Author: David Great

Chelsea have agreed a fee with Manchester City for England winger Raheem Sterling. The deal is worth up to £50m including add-ons and Sterling is set to arrive at Stamford Bridge on a five-year contract with an option of further year. Sterling will need to complete a medical before the deal is announced. The 27-year-old has one year left on his contract at City and had attracted interest from major clubs overseas. City signed Sterling from Liverpool in a £49m deal in 2015 and he went on to score 131 goals in 339 games. Should the deal be completed, Sterling…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has felicitated with Muslims as they celebrate this year’s Eid-El-Kabir. Osinbajo in a terse statement said, “I wish all our Muslim brothers and sisters across the country a joyful Eid celebration. “In this season, may the bonds of friendship, charity, the chords of love, service and commitment to our country be renewed and strengthened amongst all Nigerians.” I wish all our Muslim brothers and sisters across the country a joyful Eid celebration. In this season, may the bonds of friendship, charity, the chords of love, service and commitment to our country be renewed and strengthened amongst…

The duo of Fuji superstar, Abass Obesere, and Teni Apata will be on the bandstand as the Globacom-sponsored Ojude Oba Festival begins today in the ancient town of Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Tagged “Ojude Oba Music Fiesta”, the musical jamboree which is one of the features of the telecommunications giant’s sponsorship of the festival will provide fun and entertainment to participants at the event where popular Comedian Bash will also entertain guests with rib-cracking jokes. The show is scheduled to hold at the Equity Resort along Erunwon Road, Ijebu Ode. In addition to this, a beauty pageant where a bevy…

Chelsea midfielders N’Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will miss the club’s pre-season tour of the United States because of their Covid vaccination status. The Blues travelled to Los Angeles on Saturday for a training camp. But travellers who are not fully vaccinated against coronavirus are not allowed to enter the United States. Currently only US citizens are allowed to enter the country if they are not fully vaccinated. “N’Golo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will not travel due to their Covid vaccination status,” Chelsea said in a statement. Chelsea are due to play three pre-season friendlies in the United States. Chelsea…

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to round 3 group stage action from the 2022 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) currently holding in Morocco. The final round of Group B matches on Saturday 9 July will see Cameroon battle Tunisia on SuperSport GOtv Select 1 at 9:00pm, while Zambia challenges Togo on SuperSport GOtv Select 2 at 9:00pm. Shepolopolo are still learning to live with the absence of Barbara Banda, but coach Bruce Mwape insists they can cope without their star player and captain. Group C’s final matches on Sunday 10 July will see neighbours…

Globacom has congratulated Nigerian Muslims on the 2022 Eid-El-Kabir festival, urging them to celebrate with love and abide by the teachings of the Holy Quran. In a press statement released in Lagos on Saturday, Globacom enjoined Muslims to use the festive period to pray for the unity and development of the country, and to put the teachings of Prophet Mohamed on peace into practice. “We rejoice with the Muslim Ummah as they celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir festival. We call on them to use the occasion to continue to live up to the tenets of their faith through peaceful co-existence with their…

A motorcade carrying the body of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived at his home in the Japanese capital on Saturday, a day after he was assassinated by a lone gunman in a rare act of political violence that has shocked the country. Mourners gathered at his residence and at the scene of Friday’s attack in the western city of Nara, where Japan’s longest-serving modern leader was gunned down while making a campaign speech, a murder decried by the political establishment as an attack on democracy itself. Authorities are reviewing security arrangements at the event where Abe was shot from…

Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla and the world’s richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had breached multiple provisions of the merger agreement. Twitter’s chairman, Bret Taylor, said on the micro-blogging platform that the board planned to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. “The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk…,” he wrote. In a filing, Musk’s lawyers said Twitter had failed or refused to respond to multiple requests for information…

Manchester United have made an improved £43m offer for 24-year-old Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez in a bid to beat Arsenal to the Argentina centre-back’s signature. (Mail) Amid intense speculation over 37-year-old Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s future, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has recognised the need to strengthen his team’s attacking options, while the Dutchman remains keen on adding a right-back and centre-back. (Manchester Evening News) Ten Hag hopes to foil his former club Ajax’s attempts to re-sign Dutch striker Brian Brobbey from RB Leipzig for £13m. The 20-year-old came through the Eredivisie side’s academy before joining the Germans in 2021, but returned to Ajax on loan for the second half…

The Fashion Souk returns this summer and it promises to be something different with a showcase of the best of Everything Fashion; Looks, Lifestyle and Business at what the organisers are describing as “a niche fair”. Planned to hold over the Sallah weekend on Saturday July 9 and Sunday July 10 at Harbor Point in Lagos, it will be a showcase of the latest fashion trends, beauty products and accessories. One of the stand-out exhibitors is Blends and Blingz, which is inviting visitors and shoppers to a special “Scent, Sip and Shop” experience. Visitors to the Blends and Blingz stand…