John Aldridge thinks youngster Harvey Elliott has an “incredibly bright future” ahead of him at Anfield. Elliott has shown why Liverpool signed him from Fulham in the summer as he’s impressed in his six starts in the FA Cup and League Cup this season. Aldridge told the Liverpool Echo: “I really think HarveyRead More
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Brazil’s 1982 World Cup team reunite to fight COVID-19
Members of Brazil’s 1982 World Cup squad have reunited to ask their compatriots to work together and donate money to help the country’s overcrowded slums avoid the worst ravages of the coronavirus. In an initiative led by Paulo Roberto Falcao, 19 players, including Zico, Junior, and Leandro, recorded a video message appealing for donations. “TheRead More
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COVID-19: Liverpool legend, Kenny Dalglish discharged from hospital
Former Liverpool striker and manager, Kenny Dalglish has been sent home from hospital after being diagnosed with Coronavirus, and will now continue his recovery in self-isolation, BBC reports. DAILY POST reported that Liverpool legend, Kenny Dalglish, was admitted in hospital after he tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus disease He was routinely checked for Coronavirus
COVID-19: Liverpool legend, Kenny Dalglish discharged from hospital
Hockey star, Colby Cave is dead
Popular Canadian Ice Hockey star, Colby Cave has died. Cave died at the age of 25 after suffering a brain complication, his family confirmed. The family in a statement by Cave’s wife, Emily expressed shock over his death. It was reported that Cave was airlifted to the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday after he
Hockey star, Colby Cave is dead
Coronavirus: UEFA devise new plan to finish Champions League, Europa League
The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has reportedly devised a new plan where they could finish the 2019/20 Champions League and Europa League competitions within three weeks in August. DAILY POST recalls that UEFA suspended the Champions League, Europa League, and the European Championship play-offs indefinitely due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) across
Coronavirus: UEFA devise new plan to finish Champions League, Europa League
EPL: Premier League to introduce three new rules next season
The Premier League is set to implement new rules next season, after the International Football Association Board (IFAB) made changes to the use of pitch-side monitors and also offered an explanation of which part of the arm can be penalised as handball. Football’s law-making body has addressed a number of the controversial aspects of officiating
EPL: Premier League to introduce three new rules next season
Transfer: Aubameyang told to leave Arsenal for more ambitious club
The president of Gabon’s football association (FEGAFOOT), Pierre Alain Mounguengui, has advised Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to leave Arsenal. In an interview with ESPN, he urged his compatriot to “secure a contract with a more ambitious club”. Aubameyang is the reigning equal top scorer in the Premier League, after netting 22 goals for the Gunners last term.
Transfer: Aubameyang told to leave Arsenal for more ambitious club
EPL: Likely resumption month for Premier League revealed
The English Premier League may return to action in early June 2020, according to Mirror UK. It no longer looks likely that the season will be scrapped and declared void. However, there is still plenty to sort out before it can resume. This was the discussion when representatives from the league met on Friday in
EPL: Likely resumption month for Premier League revealed
Ighalo names player that is future of Nigerian football
Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo, has named Lille’s Victor Osimhen as the future of Nigerian football. Osimhen burst onto the scene at the 2015 U17 World Cup, where he won the Golden Boot and Silver Ball awards, as Nigeria clinched the trophy. The 21-year-old has scored four goals in nine appearances for the Super Eagles
Ighalo names player that is future of Nigerian football
COVID-19: No match is worth risking a life – FIFA
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has said that it would be more than irresponsible to restart competitions too early amid the coronavirus pandemic, stating that no match is worth risking a life for. Infantino, who made this known on thursday through Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), said that sports has been brought to a halt due
COVID-19: No match is worth risking a life – FIFA
COVID-19: Dimitar Berbatov slams ‘impatient’ Mourinho for breaking lockdown rules
Former Tottenham Hotspur striker, Dimitar Berbatov has slammed manager, Jose Mourinho after the Portuguese broke UK government-imposed COVID-19 lockdown rules to hold a training session with three of his players. DAILY POST had reported earlier this week that Mourinho was pictured at Hadley Common Park with midfielder, Tanguy Ndombele, and defenders Davinson Sanchez and Ryan
COVID-19: Dimitar Berbatov slams ‘impatient’ Mourinho for breaking lockdown rules
Liverpool legend, Kenny Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus
Liverpool legend, Kenny Dalglish, has been admitted in the hospital after he tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. According to the Sun UK, the Dalglish’s family made this known in a statement on Friday, stating that he was admitted on Wednesday. The statement read, “Sir Kenny was admitted to hospital on Wednesday April 8 for
Liverpool legend, Kenny Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus
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