Reigning Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton has stated that the Black Lives Matter movement gave him extra motivation in 2020, a year he didn’t just only win his seventh Formula 1 world title, but he equalled Michael Schumacher’s F1 record of winning seven World Championships and passing the German’s total of 91 grands prix victories. […]
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Gunners end winless run in Premier League to save Mikel Arteta’s job
Arsenal recorded an important victory over London rivals, Chelsea on Saturday night, December 26, ending their seven-game run without a win in the Premier League and easing the pressure on manager, Mikel Arteta. This was the Gunners’ first top-flight win since 1 November. Alexandre Lacazette, the club’s highest goalscorer those season, sent goalkeeper Edouard Mendy […]
UK dissociates itself from British lawmaker’s claim of Gowon looting half of Central Bank of Nigeria
The United Kingdom has dissociated itself from British lawmaker, Tom Tugendhat’s allegation against former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon. Recall that Tugendhat had alleged that “General Gowon left Nigeria with half of the Central Bank and moved to London.” However reacting to a petition written to the British Parliament by a group, Igbo for […]
FIFA cancels U17 and U20 World Cups in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
FIFA has canceled the Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups scheduled for next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news comes after the postponement of the Olympic Games and other global sporting tournaments. In a statement released, FIFA said the 2021 edition of both tournaments will be cancelled, and the next edition will be held […]
Manchester City stars, Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus test positive for COVID-19
Manchester City stars, Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the club confirmed on Friday December 25. Two members of the club’s staff, whose identities have not been revealed yet, also tested positive. “All four personnel will now observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government […]
UK finally agrees free trade deal with EU
The European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) have finally agreed a post-Brexit trade deal, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules. The UK is set to exit EU trading rules next Thursday – a year after officially leaving the 27 nation bloc. It will mean big changes for business, with […]
Mum gives birth to triplets from two different wombs
A mum has become the first woman in the UK to give birth to triplets from two different wombs. Melanie Bassett, 32, was already a mum-of-two but was left stunned when doctors made the discovery that she was carrying identical babies in one of her wombs and another child in a second womb. The parent […]
Thomas Tuchel is sacked by PSG with ex-Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino ‘set to replace him’
Thomas Tuchel has been sacked by Paris Saint-Germain and is set to be replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. The former Borussia Dortmund boss, 47, who joined the club at the beginning of the 2018-19 season, won six trophies with Les Parisiens, including back-to-back Ligue 1 titles, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue in 2020. […]
“I want to take Tyson Fury’s head off his shoulders” – Anthony Joshua
World Heavyweight Boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has stoked fires of rivalry with Tyson Fury, for the first time after beating Kubrat Pulev early December. According to Joshua, he wants to ‘take Fury’s head off his shoulders’ and settle a score over an old Rolex promised to him by Fury after their famous 2010 spar . […]
Joe Biden will not inherit any followers from Trump’s POTUS Twitter account when he becomes president next month
Twitter has announced it will not transfer the millions of followers from Trump’s POTUS account to Biden when he takes over the US Presidency on January 20, 2021. According to Twitter who allowed Trump make use of the followers it got from Obama’s then POTUS account, Biden’s POTUS account will start with zero followers when […]