Austria forward Marko Arnautovic has said he is “not a racist” after a heated goal celebration during Sunday’s Euro 2020 win over Arnautovic, who has Serbian heritage, had to be restrained by captain David Alaba as he celebrated his late goal. Several reports suggested he directed comments at North Macedonia’s Egzon Bejtulai and Gjanni Alioski,…
It was new and dazzling, and yet, in the end, it was all painfully fam The hope that built to a deafening crescendo by kick-off. The sensory overload that accompanied the Scotland players on to the pitch. The sheer nerve-jangling anticipation of what was about to unfold. Then, reality. The missed opportunities. The desperate concessions….
By Olalekan Okusan After edging out some of the best fighters in the world at the just concluded Poland Open Ranking Series in Warsaw, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye has been tipped as a potential gold medalist at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. From her first-round fight against European runner-up Tetyana Kit of Belarus, Odunayo known…
Australian city Brisbane has moved a step closer to being named the host for the 2032 Olympic Games. Brisbane was and has now been proposed as host by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board. Several cities and countries had expressed an interest in hosting the Games, including Indonesia, Budapest, China, Doha and Germany’s Ruhr Valley….
England boss Gareth Southgate says his side’s opening European Championship win over Croatia will “relieve some tension” in his squad. It is the first time England have won their opening game at the tournament. Raheem Sterling scored the only goal in front of 22,500 fans at Wembley after being set up by Leeds midfielder Kalvin…
hair had previously met, when Adesanya claimed a split-decision victory over Vettori igerian-born Kiwi’s second Uaturday night’s rematch Adesanya, 31, showed his class with a virtuoso performance as he ped apahe Italian over the full five-round championship duration at the Gila Vettori started the bout in aggressive fashion and landed an early takedown, but Adesanya…
Novak Djokovic won his 19th Grand Slam title after fighting back from two sets down to beat Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. Top seed Djokovic, 34, was in deep trouble before rediscovering his energy to win 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4. The Serb’s greater experience shone through as fifth seed Tsitsipas…
JD Sports is facing an investor backlash after handing its boss a £4.3m bonus despite benefiting from millions of pounds in Covid support. Executive chairman Peter Cowgill’s total pay, including a short-term salary reduction, reached nearly £5m. Shareholder advisory group Glass Lewis recommends that investors vote against JD Sports’ “inappropriate” pay policy. The retailer received…
Victoria Edeme Former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello made this known on his Facebook page as he uploaded a picture of himself and the football star. The Governor wrote, “Earlier today, I received in audience my dear brother and friend,…