A depleted Paris St-Germain side began their Ligue 1 campaign with a surprise loss against newly promoted Lens. The match was in doubt after Champions League finalists PSG had seven players, including star striker Kylian Mbappe, test positive for coronavirus.…
PSG confirm ‘serious’ ankle sprain after Mbappe left French Cup win on crutches
Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe suffered a “serious right ankle sprain” in his side’s French Cup final victory over Saint-Etienne on Friday. Mbappe, 21, left the pitch in tears after being fouled by Saint-Etienne defender Loic Perrin in the first…
PSG win French Cup as fans return
Paris St-Germain overcame an injury to Kylian Mbappe to beat 10-man Saint-Etienne and win the French Cup in a game for which some fans were allowed into the Stade de France. This was the first game in France after the…
‘Mbappe unfit for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool’
Kylian Mbappe is not a good fit for Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, according to Jason McAteer. The Reds have been linked with a move for the Paris Saint-Germain star, who has been prolific in French football since breaking through at Monaco.…
*Sanwo-Olu flags off construction of Regional Road (Nation) *Flight restrictions cost Lagos airport over N15b in revenue (Guardian)
Sanwo-Olu flags off construction of Regional Road (Nation) On Saturday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu flagged off the construction of the long-awaited Regional Road in Lekki region, a critical infrastructure proposed in the Lekki-Epe master plan aimed at decongesting traffic gridlocks in…
Arsene Wenger believes Kylian Mbappe is in a position to dominate world football
Arsene Wenger has backed Kylian Mbappe to overtake Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the best player in the world. Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the world stage for over a decade but both players are now heading towards…
*N1.23bn fraud: You’ll be tried in Lagos not Abuja, judge tells Maurice Iwu (Punch) *Fleeing man arrested after killing lover for allegedly cheating on him (Guardian)
N1.23bn fraud: You’ll be tried in Lagos not Abuja, judge tells Maurice Iwu (Punch) Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice…
*Coronavirus: Lagos, Ogun identify 100 people who had contact with patient (Punch) *FG reopens Kara bridge today (Nation)
Coronavirus: Lagos, Ogun identify 100 people who had contact with patient (Punch) In furtherance to the placing of the patient of the Coronavirus disease, a 44-year-old Italian, in a quarantine centre, Lagos and Ogun state governments have identified at least…
Kylian Mbappe, Jadon Sancho, Kai Havertz? An inside look into Liverpool’s summer transfer plans
Last Friday, as several of their rivals desperately scrambled to get deals done ahead of the transfer deadline, Liverpool’s core triumvirate were far removed from the mayhem while discussing their summer window strategy over dinner. There was an overriding message…
*Police arraign 2 robbery suspects (DailyTrust) *Wigwe: Lagos City Marathon attracts foreign investors (Nation)
Police arraign 2 robbery suspects (DailyTrust) The police in Lagos State have arraigned two suspected armed robbers before an Ikeja magistrate court, Lagos. The accused persons are 22-year-old Afeez Mohammed and 30-year-old Kadiri Mohammed. According to the police, the accused…
