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‘You’re Just SH*T!’ – Drogba And Eto’o Slam Doctors Who Suggested Testing COVID-19 Vaccine On Africans

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Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba have criticised two medical professors who claimed that testing for a vaccine against coronavirus should be carried out in Africa. The comments were made on French television about the potential BCG vaccine, which is usually used against tuberculosis. Professor Jean-Paul Mira, head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris, said: 'If I can be provocative,...

BREAKING: British Boxer’s Father Dies Of Coronavirus

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British boxer Anthony Yarde has announced his father has passed away from coronavirus. The 28-year-old light heavyweight revealed the sad news on his Instagram account in the early hours of Sunday morning, adding that his dad had no underlying health conditions. Yarde urged everyone to stay at home and not spread the deadly virus further as the pandemic takes hold around the...

Somali Football Legend Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah Dies Of Coronavirus

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Somalia has tragically lost former footballer, Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Somali Football Federation has confirmed. Farah passed away at a Northwest London Hospital on Tuesday (24 March 2020), after testing positive to the deadly virus last week. He was 59. SFF president, Abdiqani Said Arab, has commiserated with the bereaved family on the demise of Farah, who...

SAD! Rangers Player Ifeanyi George Dies In Road Accident (Graphic Photos)

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Rangers Football Club of Enugu player, Ifeanyi George, has reportedly passed on. George and two other passengers died instantly from the impact as their car crashed into a parked articulated vehicle. The accident occurred in Abudu Town along the Onitsha-Agbor-Benin road, Sunday morning, as the player and his teammates left camp after the club announced a 10-day break following the suspension...

BREAKING: Ex-England U21 Player Peter Whittingham Dies After Falling Down Stairs

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Former Cardiff and England Under-21 midfielder Peter Whittingham has died at the age of 35. Police confirmed on Wednesday that Whittingham was fighting for his life in hospital after a tragic accident in a seaside pub on the evening of March 7. The former England Under-21 international had been on a life support machine in hospital for the past 12 days with his family at...

I Am Looking Forward To Dying, Living Is Too Complicated — Mike Tyson

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Boxing legend Mike Tyson has admitted he is ‘looking forward to dying’ because ‘living is too complicated’ in a new and emotional interview. It wasn’t long ago that Tyson was breaking down during a podcast chat with Sugar Ray Leonard, where he was quoted as saying: “Now those days are gone it’s empty, I’m nothing. I’m working on the art...

Coronavirus: Nigeria Football League Suspended Indefinitely

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  The League Management Company (LMC) has suspended the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) until further notice due to concerns about the coronavirus. The LMC, which is the organiser of the NPFL, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday evening. “Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) has been suspended till further notice in line with global health preventive protocol against the Corona...

Floyd’s Uncle Roger Mayweather Died

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Roger Mayweather, who was a two-weight world champion and later trained his nephew to superstardom, has died. Mayweather, a brother of Floyd Mayweather Sr., was 58. TMZ first reported the news of Mayweather’s death, the cause of which has not been revealed. Roger Mayweather wasn’t able to train Floyd Mayweather Jr. toward the end of his Hall-of-Fame career due to various...

Mikel Obi’s Club Ends His Contract For Refusing To Play Over Coronavirus Scare

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Former captain of the Super Eagles, Mikel Obi, on Tuesday, March 17, had his contract with the Turkish football club, Trabzonspor, terminated over his refusal to play for the club against Basaksehir on Sunday, March 16. Mikel Obi had last week said he was not ready to toy with his life by playing for his club, querying why the Turkish...

FG postpones National Sports Festival over COVID-19

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The Federal Government has postponed the 2020 National Sports Festival expected to hold in Edo State. The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, made this known in a series of tweets on Tuesday. He said the postponement was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “Following the briefing of Mr President from myself and the Minister of State for Health on COVID 19, Mr President...

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