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BERNIE Ecclestone today claimed “black people are more racist than white people” in a shocking TV interview. The 89-year-old former Formula One Group chief executive made a series of comments during an interview with CNN Sport reacting to recent Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the death of …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he is “ashamed” of white people’s historic treatment of black people as he spoke out about the Black Lives Matter movement. On Wednesday, Aston Villa hosted Sheffield United before Arsenal travelled to Man City in the first two top-flight fixtures in England in …

Reigning world 100m champion Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended on Wednesday over a missed drugs test, putting him at risk of a two-year ban that would rule him out of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Coleman, who only narrowly avoided being banned last year after three violations of anti-doping “whereabouts” rules …

U.S. Olympic team boxer Virginia Fuchs will face no punishment for failing a doping test after the U.S. Anti-Doping Association determined the violation had been caused by two substances transmitted by her boyfriend through sex. She had recorded positive tests for the banned etrozole metabolite and GW1516 metabolites in an …

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has revealed there are clauses in Gernot Rohr’s new contract which gives his employer the right to fire him if he underperforms. On Wednesday, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick confirmed the 66-year-old has been handed a …

The Super Eagles goalkeeper has revealed the reason why he chose to star for the three-time African champions even though he could have waited for a call-up from the former European champions. Fortuna Dusseldorf of Germany goaltender Maduka Okoye confessed that he felt more Nigerian than German, and he has …

The Nigeria Football Federation has finally confirmed they have extended the contract of Gernot Rohr as the coach of Super Eagles, putting Harry Redknapp’s rumors to sleep.   The NFF president, Amaju Pinnick announced on Wednesday via Twitter that both parties have finalised contractual negotiations resulting in the German tactician …

English football manager, Harry Redknapp, 77, has been linked as the next coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria.   A source from the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports told the UK Star : “The feeling is Harry Redknapp will be coming to manage Nigeria soon.’’   Redknapp, who previously managed AFC Bournemouth, West Ham United, Portsmouth, Southampton, …

Former Sao Paulo defender Flavio Donizete has revealed the extent of a cocaine addiction that led him to sell his most prized possession in order to fund his habit. Donizete came through the ranks at Morumbi as a teenager, and his second season with the club coincided with one of …

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world’s highest-paid female athlete, displacing US rival Serena Williams at the top of the list. According to Forbes magazine, Osaka, 22, a two-time Grand Slam champion, made £30.7m in prize money and endorsements over the past 12 months. That was £1.15m more …