Arsenal and Mesut Ozil have reached an agreement for the early termination of his contract with the club. Ozil is now expected to join Fenerbahce as a free agent.
Barcelona was offered the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo before he joined Manchester United, former club president Joan Laporta has claimed, adding that he does not regret missing out on the Five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Nigerian-Greek NBA star and reigning two-time MVP Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo has signed a record-breaking, five-year supermax contract extension deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, a statement released by the team on Tuesday said. At $228.2 million, this is said to be the largest deal in NBA history, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported. The basketball star’s agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski that the deal also includes an opt-out after the fourth year.
An eight-year-old girl, Elsie Akeyo, observed Kenya’s Jamhuri Day the East African nation became a republic on December 12 by successfully climbing Africa’s second-highest mountain, Mount Kenya. And though officials at the Mt Kenya National Park and Reserve said they do not keep records of the youngest people who successfully reach its summit, Elsie’s feat has still gone down as very commendable.
Yolanda Holder’s achievements are amazing. The 62-year-old is a two-time Guinness World Record Holder for “most marathons completed in a calendar year” and the oldest person to have race walked 100 miles in under 24 hours.
Life in the military can take you far, far away from your loved ones. The bright side is that your family members are your only motivation to make it through your deployment every passing day.
In a presentation about leadership values and sportsmanship to athletes of Madison High School on Saturday, Joe Piro, who is the Athletic Director of Nutley High School in New Jersey and was a guest speaker juxtaposed photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Adolf Hitler, describing the former Nazi leader as ‘good leader’ with ‘bad moral character and intentions,’ according to NorthJersey.com.
The Washington Football Team has made a historic announcement by naming former running back Jason Wright as its president, making him the first black team president in NFL history.
Tiger Woods' 11-year-old so has won a Junior Golf Tournament in Florida, with his dad by his side. Charlie who played at a US Kids Golf-sanctioned event at Hammock Creek Golf Club easily dominated his opponents and topped the leaderboard.
Three years after it was announced that the wife of Ghanaian football star Michael Essien has bought a club in Europe, a Nigerian businesswoman has followed suit. Nneka Ede has bought the Portuguese football club, Lusitano GinΓ‘sio Clube, Futebol, SAD after a negotiation deal which was completed in June 2020.
Helmet-camera footage shows the moment a daredevil base jumper leaps off the edge of the world's highest waterfall. Pawel Jankowski, from Poland, jumped off the edge of Angel Falls in Venezuela, which is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 3,212 feet. The eye-watering video from his helmet shows him leaping off the rocky cliff and free-falling into the air, showing the steep rock face.
Anthony Causi, a New York Post sports photographer, died on Sunday, April 12, from COVID-19 at North Shore University Hospital. Causi, is survived by his wife, Romina, and their children John, 5, and Mia, 2, as well as his parents, Lucille and John Causi, and sisters Maria Marangelli and Dianna Marotto.
Arsenal has confirmed that head coach Mikel Arteta has tested positive for Covid-19. The announcement on Thursday evening follows the Premier League’s statement that this weekend’s games would go ahead as planned but the news about Arteta could force an immediate rethink. Meanwhile, the Gunners have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate.
Lucia Harris became the first woman ever drafted in the NBA in 1977 by the New Orleans Jazz. She finished her college career with 2,981 points and 1,662 rebounds, averaging 25.9 points and 14.5 rebounds per game.
Legendary boxing icon, Mike Tyson has reacted to the viral report that he is willing to pay $10 million to any man that is willing to marry his daughter, Mitchell.
News trooping in suggests that NBA legend, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant have been buried in a private funeral which took place Feb.11 in Los Angeles. It could be recalled that Kobe Bryant and her daughter died in a devastating helicopter crash together with seven passengers, Christina Mauser, John Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, and pilot Ara Zobayan.
Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant's jersey was retired by her private school and her mother Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram to share heartbreaking posts about it. Gigi was following in her father's footsteps as a basketball player before their tragic death in a helicopter crash.