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 …
Read More »‘I’m embarrassed, I’m ashamed for what the white people have done for the black people’- Pep Guardiola
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 …
Read More »World 100m champion Christian Coleman suspended for missing drug tests
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 …
Read More »US Olympic boxer Virginia Fuchs escapes ban after claiming failed drugs test caused by sex
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 …
Read More »NFF can terminate Gernot Rohr’s contract if he fails to meet targets – Sports Minister Sunday Dare reveals
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 …
Read More »Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, explains why he chose Nigeria over Germany
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 …
Read More »NFF officially announces contract extension with Rohr as Super Eagles coach
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 …
Read More »Former Tottenham coach, Harry Redknapp reportedly lined up as the next Super Eagles coach
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, …
Read More »‘I sold Club World Cup medal to buy cocaine – it lasted two days’ – Ex-Sao Paulo star reveals 13-year drugs hell
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 …
Read More »Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka becomes world’s highest-paid female athlete by displacing US rival Serena Williams at the top of the list
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 …
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