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Roger Mayweather, Floyd Jr.’s former trainer and uncle, has died aged 58. He had long struggled with diabetes, according to a statement on Floyd Mayweather’s website. Widely considered to be one of the world’s best boxing trainers, Roger helped coach nephew Floyd to one of the greatest careers in boxing history. He began working …

The former Nigeria captain condemned the ongoing Turkish Super Lig, and could pay a bigger price than the termination of his Trabzonspor contract. For better or worse, John Mikel Obi has always been highly opinionated. It is the quality that made him such a good captain for the Nigeria national …

UEFA are set to announce that both the Champions League and Europa League are suspended with immediate effect. The coronavirus outbreak paralyzing the continent is to bring a halt to both premier club competitions. Confirmation of the news is expected imminently and the suspension of fixtures, according to Marca, includes …

The Italian football federation (FIGC) said after a meeting on Tuesday that the Serie A season may not finish because of the coronavirus outbreak. A FIGC statement confirmed that Serie A would stop until 3 April following a government decree issued on Monday. FIGC president Gabriele Gravina also put forward …

Marinakis, 52, was at the City Ground for Forest’s Championship fixture against Millwall on Friday. Olympiakos are due to host Wolves in the Europa League on Thursday, although the BBC understands Wolves have asked for the game to be postponed. “Mr Marinakis was diagnosed after showing the first symptoms on …

West Ham of England and Italian national team defender, Angelo Ogbonna, has revealed reasons he chose to represent Italy instead of Nigeria. The 31-year-old Ogbonna has 13 caps for Italy and represented the country at two major tournaments but decided that representing Italy was a better option than Nigeria. Born …

The promoter of the Anthony Joshua, Eddie Hearn, has said a rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr will take place in November or December. American-born Mexican Ruiz produced one of the biggest upset in heavyweight boxing history to take Joshua’s IBF, WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles in …

Serbian centre forward, Luka Jovic has just completed a €70m move to Real Madrid, as the Spanish giants look to rebuild after a disappointing season. Real Madrid have signed the highly-rated striker penning a six-year contract from Eintracht Frankfurt. Jovic emerged as one of the most sought-after talents in European …

A former IBF cruiserweight champion boxer, Glenn McCrory, has claimed Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight boxing career may be finished after the latter’s shocking loss to 29-year-old Andy Ruiz. Ruiz stripped Joshua of his heavyweight titles, at Madison Square Garden with a seventh-round stoppage after Joshua was the favorite going into the …

The Argentina national football team secured passage to the knockout stage of the global tournament after edging the Super Eagles in their final group game. Argentina captain Lionel Messi says his side would have been humiliated by critics had they been eliminated by Nigeria in the 2018 Fifa World Cup …