Former British No 1, Johanna Konta, has retired from tennis. The 30-year-old has struggled with a persistent knee problem over the past couple of years and slipped to 113 in the rankings. Konta made the announcement on social media with a post headed “Grateful”. “All the evidence pointed towards me not “making” it in…
Manchester United legend, Patrice Evra has congratulated PSG star, Lionel Messi for winning the 2021 Ballon d’Or award ahead of the award ceremony slated for Monday, November 29. However, the winner hasn’t been announced but the former French international seems to believe the Argentine superstar will walk home with the 2021 Ballon d’Or award. The former…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has slammed his former club Manchester United following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The AC Milan striker believes Manchester United’s current predicament is partly down to the club being obsessed with its past, saying: ‘You have to think about the present or you should go to a hospital and clean your head.’ Asked about…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reportedly lined up former Serbian national team coach Mladen Krstajic as a replacement for Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr. According to Complete Sports, Rohr’s exit should be finalised this week and the 47-year-old, who managed Serbia at the 2018 World Cup, could be the man to replace…
Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, will know his fate next week, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said. This comes as reports circulated on social media on Thursday, November 18, that the Franco-German coach had been sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), which the NFF has denied. Speaking during…
Boxing legend, Mike Tyson has confirmed his plans to return to the ring in February next year. Tyson made a shock comeback last year in an exhibition against former heavyweight legend Roy Jones Jr. The bout was declared a draw but many believed that Tyson should have won, after landing Jones by a wide…
Nigerian-American UFC star, Kamaru Usman on Saturday November 6 defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision to retain the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 268 in New York. Usman was announced as winner of the fight after New York State Athletic Commission judges Derek Cleary (49-46), Dave Tirelli (48-47) and Sal D’Amato (48-47) all submitted scorecards in his…
Barcelona are expected to announce their club legend, Xavi Hernandez, as their new coach on Thursday November 4. The Catalan giants sacked Ronald Koeman of his duties in October, and interim manager Sergi Barjuan has overseen a draw with Alaves with a narrow Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday. Xavi will be in charge of…
Odion Jude Ighalo has come out of retirement to represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria again. Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr named the Al-Shabab striker in his 24-man squad for the clash against Cape Verde and Liberia next month. The ex-Watford striker first retired from international duty after Nigeria’s third-place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup…
Emma Raducanu has revealed she’s donated her US Open trophy to the LTA at the National Tennis Centre. The 18-year-old put herself and British tennis at the forefront of world tennis by becoming the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam when she beat Leylah Fernandez in the final. Raducanu picked up a cool £1.8m in prize money for…
