Barring what’s known in sports parlance as force majeure, the dates of major sporting events in countries where sports are run as commercial enterprises that significantly fuel economic development over the next 10 years have been scheduled. They are well known to all stakeholders, including: — administrators, — facility managers, — marketers,…
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s…
Napoli is growing increasingly confident of keeping Manchester United and Chelsea target Victor Osimhen by agreeing a new deal with him. According to Corriere del Mezzogiorno via Tuttonapoli, another round of discussion is set to take place between Napoli and Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda over the details of the proposed deal. The Italian Serie A champions…
Deontay Wilder, the American heavyweight boxer, has expressed confidence in knocking out British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua and has promised to do so in three rounds. The Bronze Bomber is trying to get a fight with Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua in 2023 and prove he’s still the fighter he was before tasting defeat for the first…
Inter Milan has cried out after it appears that Chelsea veteran defender, Cesar Azpilicueta, has rejected a move to San Siro despite the agreement with the Serie A giants. Chelsea has reportedly informed their veteran defender that they will no longer need his services from next season. The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Inter Milan,…
Tobi Amusan, the Nigeria’s track queen and world record holder, finished in second position in the 100m hurdles event at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday. Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the race with a time of 12.40s. Amusan clocked a time of 12.47s equaling her personal best for the season. The third position went…
Mourinho called referee ‘worst I’ve seen in my life’ after draw with Monza. Jose Mourinho has again been reprimanded for his treatment of match officials, with Serie A giving him a 10-day touchline ban. The Roma boss was recently hit with a four-match suspension by UEFA for his aggressive outbursts at referee Anthony Taylor in…
Randy Waldrum, the head coach of the Super Falcons of Nigeria, has said his team is not adequately prepared for next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Waldrum decried the lack of support from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) while appearing on The Sounding Off Of Soccer podcast, hosted by John Krysinsky. He said: “I know…
Former Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah Okorodudu, died at a private hospital in Lagos Wednesday night after battling with foot ulcer that left him bedridden for weeks. His widow, Mrs Adenike Okorodudu confirmed the death of the former boxer fondly called ‘Urhobo Loud Mouth’ at the prime of his career. Okorodudu was a Bronze Medalist at the 1982…
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico is conscious and has started communicating after coming out of a coma, hospital sources confirmed on Wednesday. The 29-year-old PSG goalkeeper was admitted to the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville on May 28 after an accident involving a horse at a local festival. Rico suffered a traumatic brain injury…
