Besiktas coach Sergen Yalcin, who just renewed his contract, has named Chidozie Awaziem as one of the top priorities to sign this summer.The 48-year-old coach, who presented a comprehensive report to the management, rejected former Chelsea striker Diego Costa but wants Nigeria defender Awaziem on his team. He also wants Senegalese strikers Mbaiye Niang and…
The Nigerian youngster struggled to justify his huge transfer fee in his debut season in Italy, but he still did enough to convince the powers that be in Naples that he is the real dealNapoli are preparing to offer Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen a contract extension that will tie the youngster to the club…
A total of just over 58,000 people went to the indoor and outdoor events but there were “no major outbreaks”. At the time, virus levels were low and testing before and after events was an also low, making conclusion difficult. Pilot events included the FA Cup final, the Brit awards and two Circus nightclub dance…
The Romanian tore a muscle at May’s Italian Open and was subsequently ruled out of the French Open. The 29-year-old, who was seeded second, has been at the All England Club this week, raising hopes she would be fit to defend the title she won in 2019. But she withdrew from the event, which returns…
Manchester City face a fight to sign £100m-rated Jack Grealish – with Aston Villa determined to keep their captain after opening talks on a new contract. City manager Pep Guardiola is an admirer of the England midfielder, 25. It is anticipated City will make a concerted attempt to sign Grealish this summer as part of…
Gernot Rohr has said he will not be the coach to lead out the NPFL stars who will take on Mexico in a friendly early next month in the USA. The NPFL stars will face Mexico on July 3 in a friendly on July in Los Angeles. Rohr has now clarified that he will not…
Lionel Messi earned a record-equalling 147th cap for Argentina as they progressed to the Copa America quarter-finals with victory over Paraguay. Papu Gomez scored the decisive goal early on, meeting a pass from Angel Di Maria before producing a fine finish. Messi, 34, equalled Javier Mascherano’s appearance record for the national team in the hard-fought…
The Times reported the games could be moved from London to Budapest if VIPs are not given an exemption to England’s strict quarantine rules. The UK government postponed lifting all restrictions until 19 July. Most countries in Euro 2020 are on the government’s amber or red list. Wembley’s capacity is reduced to 22,500 for group…
He has only played one match in Euro 2020 and has already collected another two moments of history. His first came by just stepping on the pitch against Hungary on Tuesday as he became the first player to appear at five men’s European Championships. We had to wait a while for his second moment as…
