The Brazilian football legend has been detained since 5 March after he and his brother were found with fake documents in their hotel, which claimed they had Paraguayan nationality. It is unknown how much longer the 39-year-old will remain in prison, but his friend, Fernando Lugo, reports it is not too bad for him in …
Arsenal have confirmed that manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. Arteta has become the first confirmed member of staff of a Premier League team to contract the virus, which was officially labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation on Wednesday. The club released a statement on Thursday evening confirming the …
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Brazilian football great Ronaldinho will remain in pre-trial detention in Paraguay after being refused bail or house arrest on accusations of entering the country with a fake passport. A court rejected a request for conditional release for the 39-year-old World Cup winner and his brother, who were spending a fifth day in a police cell …
Former Barcelona and PSG star Ronaldinho has been arrested in Paraguay for allegedly using false documentation to enter the South American country. He was detained in the Resort Yacht & Golf Club Paraguayo along with his brother Roberto on Wednesday night, according to the Ministry of Interior of Paraguay. La Nacion reports that passports were …
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South Africa’s first openly gay football player, Phuti Lekoloane has opened up on the challenges he has faced since going public with his sexuality. In an interview with Times Live, the 28-year-old football player who publicly came out in 2015 said he won’t advise any soccer player to come out because of the stereotypes attached to the …
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Tyson Fury’s father, John Fury, has revealed that he has told the new WBC champion to retire following his victory over Deontay Wilder and claims the Gypsy King is considering doing so. John Fury, a former Heavyweight boxer says he will like his son to walk away from the sport now that he has achieved …
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Deontay Wilder has been rushed to hospital after his defeat to Tyson Fury in their heavyweight title rematch. The 34-year-old American boxer suffered the first professional defeat of his career as he was knocked down twice before his defeat to his British rival, 31, in the seventh round of the clash in Las Vegas on Sunday …
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) faulted the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in January killing basketball great Kobe Bryant and eight others for violating flight rules in a 2015 incident. Ara Zobayan, on May 11, 2015 was denied clearance to fly an AS350 into the airspace because of reduced visibility and weather conditions, The …
Former President Barack Obama paid tribute at an NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch Saturday to basketball great Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, who died in a helicopter crash last month. “That loss is something that I know many are still grappling with,” Obama told attendees Saturday, adding, “particularly Kobe because he was with his daughter …
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Arsenal have signed Portuguese defender Cedric Soares on loan from Southampton until the end of the season. The 28-year-old right-back, whose contract with the Saints expires in the summer, joins for a loan fee understood to be in the region of £1m. “We were close a few years ago,” Soares said. “It didn’t happen that …
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