Novak Djokovic says he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies than be forced to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Djokovic told the BBC that he should not be associated with the anti-vax movement, but supported an individual’s right to choose. The 20-time Grand Slam winner was deported from Australia last month after the government cancelled his…
Leicester forward, Ademola Lookman, is now free to play for Nigeria, if he is invited to the Super Eagles. This is because world football governing body, FIFA, has approved the request of Lookman to switch his nationality from England to Nigeria. With the development, Lookman could play his first game with the Super Eagles in the World…
Egypt defeated hosts Cameroon three-one on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes to reach the final of this year’s AFCON. The seven-time African champions will now meet Senegal in the final on Sunday with Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane going head-to-head. Cameroon will now face Burkina Faso in the third-place play-off on Saturday, before Egypt…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Barcelona on a free transfer after leaving Arsenal. The 32-year-old Gabon striker signed the deal late on Monday evening. Aubameyang who has not played for the Gunners since a disciplinary breach in December, scored 92 goals in 163 games before that. He had also been linked with a switch to Saudi Arabian side…
Organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics have eased a Covid-19 testing requirement for participants. The new change makes it easier for participants arriving at the Games to be considered virus-free. Over two million residents in Beijing’s Fengtai district have been told to undergo testing as a handful of locally transmitted cases were found earlier this week. Chinese…
The Confederation of African Football has launched an investigation into the death of eight persons following a stampede at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon. The incident happened during the Africa Cup of Nations round-of-sixteen game between the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon and their rivals from Comoros. President Paul Biya of Cameroon has also ordered a separate…