Jiangsu Suning head coach Cosmin Olaroiu has discussed just how close the Chinese club came to signing Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale last summer. In Olaroiu’s eyes, everything came to a halt after Los Blancos’ 7-3 defeat to Atletico Madrid in pre-season.”It was very close,” Olaroiu told the Dubai newspaper The National. “The club agreed […]

The Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts urged Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen to adopt new processes to block leakages in revenue collection in the state. Mr. Somtochukwu Udeze (Ogbaru Il),  the committee chairman, made the call on Saturday during the verification exercise of the 2018 LG Financial Accounts, in Awka. Udeze […]

Diego Simeone has said that Atletico Madrid were right to celebrate their win against Liverpool in the Champions League. However, the Argentine coach pointed out that they haven’t achieved anything yet as they will have to play the second leg at Anfield.”I always understand celebrations,” he said at a press conference after some criticism had […]

Mo Farah says he has suffered “financially and emotionally” from his association with disgraced coach Alberto Salazar, who is banned from athletics for four years over doping violations. The American coach, who is appealing against his sanction at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, led the Nike Oregon Project, which included British distance runner Farah […]

Speculation was mounting Saturday that Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane could step down earlier than expected after he failed to show up in court to face charges of murdering his estranged wife. The premier is accused of having acted in “common purpose” in the June 2017 killing of 58-year old Lipolelo Thabane, whom he was […]

About 11,000 athletes and their officials have declared readiness to participate in the forthcoming National Sports Festival billed for Edo 2020. Secretary of Publicity and Communication Sub-Committee,  Mr. Ebomhiana Musa disclosed this during a telephone interview with the Chairman of SWAN, Kaduna State Chapter, comrade Jacob Zango. Jesus strikes as Man City pip Leicester https://t.co/dTMwweiLHm […]

The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying without permission into airspace while he had reduced visibility, according to a Federal Aviation Administration enforcement record. Ara Zobayan was counselled by an FAA investigator after he violated FAA rules […]

Borussia Dortmund earned a hard-fought 2-0 win away to Werder Bremen on Saturday afternoon, with Erling Haaland once again starring for his side. Werder Bremen started the clash brightly as they looked to peg the away side back, but Dortmund began to grow into the contest. However, while BVB saw as much as 60% of […]

Jens Nygaard Knudsen, who designed the iconic Lego minifigure with interchangeable legs and torsos, has died while in hospice care from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his former colleague said Saturday. The 78-year old former designer passed away on Wednesday at a hospice centre where he had stayed for a week, according to Lego designer Niels […]

The Oyo State Government has warned worship houses, event planners and centres as well as clubs to desist from indiscriminate closure of public roads. This was contained in a statement issued in Ibadan on Saturday by the State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. The statement qouted Dr Akin Fagbemi, the Chairman of Oyo State […]