Everton have announced club record losses of £139.9 million ($186 million) after the implications of the coronavirus pandemic significantly impacted revenues. The Toffees said the impact of Covid-19 amounted to an unforeseen loss of £67.3 million due to a cut…
Rafael Nadal ready to end long wait for indoors title in London
It’s been more than seven years since Rafael Nadal won a title indoors and 15 since his last indoor-hard success, but he is hoping to wave goodbye to London with a first ATP Finals win this week. Of his 86…
Making of a CSR Masterstroke: An X-ray of FirstBank’s yeoman effort to move 1m children to e-learning
The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of…
Some international friendly fixtures ‘irresponsible’, says Fifpro
International friendlies may cause “huge problems” during the coronavirus pandemic, says the world players’ union general secretary. Fifpro’s Jonas Baer-Hoffmann said clubs and players are concerned about having to isolate should they catch the virus. He believes “economic pressures” are…
COVID-19: China’s Qingdao to test nine million in five days
The Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a period of five days. The mass testing comes after the discovery of a dozen cases linked to a hospital treating coronavirus patients…
Singapore offers ‘pandemic baby bonus’ to boost births
Singapore is offering a one-off payment to encourage people to have babies during the coronavirus pandemic. The worry is that citizens are putting off parenthood as they struggle with financial stress and job layoffs. Details of the amount that could…
James Cameron confirms “Avatar 2” has finished shooting
James Cameron has revealed that filming has been completed on Avatar 2, and the team have had a massive head start on Avatar 3, too. Avatar 2 was one of many movies which faced delays due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
COVID-19: Lagos may lose N240bn, says Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration envisaged a N240bn revenue decline in the state, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Sanwo-Olu said this during his keynote address at the 10th annual public lecture of…
Tour de France shrouded in COVID-19 uncertainty as teams gather for Nice start
Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 176 riders will avoid infection and endure three exceptionally tough weeks…
