Author: David Great

Juventus coach Max Allegri, has ruled out a possibility of signing Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku, saying he doesn’t expect anymore additions to his squad. Recall that the Chelsea striker has been in talks with the Turin based club. But Allegri said, “I am happy with the squad at my disposal and I doubt any new players will arrive. “We will start the season with this group, we are covered in every role. The club is vigilant on the market, I don’t know what will happen, but I am very happy.” Chelsea reject Juventus offer for Lukaku, PSG to sign Dembele…

France international Ousmane Dembele has joined Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain on a five-year deal, both clubs said on Saturday. Barcelona said they had reached an agreement with PSG on Dembele’s transfer for 50.4 million euros (£43.5 million). Dembele, 26, last year extended his contract with the Spanish champions until June 2024 after his previous deal expired. He won three LaLiga titles and two Spanish Cups in six years. “I’m delighted to be joining Paris St Germain and can’t wait to play for my new club,” Dembele told the club’s website. “I hope I can continue to grow here.”…

Alessia Russo’s second-half goal lifted England to a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final victory over Colombia on Saturday and into the FIFA World Cup semi-finals for the third consecutive time. England’s Lauren Hemp also scored for the European champions, who now face hosts Australia on Wednesday in Sydney for a place in their first World Cup final. “It’s exciting, what more do you want in front of a home crowd?” Russo, who was named player of the match, told ITV. “We got a bit of that tonight against Colombia. You want to play against the best teams. “England fans can always dare…

The Defence headquarters has stated emphatically that the military is happy and better under democracy hence it will not get involved in any act to sabotage the hard-earned democracy in our country. The DHQ issued the statement in response to reports urging the military to meddle in the country’s democracy and divert it from carrying out its constitutional obligations. DHQ said it detested any attempt by any individuals or group to instigate law-abiding armed forces of Nigeria to embark on an unconstitutional change of government in the country. ECOWAS suspends key military meeting on Niger coup The statement titled “Military…

ECOWAS member States on Friday suspended a key military meeting on the crisis in Niger, a day after saying they would muster a “standby” force in their bid to reinstate the country’s deposed leader. Fears also mounted for elected President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted by members of his guard on July 26, with reports saying his detention conditions were deteriorating. Chiefs of staff from West African ECOWAS bloc countries were set to attend a meeting on Saturday in Ghana’s capital Accra, regional military sources had said on Friday. But they later said that it had been suspended indefinitely for…

The US Justice Department on Friday escalated its investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, naming a special counsel amid allegations of tax fraud and illicit overseas business deals. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed prosecutor David Weiss, who has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019 on low-level tax and gun charges. The announcement came just as Weiss told the federal court in Delaware that a plea deal struck with Biden in June was no longer valid, indicating that he could move to file felony tax charges against the president’s son in other jurisdictions. Garland said Weiss, who was originally appointed…

Seven people died after a mosque filled with worshippers caved in on Friday in Nigeria’s northern city of Zaria, in Kaduna state, with several others injured. Zaria Emirates council spokesman Abdullahi Kwarbai said the incident occurred as hundreds of faithful observed afternoon prayers at the city’s central mosque. “Four bodies were found initially, and then three others were found after the rescue team searched the collapsed mosque,” he said. Two die in Lagos building collapse Building collapses are frequent in Africa’s most populous country, where regulations are poorly enforced and construction materials often substandard. Reuters

Chelsea have increased their offer for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo after Liverpool had a £111m bid for the 21-year-old Ecuador international accepted. (Guardian)  The bid Chelsea are preparing could be worth a British record £115m. (Sky Sports) Liverpool made their move for Caicedo after receiving encouragement from the player’s camp that he was open to the move, but the player’s stance then changed. (Mirror) Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal for Southampton’s 19-year-old midfielder Romeo Lavia as they try to sign both the Belgian and Caicedo. (Star) Liverpool remain interested in Lavia and are expected to hold further talks with Southampton about the player. (Sky Sports)  Chelsea’s move to bring in 24-year-old United States midfielder…

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, says the deposed Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and his son in the custody of the country’s coup leaders are living under terrible conditions. The ECOWAS official claimed that Bazoum has been denied access to his regular diet and medical care by the junta. Musah made this revelation while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday in response to claims that the coupists had threatened to assassinate Bazoum in the case of an ECOWAS military intervention. Ex-Niger rebel creates movement to reinstate Bazoum “We are…

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti stated on Friday that the Spanish giants are not chasing a new goalkeeper in the transfer market to replace the injured Thibaut Courtois ahead of the new La Liga season. After rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while in training on Thursday, Courtois is expected to miss a significant amount of the season. However, Ancelotti asserted that Courtois, who took home the Yashin Trophy as the world’s best goalkeeper last year, had left a hole that might be filled by backup goalie Andriy Lunin of Ukraine. “We have total confidence in Lunin,…