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Woods relives joy of winning fifth Masters

Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods says he can’t help feeling like the green jacket he claimed for winning the Masters last year doesn’t belong in his locker anymore. The 44-year-old Woods doesn’t like the idea of holding onto the coveted sports coat due to the world-wide coronavirus epidemic that led to the 2020 Masters tournamentRead More
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Gary Neville says Premier League transfer embargo could follow wage cuts

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville believes the Premier League may force clubs who are looking to cut player wages during the coronavirus crisis to accept transfer embargoes. Clubs in England’s top-flight have requested players take up to a 30 percent pay hit in cuts and deferrals to help soften the estimated £1 billion ($1.2Read More
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Lampard proud of Chelsea response to coronavirus crisis

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes the Blues can be proud of their response to the coronavirus crisis. The London club quickly offered the use of a hotel at their Stamford Bridge stadium to health workers once Premier League matches were suspended last month and have promised to match all donations made to domestic abuse charityRead More
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Ronaldo and Portugal squad give amateur clubs financial boost

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates have donated half of their bonus for qualifying for the Euro 2020 finals to help amateur football in the country that has been hit by the coronavirus shutdown. The Portuguese football federation said on Monday the money would go towards a fund that it hopes will reach 4.7 millionRead More
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The five longest goal droughts in Premier League history

As part of the weirdest possible commemoration of Lucas Radebe on his 51st birthday, here are the first five of the only seven players in history to have played more Premier League games than the South African without scoring a single goal. Radebe retired without finding the scoresheet in 197 appearances, with West Ham legendRead More
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Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Bonetti dead at 78 – club

Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died at the age of 78 following a long-term illness, the Premier League club announced Sunday. Nicknamed ‘The Cat’ because of his agility, Bonetti was a mainstay of the west London side for close on 20 years throughout the 1960s and 1970s. “Our former goalkeeper had beenRead More
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Mourinho’s ‘surprising’ seven-word Spurs message to Ndombele

Jose Mourinho implored Tanguy Ndombele to go jogging with him soon after the Spurs midfielder had completed a morning fitness session. Mourinho responded to criticism earlier this week after it emerged he coaxed some Spurs players into breaking social isolation rules for an impromptu training session. Spurs themselves were disappointed with the manager’s actions andRead More
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Liverpool failed in bid for Odegaard last summer

Liverpool tried to sign Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid last summer. Jurgen Klopp oversaw a low-key transfer window at Anfield before this season, signing goalkeepers Adrian and Andy Lonergan while bringing in youth prospects Sepp van den Berg and Harvey Elliott. But Liverpool also attempted to bring in Odegaard as the Norwegian started restoring hisRead More
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Motorsport great Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Motorsport great Stirling Moss has died aged 90 following a long illness, the British driver’s wife announced Sunday. “It was one lap too many,” Susie Moss told Britain’s Press Association. “He just closed his eyes.” Although Moss never won the Formula One title, he finished runner-up four times and third three times. British media reportedRead More
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The Yak slams ‘ignorant’ racist French doctors

Former Everton and Nigeria star Yakubu Aiyegbeni has labelled the French doctors in the African racism row as “ignorant”. Professors Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira have been heavily criticised for their disparaging remarks which suggested vaccines against COVID-19 should first be tested in Africa. Echoing the sentiments of Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba and Joseph Yobo,Read More
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Coronavirus: FA offers Wembley to Premier League to finish 2019/2020 season

The FA are ready to hand over Wembley and St George’s Park to the Premier League, to help clubs finish the 2019/2020 season. The iconic national stadium could host as many as four matches per day, the UK Times reports. This will help manage travelling time for players, match officials and media, with games looking
Coronavirus: FA offers Wembley to Premier League to finish 2019/2020 season

Transfer: Aubameyang warned not to leave Arsenal for Man Utd

Former Arsenal star, Paul Merson, has warned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang not to leave for Manchester United. According to Merson, “the grass is not always green on the other side”. Aubameyang, who has one year left on his current deal with the Gunners, has been linked with a summer exit. United, in the past, have landed Robin
Transfer: Aubameyang warned not to leave Arsenal for Man Utd

EPL: Pogba reveals those who asked him to leave Man Utd for Juventus

Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has revealed his family advised him to leave Old Trafford when he made his move to Juventus. Pogba left Old Trafford in 2012, after failing to nail down a regular first-team place under Sir Alex Ferguson. The France midfielder eventually returned to the club in a world-record deal four years
EPL: Pogba reveals those who asked him to leave Man Utd for Juventus

COVID-19: Premier League clubs take final decision on resumption

Premier League clubs have all agreed to play out the rest of the current season rather than cancel or end it at its current stage, according to Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson. Hodgson revealed that Premier League clubs are all in total agreement that the season needs to be completed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There
COVID-19: Premier League clubs take final decision on resumption

Chelsea, England lose former goalkeeper

Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper, Peter Bonetti, is dead. Bonetti died at the age of 78 after suffering from a protracted illness. Chelsea announced his death in a statement on their official website on Sunday. “Peter Bonetti’s position in the pantheon of Chelsea footballing gods is unassailable,” a club statement read. “Bonetti was the Cat
Chelsea, England lose former goalkeeper

Formula 1 legend, Stirling Moss is dead

Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, a popular British motor racing legend has died at the age of 90 after battling an illness, BBC reports. His death was reported to have resulted from chest infection he caught in Singapore just before Christmas of 2016 as there was no indication it was due to Coronavirus. The legend’s death
Formula 1 legend, Stirling Moss is dead

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

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