Ex-boxing World Title Holder, Thierry Jacob Reportedly Dead
On Friday, the mayor of Calais, where Thierry Jacob was born, announced that the French boxing champion had passed away at the age of 59. Jacob took the WBC super bantamweight title in 1992, defeating Mexico’s Daniel Zaragoza in front of his local fans in Calais. “We begin this day with sad news. Thierry Jacob died overnight, so young,” Natacha Bouchart,...
EPL: Southampton To Appoint Ivan Jurić As New Head Coach
The Southampton Football Club has decided to replace Russell Martin with Ivan Jurić as the new head coach. According to sports journalist Fabrizio Romano in a post on Friday via X, the contract is expected to be signed today, marking a significant step in the club’s restructuring efforts. A verbal agreement has already been finalized regarding the contract terms, with the...
Amorim Keen For Departing Rashford To Remain At Manchester United
Ruben Amorim, the manager of Manchester United, stated that he wants to retain Marcus Rashford in his team after the local hero hinted that he might leave Old Trafford in search of a "new challenge." The 27-year-old, who was left out of last weekend's derby against Manchester City, came through United's youth ranks and has chalked up 138 goals in...
EPL: Wolves ‘Agree Deal’ To Sign Vitor Pereira As New Manager
According to reports on Tuesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Vitor Pereira have reached an agreement for Pereira to take over as manager after Gary O'Neil was fired. The BBC said the struggling Premier League club would pay around one million euros ($1 million) to bring the boss of Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab to the English top flight. According to Sky, personal...
Chelsea’s Mudryk Fails Drug Test, Risks 4-Year Ban
Mykhailo Mudryk, a forward for Chelsea, was reported to have been placed on provisional suspension after failing a doping test, the Premier League team announced on Tuesday. The Blues said they were notified by the Football Association of an "adverse finding" in a urine sample provided by the 23-year-old winger. "Chelsea Football Club can confirm that the Football Association recently contacted...
Lookman Crowned CAF Player Of The Year
At Monday's 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco, Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman won African Player of the Year, the Super Falcons kept their Women's National Team of the Year title, and goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie successfully defended her Goalkeeper of the Year title. Lookman’s triumph made him the seventh Nigerian to win the prestigious award and maintained Nigeria’s impressive record...
United Make Fresh Osimhen Contact
Manchester United is looking to replace struggling forwards Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee as they make a new approach for Victor Osimhen. Sources close to the transfer situation revealed that the Nigeria international had emerged as a top target for new United manager Ruben Amorim, who left both Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho out of his squad for Sunday’s Manchester derby. The...
Mbappe Fit For Intercontinental Cup Final In Doha
Kylian Mbappe, the forward for Real Madrid, has recovered from a thigh injury and will go to Doha for this week's Intercontinental Cup final. Mbappé pulled up with a left thigh problem after scoring in last week’s 3-2 Champions League win at Atalanta and missed Saturday’s 3-3 league draw at Rayo Vallecano. But the 25-year-old will be in the squad for...
La Liga: Yamal Suffers Ligament Injury, Out For Four Weeks
FC Barcelona has confirmed that first-team player Lamine Yamal suffered an injury to his right ankle during Sunday’s match against CD Leganés. In a statement released by the club on Monday, Barcelona revealed the 16-year-old winger underwent medical tests on Monday, which confirmed a grade 1 injury to a ligament in his right ankle. The club added that Yamal is expected...
Wolves Sacks Manager O’Neil After Losing Streak
Following a winless streak that left Wolverhampton Wanderers in the relegation zone and four points outside of safety, the Premier League team announced on Sunday that manager Gary O'Neil had been fired. Wolves are 19th in the table with nine points after a 2-1 home loss to Ipswich Town on Saturday extended their losing streak to four league games, with...
