I can’t date a musician even in dream – Ayra Starr
Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has said she cannot date any of her colleagues. She said her dream man is a billionaire who will sponsor her luxurious lifestyle. The 22-year-old stated this in an interview with Coco Jones for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians issue. Coco Jones asked: “Would you […]
Cricket–Ton-up Saud and spinners put Pakistan in charge
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, 
– Saud Shakeel’s crafty 134 fetched Pakistan a handy first-innings lead before their spinners blew away England’s top order to boost their hopes of a memorable series victory on day two of the deciding third test in Rawalpindi on Friday. Pakistan had slumped to 46-3 but Saud stitched four 50-plus partnerships, including […]
Former Marseille, Morocco midfielder Barrada dies aged 35
Former Olympique de Marseille midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada has died at the age of 35, the club said on Thursday, with the Moroccan federation (FRMF) describing his death as a “great tragedy”. No official cause of death has been announced for the France-born player who earned 26 caps for Morocco and was part of the side […]
Luton condemn racist abuse against striker Adebayo
Luton Town said the club was angry and frustrated after striker Elijah Adebayo was subjected to racist abuse on social media. The English Championship club said in a statement on Thursday that the 26-year-old player had again received racist messages on his Instagram account, having dealt with the same issue a year ago. “Abuse of […]
McLaren seek right of review after Norris penalty
MEXICO CITY, – Formula One leaders McLaren have sought a right of review of the stewards’ decision that demoted title contender Lando Norris from third to fourth at last Sunday’s U.S. Grand Prix, the governing FIA said. Norris was handed a five second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage when he overtook […]
Hamilton expects Antonelli to handle his car with care
MEXICO CITY, – Lewis Hamilton will hand his Mercedes over to Kimi Antonelli for first practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Friday and the Briton said he had no concerns despite the young Italian crashing last time around. Antonelli, 18, is replacing the Ferrari-bound seven times Formula One world champion at Mercedes next […]
Norris says he needs to change to be at Verstappen’s level
MEXICO CITY, – McLaren’s Lando Norris said he needed to make some changes to be able to fight at the same level as Red Bull rival and Formula One leader Max Verstappen. The Briton, second in the standings but now 57 points behind with five rounds remaining, finished fourth in last weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix […]
Praise for Feyenoord after surprise win at Benfica
Feyenoord’s players might not have realised the enormity of their achievement in winning away over Portuguese giants Benfica, the Dutch club’s coach Brian Priske said after their surprise 3-1 Champions League victory in Lisbon on Wednesday. It was a second successive away win for Feyenoord in the new-look competition and saw them make a strong […]
Napoli’s Conte preparing for emotional clash with his former club Lecce
Napoli manager Antonio Conte acknowledges that Saturday’s home game with lowly Lecce, where he started his playing career, will stir emotions but knows the Serie A leaders have a job to do. Conte started out in the youth ranks at Lecce in 1985 and got his debut the following year before making a name for […]
Dovbyk penalty gives Roma win against Kyiv
Artem Dovbyk’s first-half penalty earned AS Roma a 1-0 home victory over Dynamo Kyiv in an uneventful Europa League match on Thursday. Dovbyk gave Roma the lead in the 23rd minute, converting a penalty after Taras Mykhavko was penalised for pulling Tommaso Baldanzi’s shirt. The visitors went close to equalising on several occasions, missing multiple […]