Sports such as athletics, golf, tennis and motorsport are now permitted in Zimbabwe from 0800-1630 after being classified as “low risk” by the government. Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has classified sports into three categories – low, medium and high risk…
N’Golo Kante misses Chelsea training due to fears over Project Restart
Chelsea granted N’Golo Kante permission to skip the second day of their phase one return to training due to the midfielder’s fears over the Premier League season restarting amid the coronavirus crisis. Kante, 29, was among those pictured at Chelsea’s…
Callum Hudson-Odoi: Chelsea forward back in training after arrest
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi returned to limited training on Tuesday following his arrest in the early hours of Sunday. The 19-year-old England international was held on suspicion of rape after a woman was taken to hospital. He was released on…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases now 6,401 with 226 new infections
Nigeria has recorded 226 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 6,401. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Tuesday night, tweeting that 131 of the new cases are in Lagos, 25…
Businesses lose N2.7 billion to Lagos lockdown in five weeks
With the government considering another lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, members of the organised private sector (OPS) have urged caution in the implementation of another exercise, noting that a significant proportion of small businesses in the…
Katana: Playing through coronavirus ‘very scary’
Kenyan midfielder Mohammed Katana has said that it has been “very scary” to have to play through coronavirus in Belarus, where he plays his club football. While football has begun to return in some of the bigger global leagues –…
Supermarket or petrol station more dangerous than football, says Bruce
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce believes going to the supermarket or petrol station could pose a greater a risk of coronavirus than a return to football given the strict measures put in place to protect players. However, Bruce warned his squad…
MC Oluomo says no NURTW member has tested positive for coronavirus
Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, has said that no member of the association has tested positive for COVID-19. Mr Adesanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, made the statement Friday on a Public Eye Instagram Live…
Pregnant COVID-19 patient gives birth in Lagos
A pregnant COVID-19 patient has been delivered of a baby boy at the Gbagada Isolation Centre. The baby was delivered through a caesarean section at the Gbagada isolation centre on Saturday. Announcing the great feat recorded by the State Government…
Trump presses for schools to reopen, against advice of Anthony Fauci
US President Donald Trump called on governors across the nation Wednesday to work to reopen schools that were closed because of the coronavirus, pointedly taking issue with Dr. Anthony Fauci’s caution against moving too quickly in sending students back to…