Leicester City have signed Belgium full-back Timothy Castagne from Atalanta on a five-year deal.
Archive | September 2020
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen grabs second hat-trick for Napoli….
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, on Friday evening scored his second hat-trick for the club in their 4-0 victory against Italian third division side, Teramo.
African Cup of Nations trophy stolen in Egypt….
The Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, trophy has been stolen from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) headquarters in Cairo.
Wout van Aert wins stage seven at Tour de France 2020….
Wout van Aert won stage seven of the Tour de France in a sprint finish as Britain’s Adam Yates retained the leader’s yellow jersey.
Kai Havertz officially joins Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen….
Chelsea have signed attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract in a deal worth about £71m.
Mo Farah breaks one-hour run world record at Diamond League….
Sir Mo Farah set the first world record of his illustrious career in the Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday.
Sifan Hassan sets new one-hour world marathon record….
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands set a new one-hour world record of 18,930m at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels.
Messi has decided to stay at Barcelona….
Barcelona’s all-time leading goalscorer Lionel Messi says he is staying because it is impossible for any team to pay his release clause and he does not want to face the club in court.
Luis Suarez agrees deal with Juventus….
OG Anunoby beats final buzzer to secure win for Toronto Raptors over Boston Celtics….
Ogugua “OG” Anunoby beat the final buzzer with a three-pointer off an inbound pass from Kyle Lowry with 0.5 seconds remaining as the Toronto Raptors stunned the Boston Celtics 104-103 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Thursday night.
NBA legend Steve Nash lands coaching job at Brooklyn Nets….
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash has become a head coach for the first time after being appointed by the Brooklyn Nets.
Super Eagles of Nigeria to play Cote d’Ivoire and Tunisia in October….
After a long layoff and lack of activities, the Nigeria national team, the Super Eagles, are set to return to action with two high profile friendly games in October.
English Premier League terminates China TV rights with immediate effect….
The Premier League has terminated its £564m contract with its Chinese licensee with immediate effect.
Serena Williams progresses to US Open third round….
Six-time champion Serena Williams progressed to the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-4 win over Russian Margarita Gasparyan in New York.
Andy Murray crashes out of US Open….
Andy Murray was overpowered by Felix Auger-Aliassime in the US Open second round, losing 6-2 6-3 6-4 in New York.
Chelsea agree fee for Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz….
Kai Havertz is closing in on a move to Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen after the clubs agreed a package of €80m plus €20m in add-ons for the midfielder.
Autopsy ordered for former Nigeria U20 goalkeeper John Felagha….
An autopsy has been ordered following the death of former Nigeria goalkeeper John Felagha in Senegal at the age of 26.
Three PSG players test positive for coronavirus….
Three Paris St-Germain players have tested positive for coronavirus, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday.
Brazil okays equal pay for male and female national footballers….
Brazil’s women’s national players will be paid the same as male players for representing their country, Brazil’s football association (CBF) has said.
Karolina Pliskova crashes out of US Open….
Top seed Karolina Pliskova was knocked out of the US Open in the second round with a heavy defeat by France’s Caroline Garcia.
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