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Jack Grealish will complete his £100million move to Manchester City and become the most expensive English footballer in the world, surpassing the £89 million spent by Manchester United on Paul Pogba in 2016.   Manchester City are close to finalizing the £100 million deal for the 25-year-old, who is expected …

Nigeria has won its first medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The medal, a bronze was won by Nigeria’s Ese Brume in the Olympic Long Jump event. Brume qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required …

Lionel Messi has reportedly reached an agreement with Barcelona and will stay at the club by penning a new deal until 2026. The 34-year-old Argentina international, whose deal expired at the end of June, has finally agreed to new terms with SPORT claiming negotiations are now finalised.   Barcelona, however, …

Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the winner of the 100-m race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is now the world’s fastest man,  taking the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain Bolt. Jacobs won the Olympic 100-m sprint on Sunday evening in Tokyo in 9.80 seconds, earning …

The 23-year-old, who was a late call-up to Gareth Southgate’s England Euro 2020 squad, has agreed a long-term contract at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners agreed a deal in principle last month with the move completed following White’s return from holiday. “Ben was a top target for us and it’s great …

Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, has been provisionally suspended after failing a drug test at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Friday July 30. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the independent body created by the World Athletics that manages all integrity issues for the sport, announced the decision. According to the body, Okagbare tested …

Robert Lewandowski has received Germany’s Footballer of the Year award for the second season running after a record-breaking year.The Bayern Munich striker scored 41 goals in 29 appearances as his club were crowned Bundesliga champions again. He also broke the long-standing record by Gerd Muller for most goals in a …

Maurcio Pochettino has signed a one-year contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain to continue as manager..   Pochettino joined PSG in January and penned a deal until June 2022. His contract with the French giants now runs until June 2023. The 49-year-old was a surprise contender for the vacancy at former …

Manchester United have confirmed the £73million signing of Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho. The 21-year-old England forward completed a medical at United’s Carrington training base last week and the final negotiations of his transfer from Germany have now been completed. In his unveiling video, Sancho declares ‘this is my club, …

The director of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been dismissed, the organisers have said following news reports that he had previously made jokes about the Holocaust. Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto told a briefing on Thursday that Kentaro Kobayashi, who was part of a comedy act in …