14 June 2023
The Denver Nuggets surpassed the Miami Heat 94-89 in a challenging Game Five of the finals to clinch their first NBA title; Nikola Jokic, the star of the team won the Bill Russell trophy as the NBA Finals MVP. Jokic who made history as the first player in the NBA to lead the league in points (600), rebounds (269) and assists (190) in a single postseason saved his teammates with 28 points and 16…
14 June 2023
Real Madrid have officially confirmed the signing of highly-rated Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. The Spanish giant reportedly paid £113 million for the Englishman, who has agreed to a six-year deal. According to Sportsmail, the deal will guarantee Dortmund £ 88.5 million- but will rise towards £113.5m due to £25m worth of performance-related add-ons – believed to be achievable.…
14 June 2023
Juventus have reportedly asked Chelsea about a potential move for out-of-favour USMNT star Christian Pulisic, who AC Milan and Napoli also want. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport via GOAL, the Old Lady’s sporting director Giovanni Manna was in London on Tuesday to hold a meeting with Chelsea over the potential transfer of Pulisic. The American attacker is one of the several players expected…
13 June 2023
Bayern Munich attacker Sadio Mane is the latest big player wanted by a club in Saudi Arabia. The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is targeting a series of star players from top European clubs, having already sanctioned the signing of Karim Benzema from Real Madrid this season. Chelsea stars Kalidou Koulibaly and N’Golo Kante are also linked to a move to the Saudi Pro League. And according…
13 June 2023
Kylian Mbappe has reportedly informed Paris Saint-Germain that he will not renew his contract at the club when it expires next season. The Frenchman is one of the most crucial figures at Parc des Princes and is seen as the face of the club now that Lionel Messi has left. But he has sparked a transfer saga with his latest move, informing the club that he does not want to trigger the one-year…
9 June 2023
French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly interested in signing Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen this summer. Osimhen has enjoyed a successful season in Italy, with his 26 goals in Serie A firing Napoli to their first league title in over 30 years. His form has alerted the interest of several clubs, including Manchester United and Chelsea. But PSG’s interest has now complicated United’s…
8 June 2023
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will not be heading back to Barcelona but will rather move to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami CF. The Argentine international’s future has been the subject of intense speculation in the last few months as he was approaching the end of his contract at Parc des Princes. His former side Barcelona were one of the clubs keen on…
29 May 2023
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that title-winning coach Luciano Spalletti will leave the club to take a year-long sabbatical at the end of the current campaign. Spelletti still has a year left on his contract with Napoli but has asked the club to allow him to leave at the end of the season. The Italian tactician’s request comes after a highly successful season where he…
29 May 2023
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham has been named the Bundesliga Player of the Season after a stellar campaign. Bellingham narrowly missed out on winning the league title with Dortmund, who squandered their chance to end Bayern Munich’s dominance on the last day of the campaign. The Black and Yellow went into the last game of the season needing a win to secure their ninth league title.…
14 May 2023
Morgan Rielly held back tears after the Maple Leafs lost, and he was not the only one. The heartbroken players huddled in the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room, to the gut wrench blow taken by a fan base that has not held a Stanley Cup title since 1967, the downcast mood was enough to go around on Friday. They had lost an opportunity. The moment Nick Cousins forward to the Florida Panthers scored…
14 May 2023
Max Alves a Colorado Rapids player has been suspended, as the MLS begins an investigation into alleged unlawful sports gambling. According to a report by ESPN, the midfielder Alves is accused to have formed part of a group that accepted payments for fixing events during competitive matches. He is alleged to have approached Houston Dynamo player Zeca to join the scheme, with the League announcing…
14 May 2023
The following two weeks will be like a midterm exam for the first semester of the Toronto Blue Jay’s regular season and Chris Bassitt just got straight As. Bassitt pitched the Blue Jays’ first nine-inning shutout in nearly eight years, dating back to Mark Buehrle on June 3, 2015. It had been 1,176 games since that masterpiece from Buehrle, and 880 games since Marcus Stroman threw the last…