Paris St Germain to go to court over Kylian Mbappe wage dispute
Paris St Germain will take their wage dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French football league’s governing body (LFP) ruled in favour of the France captain on Friday. French media reported the 25-year-old, who has not commented on the dispute, is seeking around 55 million euros ($59.52 million) in salary and bonuses he […]
Ten Hag happy to have Captain Fernandes back Vs West Ham as injuries mount
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag will have captain Bruno Fernandes and he hopes Jonny Evans back for Sunday’s clash at West Ham United, but the Dutchman expressed frustration that injuries are plaguing the team for a second consecutive season. Ten Hag’s side are 12th in the Premier League on 11 points after eight matches […]
Manager Mikel Arteta remains confident to face Liverpool
Arsenal go into the game with Premier League leaders Liverpool with plenty of injury doubts, but manager Mikel Arteta remains confident that his squad is good enough to recover ground in the standings. Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber are all injury worries ahead of Sunday’s home game, while midfielder Martin Odegaard is still […]
Horner agrees with Perez on ‘terrible season’ comment
MEXICO CITY, – Red Bull team boss Christian Horner agreed on Friday with Sergio Perez’s assessment of his Formula One season as ‘terrible’ but said the Mexican was still the team’s driver for 2025. Perez has yet to win this year and is eighth in the standings with 150 points, the lowest tally for any […]
Lozowski aims to seize England recall after six-year hiatus
Saracens centre Alex Lozowski said he never gave up hope being recalled to the England squad after receiving his first call-up in six years. The 31-year-old had been absent from the England squad since November 2018, but he has now earned a spot in Steve Borthwick’s 36-man roster for the upcoming autumn internationals. Regular England […]
Sainz fastest after Russell crashes in Mexico practice
MEXICO CITY, – Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest in Formula One’s Mexico City Grand Prix practice on Friday after Mercedes’ George Russell led the opening session and then crashed heavily in the late afternoon. On an eventful day at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen was sidelined by an engine problem […]
Tsunoda to test for Red Bull at end of F1 season
MEXICO CITY, – Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda will have a test with reigning Formula One champions Red Bull after the end of the season, team boss Christian Horner said on Friday. Engine partners Honda, who are leaving Red Bull for rivals Aston Martin at the end of next year, had been pushing for the move. […]
Shwartzman handed F1 penalty he may never serve
MEXICO CITY, – Israeli driver Robert Shwartzman collected a five-place Formula One grid penalty on Friday despite not having a race seat or any immediate prospect of one. Mexico City Grand Prix stewards issued the 25-year-old Ferrari reserve with the penalty he may never serve after first practice at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Shwartzman, who […]
McLaren right of review over Norris penalty rejected
MEXICO CITY, – McLaren’s petition for a right of review of a stewards’ decision that demoted title contender Lando Norris from third to fourth at last weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix has been rejected, the governing FIA said on Friday. Norris was handed a five second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage when […]
‘Train your daughters not to depend on men’ – Simi tells parents
Popular Nigerian songstress, Simi has advised parents on how to train the girl child. The singer in a video on her Instagram page, advised parents to teach the female child to take control of their financial future and not be dependent. While frowning at the notion of some parents praying for a wealthy man to […]