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Gov. Diri orders payment of Bayelsa athletes ahead of Benin Sports festival
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has ordered the release of the balance of cash reward pledged to athletes and sports administrators that participated in ...Pregnant Footballers to get a mandatory 14-week maternity leave in FIFA’s planned reform
FIFA plans to introduce a series of measures to protect pregnant footballers including mandatory maternity leave “of at least 14 weeks”, the sport’s world ...Soccer: Mohamed Salah, Elneny test positive for Covid-19
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny have returned another positive test for COVID-19, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Wednesday. ...Edo 2020: 700 athletes to represent at National Sports Festival
Godwin Dudu-Orumen, Chairman, Edo Sports Commission, said in Benin on Monday that 700 athletes would represent the state at the 19th National Sports Festival ...Covid-19 robs NBA of $1.5 billion in revenue; Board to fix start of new season
The NBA, which was the first pro league to suspend play amid the COVID-19 pandemic, made $1.5 billion less than it projected last season ...FIFA Ranking: Nigeria drops by 3 spots, now 32nd, Belgium still leads
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by three spots in the October ranking to place 32nd in the world after losing one of its international ...Osimhen Celebrates Debut Serie A Goal With #EndPoliceBrutality in Nigeria T-Shirt
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, on Saturday scored his first goal in Serie A as a Napoli player. The striker scored his debut goal ...Coronavirus positive Ronaldo still defiant of isolation protocols – Report
Juventus star player Cristiano Ronaldo appeared as combative as ever in a social media post on Friday, a day after being accused of breaching ...Koeman reduced me to a cry baby at Barcelona – Luis Suarez
Luis Suarez has said he was reduced to tears by FC Barcelona’s treatment of him in his final weeks at the club before leaving ...PTF, Sports Ministry to decide on NSF – Official
Executive Chairman Edo State Sports Commission, Godwin Dudu-Orumen, says the state will wait for the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to give clearance ...
