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Just stepping away from the Manchester Derby briefly, we have some news to bring you. Danny Drinkwater, who won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016, has announced his retirement from professional football aged 33. The midfielder had been a free agent after his contract with Chelsea ended in the summer of 2022. Drinkwater, who started out at Manchester United, announced his retirement on Jake Humphrey's 'High Performance' podcast BBC
Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson has died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate during Saturday's Challenge Cup match. The game against the Sheffield Steelers was stopped in the 35th minute as the 29-year-old American received emergency treatment from paramedics on the ice. The Panthers said on Sunday they were "devastated" Johnson had died following a "freak accident". "The club will dearly miss him and will […]
At least three people have been killed in the restive southern Philippines as millions turned out to vote for village leaders following months of deadly poll-related violence. Security forces were on high alert across the country on Monday as the long-delayed nationwide vote for more than 336,000 council positions got under way. While villages are the lowest-level government unit, the council posts are hotly contested because they are used by […]
Top sportsmen including Manchester United legend, Gary Lineker and NBA superstar, LeBron James, have expressed their surprise after WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claimed a controversial split decision victory over former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou put Fury on the canvas in round three after connecting with a left hook but while one judge scored it 95-94 in favour of the Cameroonian-French, two gave it to the Brit […]
Nigeria international, Victor Osimhen, has played down speculation linking him with a move to English Premier League duo, Liverpool and Chelsea, insisting he is happy playing in the Serie A with Napoli. The Italian champions were forced to fend off interest in their leading marksman throughout the summer transfer window after he scored a league-high 26 goals in 32 Serie A games last term. Osimhen was believed to have been […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country is willing to invest in gas and critical minerals in Nigeria, as he started a two-day visit to the West African country. Mr Scholz said on Sunday that the European country looked to diversify its trade partners and expand economic partnerships in the energy-rich region. His visit to Africa is the third in two years and comes as conflicts in the Middle […]
Nigerians seeking admissions to foreign universities spent $340.84m to fund their application between January and June 2023, findings by the PUNCH have shown. This figure is according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s data on the amount spent on educational services under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange. The apex bank said that in April 2023, a total of $40.54m was spent on foreign education, while noting […]
Edited By Oduyemi Odumade The House of Representatives has described as timely the directive by the Inspector General of Police that hospitals in the country should attend to victims of gun shot wounds without first demanding a police report. In a statement jointly signed In Abuja by the Chairman of the House Commitee on Police Affairs, Mr. Makki Yalleman and his counterpart on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Akin […]
Former basketball star, Magic Johnson has been declared a billionaire by Forbes, making him only the fourth athlete to join the exclusive club. The business magazine estimates Johnson's wealth at about $1.2bn (£990m). The other athlete billionaires are NBA players Michael Jordan, Lebron James and the golfer, Tiger Woods. Johnson has investments in numerous companies including ownership stakes in various sports teams. But Forbes says his stake in a life […]
