Serbian Fans in Stadium in the Midst of Covid-19 Epidemic

SportsWorld NewsSerbian Fans in Stadium in the Midst of Covid-19 Epidemic

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

Serbia’s oldest football rivalry, involving champions Red Star and Belgrade crosstown rivals Partizan, continued on Wednesday in the national cup semi-finals in front of thousands of fans defying the Covid-19 pandemic. The winners will face Vojvodina Novi Sad in the final match. Rival fans scuffled near the stadium before the match and during the warm-up. Partizan Belgrade goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic was seemingly hit by an object thrown from the stands filled with Red Star Belgrade supporters. Some...

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Joshua, Fury Agree Terms On Two-fight Deal, Promoter Hearn Says

EntertainmentSportsJoshua, Fury Agree Terms On Two-fight Deal, Promoter Hearn Says

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

British world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed on financial terms for a two-fight deal, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Wednesday. The discussions over an undisputed world heavyweight title showdown between the two fighters began in early May and they have now agreed on initial terms for two encounters. Joshua holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts, while Fury is the reigning WBC champion. “We’re making great progress,” Joshua’s promoter Hearn...

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Dortmund’s Sancho, Akanji, fined for Getting Haircuts Without Face Masks

Law & JusticeNewsSportsWorld NewsDortmund’s Sancho, Akanji, fined for Getting Haircuts Without Face Masks

PilotnewsJune 5, 2020

Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho and Manuel Akanji were fined an unspecified amount by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday for failing to wear face mask during a visit from a hairdresser this week. The DFL said both players had broken the health guidelines that had governed Bundesliga clubs and players since the league restarted amid the COVID-19 pandemic on May 16. In total, six Dortmund players, including rising star Sancho and Akanji, got their hair cut by the visiting hairdresser, who then asked some...

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Ighalo Aiming to lift Man Utd After Loan Extension

CoronavirusNewsSportsIghalo Aiming to lift Man Utd After Loan Extension

PilotnewsJune 3, 2020

Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo hopes to lift Manchester United “higher and higher” after extending his loan deal at the Premier League club from Shanghai Shenhua until the end of January 2021. Ighalo, whose initial loan spell from the Chinese Super League side was set to end on May 31, scored four goals in eight games for United before football was suspended due to COVID-19. “I am buzzing and ready to go … the last few...

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Rohr Must Win Trophies, Not Just Qualifying for Tournaments – Akanni

EntertainmentNigeriaSportsRohr Must Win Trophies, Not Just Qualifying for Tournaments – Akanni

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

Wahidi Akanni, an ex-international footballer, on Tuesday said with the re-appointment of Gernot Rohr as the manager of the Super Eagles, winning trophies should be his major focus rather than qualifying for major tournaments. Akanni said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) recently renewed the contract of Rorh as coach of the Super Eagles for another two and half years. “Well, having been...

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FIFA Asks Leagues to Use ‘Common Sense’ Over Floyd Protests

Law & JusticeSportsWorld NewsFIFA Asks Leagues to Use ‘Common Sense’ Over Floyd Protests

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

World soccer governing body,  FIFA,  has asked competition organisers to use “common sense” with players who display messages of protest over the death of George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed black man,  was killed in police custody in the United States. FIFA regulations barred players from displaying any “political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images” on their kit. Since 2014, this ban had included undershirts — a response to players lifting up their shirts to...

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BlackLivesMatters: Tiger Woods Calls for Calm, Describes George Floyd’s Death as ‘Shocking Tragedy’

NewsPeopleSportsUnited StatesBlackLivesMatters: Tiger Woods Calls for Calm, Describes George Floyd’s Death as ‘Shocking Tragedy’

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 2, 2020

The Golf superstar, Tiger Woods has called for calm in the ongoing protest over George Floyd’s death. Woods describes the death Floyd as a “shocking tragedy”, noting that the law enforcement officers “trained so diligently to understand how, when and where to use force.” He added that violent protests were not the answer as unrest is seen across the United State on Monday. He expressed his “utmost respect” for police and likened the situation to...

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No positive Results in Latest English Premier League Coronavirus Tests

EuropeSportsNo positive Results in Latest English Premier League Coronavirus Tests

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

The planned June 17 restart of the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) received a further boost on Saturday when the latest batch of novel coronavirus tests produced no positive results. The tests were carried out on Thursday and Friday. “The Premier League can today (Saturday) confirm that on Thursday and Friday, 1,130 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, zero have tested positive,” the league said in a statement. In the three...

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Senate President Appoints Fema Special Assistant on Sports Development

NewsNigeriaSportsSenate President Appoints Fema Special Assistant on Sports Development

PilotnewsMay 29, 2020

The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Sani Fema, a former member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee, as his Special Assistant on Sports Development. Fema’s appointment was conveyed in a letter dated May 14 and signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori. The Clerk of the National Assembly congratulated Fema on his appointment, adding that it was a testimony of the Senate President’s confidence and trust in him....

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Mike Tyson Offered More Than $20 Million to Fight Again in Single Match

NewsSportsMike Tyson Offered More Than $20 Million to Fight Again in Single Match

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

Mike Tyson may be coming out of retirement for a hefty paycheck. Earlier this month, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship offered the 53-year-old former world heavyweight champion a whopping $20 million to compete in a single fight for the organization. And now, BKFC President David Feldman tells MMA Fighting that the company is planning on upping the number while offering Tyson a slew of new incentives, including charitable donations. “I think I know what we need to do...

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