Tributes have been paid to ice hockey player Adam Johnson who died after his neck was cut by a skate during a match. The 29-year-old Nottingham Panther's forward was fatally injured in Saturday's game against the Sheffield Steelers. The club said Johnson's injury was a "freak accident". His teammates and fans have left flowers outside Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena where the Panthers play their home games. Panthers fans expressed both […]
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has picked Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen as his favourite active footballer snubbing some high-profile names like treble winner Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 45-year-old retired striker was asked some quick-fire questions while at an award show in France on a wide range of topics, including his favourite teammate when he was at Chelsea. Despite playing alongside legends like Mikel Obi, Michael […]
American John Isner is to retire after the US Open. Isner made the announcement at the US Open. The 38-year-old, who has served a record 14,411 aces, has won 16 singles titles, reaching a career-high world ranking of eighth in 2018. He also competed in the longest tennis match in history at Wimbledon in 2010, beating Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 7-6 70-68 over 11 hours and five minutes. "After […]
Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been ranked joint fourth most valuable player in the world. This is according to football news, transfer rumours and statistics medium, Transfermarkt, in their latest update on players. Osimhen is ranked joint fourth with Real Madrid new signing and Three Lions star Jude Bellingham with a market value of €120m. France and Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé is the most valuable player […]
