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Napoli are preparing to offer Edinson Cavani a huge £6million-a-year deal to bring him back to the San Paolo, seven years after leaving for PSG. The Uruguayan spent three goal laden seasons with the Serie A side, smashing in 104 strikes in 134 games and winning the Coppa Italia in 2012. Those stats earned him a £58m move to PSG in 2013, leading the line for the French giants through the rest of the decade and forming powerful attacking partnerships with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Angel Di Maria, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.…

Adjustments to the organisation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be required to reduce the additional costs resulting from the postponement of the Games until 2021, according to a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official. Christophe Dubi, the IOC executive director for the Olympic Games, said costs would need to be trimmed from a number of areas to help alleviate the financial consequences of the decision to delay the event by a year. Speaking on a conference call today, Dubi declined to reveal who…

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has declared that he could not score himself six months after assuming office, even as he remains focused on re-inventing the wheels in spite of the challenges. Speaking on his stewardship in the last six months in office,Dare said: "It would be totally wrong to score myself. You can't score yourself in an examination. The scorecard should be done by relevant stakeholders who have been monitoring what we have done since assuming office. "But by and large, we…

Gary Neville has opened up on Cristiano Ronaldo's motivation for leaving Manchester United back in 2009, admitting nothing anyone said would have changed his mind That's according to Ronaldo's former United team-mate Gary Neville, who claims nothing anyone said would have changed his mind at the time. Ronaldo joined Man United in 2003 and spent six years at the club, where he won three Premier League titles as well as one Champions League trophy. Red Devils fans were devastated to see him leave in 2009 when Real…

Abia Warriors goalkeeper, Charles Tambe, is currently receiving treatment at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan after he was shot by thugs on Friday. Tambe returned to Ibadan to reunite with his family following the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League due to the coronavirus pandemic. Our Goal Keeper Charles Tambe was shot this morning by hoodlums in Ibadan. Tambe is in the hospital at UCH in Ibadan, receiving treatment. Our Club management is following up on the tragedy.…

Mike Tyson earned a mint as a boxer, film star and most recently a public speaker, but it's his latest transformation as a drug dealer that could set him up for life. The former heavyweight champ, famous for delivering a knockout punch, has been selling cannabis products since 2016 through his Tyson Holistic label that are as potent as one of his uppercuts. Tyson, 53, is believed to earn around £500,000-per-month through his business that offers premium marijuana strains, edibles and extracts, and that's just the…

An £12million private jet used by Lionel Messi has been forced to make an emergency landing at Brussels airport due to a fault with the plane. The Barcelona star's favoured plane was making its way to Tenerife in the Canary Islands when it suffered from issues with its landing gear. Less than an hour-and-a-half later, it departed again, only to turn around and return to Brussels. It took-off at 10.35am local time and headed south-west out of Brussels but just 43 minutes and 132 miles later at 11.18am it touched…

Carlos Tevez has told his fellow footballers to waive their wages for an entire year to help the fight against coronavirus. The former Man Utd and Man City star is still playing professionally in Argentina with Boca Juniors, though football action has been suspended until further notice. Clubs across the globe have been struggling to deal with the financial implications of the sudden break, with many enforcing pay cuts on non-playing staff members as a result. But Tevez, 36, has called for the top players to act…

The idea of playing out the Premier League season in China was reportedly floated by one club chief. But it was quickly shot down by top-flight counterparts. Games have been suspended with the coronavirus pandemic causing havoc around the globe. And as the Premier League seek to finish the domestic season amid mounting pressure, it's claimed that they had contemplated taking fixtures abroad for the first time. England's top flight are aware of the financial repercussions of failing to finish the season, and…

UEFA have urged the Premier League and other European leagues not to “abandon” their seasons. Officials of European football’s governing body have revealed they are working on plans to resume games from July. UEFA, the European Club Association and European Leagues have written to all 55 member associations, including clubs and leagues. Together, they have asked them to "walk united" as they battle against issues that have emerged amid the planet’s ongoing coronavirus pandemic. UEFA chaired a conference…