Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for the coronavirus, his club Shandong Luneng said Sunday, the former Manchester United player becoming the first known case in the Chinese Super League (CSL). The 32-year-old Belgian international midfielder has a normal temperature and is feeling fine, Shandong said, but “is under observation and having treatment at a designated
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President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the postponement of the country’s sports festival over coronavirus. Sports minister Sunday Dare said Buhari took the decision after a briefing with state of health minister Olorunmibe Mamora in Abuja. “Following the briefing of Mr President from myself and the Minister of State for Health on COVID 19, Mr President
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday resisted pressure for changes to the Tokyo Olympics schedule even as sporting events worldwide fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic. Abe pledged Japan would host the Games as planned in July and said he had no immediate intention to declare a state of emergency over the virus outbreak,
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Delta State government has mapped out plans to screen spectators, match officials and players for the deadly coronavirus (Covid -19) before the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on March 27. The state’s Commissioner for Sports, Tony Okowa said at the weekend
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A bus belonging to a football club, the Nigeria Professional Football League side Rivers United was on Sunday seized at gunpoint by suspected hoodlums in Okigwe, Imo State. In a statement by the club’s media officer, Sammy Wejinya, the suspected hoodlums were led by a former player of defunct Dolphins FC. “One of the officials
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Nigerian Government has said it had no plan to postpone the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival, which is expected to begin this month, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare revealed. Debunking the rumour that the Edo 2020 would be postponed due to the fear of the spread of Coronavirous, Dare, who spoke through the
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Anthony Joshua confirmed Monday that he will defend his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev in London on June 20. The British boxer posted a picture of himself wearing his belts on his Twitter feed with the words “June 20th”. Joshua regained the WBA, IBF and WBO titles with a unanimous points win over Andy
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Tyson Fury dominated Deontay Wilder on the way to a seventh-round technical knockout, seizing the World Boxing Council heavyweight title as he handed the American his first defeat. Fourteen months after their dramatic split-decision draw, Britain’s Fury battered the American champion — who had blood streaming from his left ear and leaking from his mouth
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Contrary to reports that made the rounds on Tuesday, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday denied ever appointing former Super Eagles’ Striker, Daniel Amokachi as its technical director. The Federation declared that the position had never been declared vacant, adding that Coach Bitrus Bewrang remained its technical director. In a statement made available to The
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By: Augustine Okafor When I saw this invitation, my first reaction was that I was not going to come, and truly I did not want to come; I came purposely to express my feelings about SWAN and after expressing my feelings I will go. These where the opening sentences of Tony Oli, Chairman of Anambra
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A Kenyan identified as David Barmasai has emerged winner of the 2020 Lagos City Marathon. The 42km race commenced from National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, while the 10km race will start from Ikoyi Link Bridge by 10 am. Both male and female 42km runners competed for the grand prize of $50,000 while the second and third
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The 2020 Lagos City Marathon has commenced from the National Stadium in Surulere. The 42km race commenced from National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, while the 10km race will start from Ikoyi Link Bridge by 10 am. Both races will finish at Eko Atlantic. This year, both male and female 42km runners compete for the grand prize
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President Muhammadu Buhari, has named ex-Nigerian international player, Daniel Amokachi, as the country’s football ambassador, a State House statement said on Tuesday. Amokachi, popularly known as ‘the Bull”, is both a former Super Eagles player and an Assistant Coach of the team. The statement signed by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Garba Shehu, said, “Amokachi, a
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Luke Shaw has revealed Manchester United’s stars were hugely frustrated by their failure to close the gap to the Premier League’s top four. Fourth-placed Chelsea’s 2-2 draw at Leicester on Saturday gave United a chance to chip away at the six-point difference. But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men slipped to sixth after a 0-0 draw against
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VEMARD Africa FC, a Nationwide League One (NLO) side will play host to Enyimba FC of Aba on Feb. 14 in their first major football match at their new base, Orumba North Council Area of Anambra. Vemard, previously based in Enugu is packaging the grade (A) encounter with Peoples Elephant as the highpoint of the
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