Author: David Great

Southampton have confirmed the appointment of Nathan Jones as their new manager following the sacking of Ralph Hasenhuttl. Welshman Jones, 49, has left Championship side Luton Town to take up the role and has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract. Hasenhuttl, who was in charge for nearly four years, was sacked on Monday after Sunday’s 4-1 defeat by Newcastle. “I’m really proud to be given this opportunity,” said Jones. https://twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/1590647892028465152?s=20&t=k2qtWmTgGQvZ_25L5tgYyg “I know a lot about the club from back in the days of The Dell, to coming here to St Mary’s, and it’s a wonderful football club.” Jones watched from the stands…

A United States District Court document released by the Northern District of Illinois has indicted Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate over his involvement in drug trafficking. The document which contains a judgement docketed on July 26, 1993, and certified by Thomas O. Burton, clerk of the court, indicted Tinubu for heroin trafficking in the state of Illinois through a proxy organisation owned by Adegboyega Mueez Akande and subsequently forfeited the proceeds of the crime to the US government. The funds, which were held by First Heritage Bank and Citibank in trust for Tinubu were forfeited to the United States…

Former national publicity secretary of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, says no amount of political machination, surreptitious ploy or tricky strategy devised by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State can save him and his party from the imminent defeat that awaits them in the 2023 elections. In a statement made available to media houses in Port Harcourt, Rivers capital, Eze said Wike’s announcement of the appointment of 200,000 special advisers, Eze noted that the move will not help him 200,000 votes for his unsellable governorship candidate who…

World Cup-bound Costa Rica bid farewell to home fans with a 2-0 victory over Nigeria in a friendly international on Wednesday. Oscar Duarte’s seventh minute goal was followed by a second from Kendall Waston in the 73rd minute against a Nigerian team without any of their overseas-based regulars and made up mainly of members of their Under-23 team. Costa Rica had several other chances to add to their tally as supporters at the National Stadium provided a carnival atmosphere ahead of the team’s departure for the World Cup in Qatar. Costa Rica will compete against Germany, Japan and Spain in…

The Nigerian Army has debunked the allegation that troops of the 82 Division invaded Amangu community in Abia over the abduction of a soldier who was on official leave. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu debunked the allegation in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the army authorities deemed it necessary to clear the air on the incident considering the weighty nature of the allegation. He said operations conducted in the area was to rescue a soldier, Sgt. Bassey Ikunugwan, who was officially on leave, but abducted on Nov. 2, along Okwu-Ebem Ohafia road in Abia.…

Napoli’s Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 23, is on Manchester United’s radar as they look for striker options for next season. (Manchester Evening News) However, the Old Trafford outfit face competition from Real Madrid with manager Carlo Ancelotti trying to persuade the Spanish champions’ president Florentino Perez to sign Osimhen, as well as AC Milan and Portugal attacker Rafael Leao, 23, in January. (Sport via Mail) Manchester United are also interested in signing Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, 21, from Benfica. (Record via Mail) Liverpool are interested in Borussia Dortmund’s German striker Youssoufa Moukoko, 17, who has six goals in 13 games…

Manchester City negotiated a heavyweight EFL Cup tie with Chelsea as second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez secured a 2-0 home win on Wednesday to send them into the fourth round. City manager Pep Guardiola made seven changes to the line-up that scraped a 2-1 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday but still named a team brimming with talent costing the champions more than 300 million pounds ($341 million). Chelsea, last season’s beaten finalists, also fielded a strong side and 18-year-old Lewis Hall made his debut for the club but City dominated the game and…

Tottenham Hotspur were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by the Premier League’s bottom-placed side Nottingham Forest. Forest were the better team and took the lead on 50 minutes through a fine curled effort from Renan Lodi. An impressive Jesse Lingard headed home following a swift counter-attack to double their lead. Spurs manager Antonio Conte named a strong XI, including Harry Kane, but his side were outplayed at the City Ground. Steve Cooper in contrast made nine changes from the side which drew with Brentford in the league on Saturday, but his team played much more flowing football before finding…

Premier League leaders Arsenal were knocked out of the Carabao Cup as Brighton gained a shock away victory. Eddie Nketiah had given Arsenal the lead with a curling finish after Reiss Nelson’s run from the halfway line. Danny Welbeck, who played for the Gunners in the 2018 final, made it 1-1 with a penalty after he had been fouled by debutant home goalkeeper Karl Hein. Kaoru Mitoma put Brighton ahead after a neat passing move and Tariq Lamptey added a third with a low strike. The loss in this third-round tie was only the third time in 20 matches in…

Republicans made modest gains in US midterm elections but Democrats performed better than expected, as control of the Senate hinged on three races that remained too close to call on Wednesday afternoon. The Georgia US Senate race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will go to a Dec. 6 runoff, Edison Research projected. That means it could be weeks until control of that chamber is known, unless Democrats hold off challengers in Nevada and Arizona. Republicans picked up at least eight seats in the US House of Representatives, Edison Research projected. That would be three more than…