Maurico Pochettino does not want Chelsea to make Joao Felix’s move to Stamford Bridge permanent as he makes his first big call as their new manager. Pochettino, who was finally confirmed as the new Chelsea boss on Monday, has decided he does not want to keep Felix beyond the […]
Daily Archives: May 30, 2023
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Five men in the UK who illegally streamed English Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people were jailed on Tuesday, the league announced. Members of the gang received prison terms ranging from three to 11 years each after the Premier League brought what it said was […]
Jose Mourinho said Tuesday that “history does not play” as he prepares his Roma team to face Europa League specialists Sevilla in Wednesday’s final in Budapest. The Italian side, who can finish no higher than fifth in Serie A, meet the six-time winners at the Puskas Arena, just 12 […]
B.J. Callaghan, an assistant coach for the United States national team the past four years, was elevated to interim head coach on Tuesday by US Soccer after Anthony Hudson departed. Matt Crocker, US Soccer’s sporting director, appointed Callaghan to take charge of the American squad through title defenses in […]
Coventry have hit out at the online racist abuse directed towards Fankaty Dabo after his decisive penalty miss in the Championship play-off final against Luton at Wembley on Saturday. Luton won promotion to the Premier League by prevailing 6-5 in the shootout after the sides were tied at 1-1 […]
Dutch international striker Quincy Promes, already facing trial in the Netherlands for stabbing a cousin, has been charged with importing cocaine, the public prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Spartak Moscow player is accused, along with another 31-year-old Dutchman, of importing “several hundred kilos” of cocaine in January […]
Social media platform Twitter has removed the verification badge attached to the personal account of President Bola Tinubu. This came hours after the verification badge of immediate past Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was removed. News Direct believes the “Blue checkmark” was removed so an official grey checkmark used to distinguish Government accounts can […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tenure is kicking off with the country’s reserves at its lowest level in 20 months. According to data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria as at Thursday, 25 May 2023, Nigeria’s foreign reserves stood at $35.15 billion. The last time Nigeria’s foreign reserves were at […]
Hiba Abouk, the former partner of Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi, showed her solidarity with Shakira by sending her a message through social media. Abouk has been dealing with personal issues related to Hakimi in recent weeks, following the news of his alleged assault on a 24-year-old woman. During […]
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has admitted in evidence documents tendered by the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, to defend his petition against President Bola Tinubu. The Labour party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, today, called his first witness to testify before […]