UEFA has announced that Paris will now host this season’s Champions League final after Saint Petersburg was stripped of the match due to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. The European football’s governing body said the final game will be played at the Stade de France on Saturday, May 28, after holding an emergency meeting in response to…
Novak Djokovic says he had the best possible experience in returning with a win at the Dubai Tennis Championships in his first match since being involved in a vaccination and visa saga in the build-up to the Australian Open. The world number one became the focus of a global story when he was deported from Australia on…
The Athletics Integrity Unit has banned Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist, Blessing Okagbare for ten years for doping. The AIU said Okagbare was banned for five years for the use of multiple prohibited substances and five for not co-operating with the investigation. Okagbare was suspended during the Tokyo Olympics after failing a drug test. Brett Clothier,…
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…