A main researcher, investigating into the conceivable connection among dementia and football has encouraged the game specialists to consider leaving headers after another examination featured the danger of players creating neurodegenerative illnesses because of continued heading. Dr Willie Stewart of the University of Glasgow says football should now accompany an admonition in regards to the...
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Lionel Messi ‘restricted’ from Barcelona preparing – Report
Lionel Messi won’t prepare with Barcelona until he signs another agreement at the Spanish club, as per reports. The Argentine has been a free agent since July 1 but is still likely sign a new deal at the Catalan giants. Despite an announcement that Messi would sign a five-year deal the contract has yet to...
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Ugwuanyi inaugurates Barr. Nwosu-led Executive Committee of Enugu Sports Club
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has inaugurated the 2021/2022 Executive Committee of Enugu Sports Club led by Barr. John Henry Nwosu. Gov. Ugwuanyi, who is the President of Enugu Sports Club, performed the exercise on Saturday at a colourful event held at the Club’s arena in GRA, Enugu. The event was attended by prominent...
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Arsenal sign Ben White from Brighton
Arsenal have signed Ben White from Brighton and Hove Albion on a long-term contract, the club announced on their website on Friday. The 23-year-old defender joins the Premier League side after spending the summer with the Three Lions of England at the Euro 2020. He had spent the 2019/2020 season on loan with Championship-winning side,...
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Olympics: Sports minister apologizes to disqualified Nigerian athletes, promises investigation
Sports minister, Sunday Dare has apologised to 10 Nigerian athletes who were disqualified from participating in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In a statement titled ‘Ministry Wades to stem crisis’ which was released on Friday July 30 by the sports ministry, the Minister was said to have promised to investigate the circumstances surrounding their disqualification. READ ALSO...
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Disqualified Nigerian Athletes storm the streets of Japan to protest
Nigerian athletes staged a protest in Tokyo after 10 of them were disqualified from taking part in the the track and field events of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The protesting athletes carried placards with the inscription “Why should we suffer for someone else’s negligence”, “All we wanted to do was compete” and “We are...
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Officials lied about my whereabouts, says disqualified Echikunwoke
African women’s hammer record holder, Annette Echikunwoke, has refuted reports that Nigeria’s US-based athletes were disqualified from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics because they failed to reveal their whereabouts to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. A total of 10 Nigerian athletes — including Echikunwoke — were disqualified from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday by the...
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Lionel Messi returns to Barcelona ‘to agree £250k-a-week five-year deal’ with the Argentine star set to sign 50% pay-cut contract
Lionel Messi has reportedly returned to Barcelona to finally put pen to paper on a new contract at the club. The Argentine’s deal expired at the end of June but has agreed on a new deal with Spanish giants. The Barcelona hierarchy have been confident their star player would agree to new terms this summer...
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Olympics: AIU DISQUALIFIED TEN Nigerian athletes FROM THE ONGOING Tokyo
Ten Nigerian athletes have been ruled ineligible to participate at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), reducing the country’s hope of clinching more medals at the event. The athletes were said to have failed to meet the minimum testing requirements under Rule 15 of the Anti-Doping Rules for...
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Mikel Obi trains with his new teammates for the first time after joining Kuwait SC (photos)
John Mikel Obi has been pictured for the first time with his new teammates after joining Kuwait SC. The former Super Eagles and Chelsea midfielder took to social media to share photos of himself during training. He wrote in his caption: “Back at it, pre-season #letsgokuwaits” The 34 year old joined the Kuwait club this...