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Former Italy footballer Bellugi legs amputated after COVID-19 complications

Sheriff Owolabi BadaDec 25, 20200

Former Italian footballer Mauro Bellugi has had both his leg amputated after experiencing complications from COVID-19. The 70-year-old had been hospitalized at the Niguarda Hospital

NBA Rosters Feature 107 International Players From 41 Countries

Sheriff Owolabi BadaDec 25, 20200

The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that 107 international players from 41 countries are on opening-night rosters for the 2020-21 season NEW YORK, United

Anthony Joshua’s win over Kubrat Pulev set stage for next biggest heavyweight championship fight with Tyson Fury

Sheriff Owolabi BadaDec 14, 20200

It’s no longer news that Anthony Joshua has defeated Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev by a knockout in the ninth round to retain his three World Heavyweight

Infantino hits back over latest Swiss legal twist

Sheriff Owolabi BadaDec 12, 20200

FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino have responded angrily to the recommendation by a special prosecutor that a Swiss criminal investigation should be launched into

Melissa Soobratty joins as WTT Senior Media Director

Sheriff Owolabi BadaDec 5, 20200

World Table Tennis (WTT) welcomes on board senior sports media professional Melissa Soobratty, who will lead WTT’s overall media strategy as international table tennis enters

Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona dies at 60

Sheriff Owolabi BadaNov 25, 20200

Argentine football legend, Diego Armando Maradona is dead. His death was announced on Wednesday, 25 November 2020. Maradona, who underwent surgery earlier in the month,

Vettel pays touching tribute to Michael Schumacher

Sheriff Owolabi BadaOct 11, 20200

Sebastian Vettel has paid tribute to Formula One legend Michael Schumacher by unveiling a new helmet design modeled on the seven-time world champion. Schumacher has

Putin claims Russian athletes victims of “unsportsmanlike means” by rivals

Sheriff Owolabi BadaOct 9, 20200

Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to portray his country’s athletes, who currently face being banned from the Olympic Games because of allegations of state-sponsored

Six more Russian weightlifters banned, three charged but Russia blames Aján and IWF

Sheriff Owolabi BadaOct 9, 20200

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has banned six Russian weightlifters for periods of four to eight years and provisionally suspended three more after a doping

Trinidad and Tobago suspended by FIFA for violating statutes

Sheriff Owolabi BadaSep 25, 20200

The world football governing body, FIFA has suspended Trinidad and Tobago for “grave violations” of its statutes committed by the country’s Football Association. The worldwide