LATEST GIST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAWS The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 🔥 Who will lift the trophy next month? 🏆 #UCLdraw Read More
HEAT OF THE MOMENT DAVID LUIZ EXTENDS ARSENAL CONTRACT BY ONE YEAR Arsenal centre back, David Luiz has signed a one-year extension with the club, the club announced on Wednesday morning in London. ✍️ One-year deal for @DavidLuiz_4✍️ Long-term deal for @PabloMV5✍️ Long-term deal for @OficialCedric✍️ Loan extension for @DaniCeballos46More info on the new deals 👇— Arsenal (@Arsenal) June 24, 2020 The club also said that Dani Ceballos has extended his deal at the … Read More
LALIGA LA LIGA: HAZARD TO START FOR REAL MADRID IN LA LIGA RESUMPTION La Liga giants, Real Madrid are resuming their quest for league title on Sunday with striker Eden Hazard in the line up. Hazard had been sidelined by injury since February. Real are to play their remaining league fixtures at the Alfredo di Stefano (Training) grounds. This is because their regular playing pitch; Santiago Bernebue is undergoing renovation. Real Madrid currently … Read More
EPL SIX PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS AND STAFF TEST POSITIVE TO COVID19 Six English Premier League players and staff at three Premier League clubs after players and staff have tested positive to COVID19 ahead of a return to training, England’s top-flight said on Tuesday. “The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday 17 May and Monday 18 May, 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19,” the league said in … Read More
HEAT OF THE MOMENT SUPER EAGLES BRIBERY ALLEGATION: EX-MEDIA OFFICER REACTS Ben Alaiya, former media officer of the Super Eagles has debunked claims by ex-Super Eagles player; Chinedu Obasi that he was asked to pay bribe to make the squad to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Obasi, who did not name the official that asked him for money, said he refused paying the bribe because he didn’t feel comfortable doing … Read More
SPORTS GIST PSG WANTS NDIDI BECAUSE HE’S STRONG AND AGGRESSIVE Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Leicester’s Wilfred Ndidi, as they search for a new central midfielder in the summer transfer window, with Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Partey and Monaco’s Tiemoue Bakayoko also considered options, sources have told ESPN. Ndidi, 23, was in fine form for Champions League-chasing Leicester before the break due to the coronavirus outbreak and became the subject of interest from some top European clubs. And PSG, … Read More
HEAT OF THE MOMENT FRANCE CANCELS ALL SPORTING ACTIVITIES TILL SEPTEMBER DUE TO COVID19 The 2019-20 French football season is effectively over after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that no sporting events will take place until at least September. Speaking while unveiling France’s plans to exit confinement, Philippe confirmed that all sport must remain prohibited in the coming months. “Big sporting events will not be able to take place before September,” Philippe said. … Read More
SPORTS GIST COVID19: ITALIAN SERIA A TEAMS VOTE TO RESUME SEASON IF GOVT AGREES All 20 clubs in the Italian Serie A teams have unanimously agreed that they should try and complete the 2019-20 season which is currently at a standstill because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Previously, several clubs, including Sampdoria and Torino, had opposed carrying on while Brescia went further, saying they would prefer to forfeit matches rather than take to the field. However, Serie A said in … Read More
SPORTS GIST RONALDINHO RELEASED BUT WILL BE PLACED ON HOUSE ARREST A judge in Paraguay on Tuesday ordered the release of Brazilian football great Ronaldinho and his brother into house arrest at a hotel in downtown Asuncion. Judge Gustavo Amarilla told reporters that he had ordered the “continuation of house arrest in a hotel for Ronaldinho and his brother.” They were jailed almost exactly a month ago to await trial on … Read More
