Trabzonspor striker, Paul Onuachu will now take the place of injured Umar Sadiq in Nigeria’s squad for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations. https://twitter.com/PesindeyizApp/status/1745696173929725961?s=20 Sadiq sustained a knee injury in Nigeria’s friendly defeat to Guinea on Monday which has effectively ruled him out of the competition. Onuachu was initially named in Nigeria’s provisional 40-man squad … Continue reading AFCON 2024: Onuachu replaces injured Sadiq in Nigeria’s squad
China has lodged protests to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells fired during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that landed in its small town near their border, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, CNN reported. While addressing a press conference on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang … Continue reading Beijing frowns at Myanmar after artillery shells injured 5 Chinese people
Cristiano Ronaldo's honesty helped to nullify a penalty he was awarded as his 10-man Al-Nassr side held on to draw with Persepolis of Iran 0-0 in the Asian Champions League on Monday. Ronaldo went down in the box in the opening moments and the referee pointed to the spot, but the Portugal international footballer joined … Continue reading Ronaldo rejects penalty during Asian Champions League match against Persepolis
Victor Osimhen could make his return from another injury lay-off this weekend when Napoli take on Atalanta in the Serie A. The 24-year-old has not featured for the Italian champions since he picked up a hamstring problem while on international duty with Nigeria in October. According to TransferMarkt, Osimhen has suffered 14 different injuries in … Continue reading Osimhen battles injury amid speculations over Napoli exit
Members of Shania Twain's production crew were taken to hospital in Canada after their tour bus crashed. The bus and a truck were travelling from Winnipeg, where Twain performed on Tuesday, to Saskatoon - a drive lasting around nine hours. The two concerts were part of the star's Queen Of Me tour. Maverick Management told … Continue reading
People helped the baby outside a home on Heap Street. Pic: Google Street View A baby boy has suffered serious injuries after falling out of a second-storey window in Burnley. The child, aged one, was airlifted to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital for treatment. Police are investigating and say they are trying to track down several people who … Continue reading Toddler falls out of second-storey window in Burnley, sustains severe injuries
Rafael Nadal on Thursday withdrew from the French Open because his hip injury has not healed and said he expects 2024 to be his final year in professional tennis. “It’s not a decision I’m taking, it’s a decision my body is taking,” said the 36-year-old Spanish player, who has played at the claycourt major every … Continue reading French Open: Rafael Nadal, 14-time champion, pulls out of tournament due to injury
This handout picture provided by Aspetar Hospital in Doha on March 10, 2023 shows Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior (R) gesturing in bed after after undergoing surgery at the facility, accompanied by the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Pieter D’Hooghe (2nd-L), ankle surgeon Dr Pierre James Calder (2nd-R), and Brazilian surgeon … Continue reading Neymar Injury Update: PSG and Brazil international footballer to leave hospital after surgery
Basketball fans are long used to seeing the likes of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the sidelines of their kids' sporting endeavours, so it was no surprise to see Zaire Wade being cheered on by his father at the Basketball Africa League Combine in Paris this past weekend. The BAL Combine, on Jan. 15 and 16, … Continue reading Dwyane Wade watches son Zaire play again after injury scare
Real Madrid's impressive 3-0 win away at Celtic to start their Champions league campaign wasn't without bad news. Karim Benzema's forced substitution caused concern. Both Benzema and Eder Militao faced physical problems in Glasgow, and news about their condition were expected to arrive as soon as this Wednesday. The team returned to the capital at around 05:00, and Carlo Ancelotti gave his players the … Continue reading Update on Karim Benzema’s injury
It's not confirmed, but it doesn't look like good news for Erling Haaland and Borussia Dortmund. The Norway striker got injured at the weekend, coming off in the 60th minute after opening the scoring against TSG Hoffenheim. Two days on, Dortmund have shared on their website the following update: "Haaland was examined in detail on … Continue reading Dortmund could lose Haaland for up to 2 months
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will continue his recovery from a thigh injury in Dubai, having travelled to the Gulf state for warm weather training. Pogba suffered his thigh problem while on international duty with France earlier this month, experiencing discomfort in a training session and withdrawing from the squad. He is not expected to … Continue reading Pogba in Dubai for rehabilitation
A couple of weeks ago, Kevin De Bruyne and Oleksandr Zinchenko were filming a video for the Manchester City YouTube channel in which they answered questions put to them by fans. Someone called Hesham from Egypt asked who they thought would be the best player in the world in 2030. “I will be retired,” whispered De Bruyne. … Continue reading Has Man City’s De Bruyne lost his spark?
Samuel Umtiti’s presence in the two line ups so far is to do with the club’s need to put him in the shop window this summer. Samuel Umtiti Umtiti started against Nastic and Girona, going off at half-time in both. Ronald Koeman is not counting on Umtiti this season, and he has fallen well out … Continue reading Samuel Umtiti up for sale
Frank Lampard wants France to leave N'Golo Kante out of the squad for next month's Euro 2020 qualifiers so the Chelsea midfielder can recover from injury. Kante played through a knee problem in the Europa League final against Arsenal and consequently spent much of pre-season recovering. The 28-year-old was only fit enough to appear as a … Continue reading Lampard’s plan for injured N’Golo Kante
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