COVID-19: Relegation destined Serie A club’s boss wants season cancelled
The head of an Italian football club based at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic in Brescia said it was time to cancel the Serie A season because of “the plague”. The top Italian league’s basement dwellers are destined for relegation — should the matches ever play out to their logical end in May. No […]
Coronavirus presents dope test hurdle for Tokyo Olympics
Restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic have reduced the number of doping tests to a minimum, creating another hurdle for the Tokyo Olympics to clear to go ahead on time. The Games are scheduled for Tokyo from July 24 to August 9, but, since Friday, a chorus of sports bodies and athletes federations has […]
COVID-19: AFAN calls on FG to reappraise food production
ABUJA- FOLLOWING the spread of Coronavirus, COVID-19, in the country, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Sunday, called on the Federal Government to urgently appraise food production in the country in order to avoid food crisis.
Alleged N3bn fraud: EFCC to arraign ex-HoS, eight others Monday
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Monday arraign a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, for alleged N3 billion graft. The acting Head of Media and Publicity for the EFCC, Tayo Orrilade, said in a statement that Oyo-Ita would be arraigned before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the […]
First French hospital doctor dies of coronavirus
The first French hospital doctor has died of coronavirus, authorities said Sunday. The 67-year-old emergency room medic worked at Compiegne hospital, north of Paris, the town mayor told AFP. Health Minister Olivier Veran said that as far as he knew the man — who died Saturday — was the “first hospital doctor to be hit”. […]
CORONAVIRUS: Plateau United ‘quarantine’ players
Plateau United of Jos have urged their players to keep indoors and avoid unnecessary travels as a way of stemming any positive test to coronavirus. This is coming on the background of the club taking a one week break following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) by the League Management Company (LMC) […]
