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Argentine judicial authorities are set to put eight people on trial over alleged failures in the care of football legend, Diego Maradona, a court ruled on Wednesday.   The medical staff are to be tried for “simple homicide with probable intention” in relation to the death of the Argentine footballContinue Reading

The Qatar government has banned sex-outside-marriage by players and fans during the forthcoming 2022 World Cup Tournament and prescribed seven years’ imprisonment for anyone who is found guilty of the directive.The country prohibits anyone from having sex outside of marriage, and World Cup fans are by no means exempted fromContinue Reading

A former Nigerian striker, Akeem Omolade, has been found dead inside his vehicle at Palermo, Italy According to a report by Goal, the 39-year-old, who spent his entire career in Italy, was found dead on Monday in a Peugeot car. He was found dead in his car days after complaining ofContinue Reading

The Super Eagles, on Monday, thrashed The Falcons and True Parrots of São Tomé and Príncipe at the Grand Stade Agadir Stadium, defeating them by a 10 – 0 score.During the match on Monday, Victor Osimhen scored four times to give the Super Eagles a resounding victory in their DayContinue Reading

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has threatened to further sanction Nigeria following the country’s withdrawal from international basketball competitions.   Meanwhile, Nigeria has already been banned from the World Cup in Sydney, Australia and replaced the country’s female basketball team, D’Tigress with Mali. The withdrawal, which took effect three weeksContinue Reading

D’Tigers plays Lithuania in the 2016 Rio Olympics D’Tigers, the Nigerian male basketball national team, has condemned the way the country’s government has been running the sports.   This follows the withdrawal of Nigerian basketball teams from international competitions by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. D’Tigers plays Lithuania in the 2016 Rio OlympicsContinue Reading

Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is set to be staged at Jeddah Super Dome, a record-breaking state-of-the-art arena in Saudi Arabia.A date for Joshua’s second world heavyweight title fight against Usyk is yet to be confirmed but management at Jeddah Super Dome confirmed that it is a preferred venueContinue Reading

Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy has been charged with another count of rape – bringing the total to eight. The French international, 27, will appear in front of a Jury accused of raping seven different women, The Sun UK reports. He now faces 10 allegations against seven women, including the eightContinue Reading

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that both the Harambee Stars of Kenya and Warriors of Zimbabwe will not participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.The race for Cote d’Ivoire 2023 will begin on June 1, 2022. Kenya and Zimbabwe were suspended by the Federation ofContinue Reading