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  Three Singaporean entrepreneurs behind a Paris-based congolomerate are in “advanced” talks to buy English Premier League football club Newcastle United, the company said Monday, just weeks after a Saudi-backed bid was withdrawn. Bellagraph Nova Group, which operates across 100 countries in fields ranging from finance to sport, healthcare and luxury goods, said it has […]

United had already secured their place in the Champions League next season by finishing third in the Premier League. Photo: Twitter@Sevilla FC     Manchester United were made to pay for their profligacy in front of goal as Sevilla enjoyed another special night in the Europa League by coming from behind to reach Friday’s final […]

Manchester City’s Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England on August 7, 2020.Nick Potts / POOL / AFP   Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus says […]

Fulham supporters gather outside their team’s Craven Cottage football stadium to celebrate the club’s promotion to the English Premier League, in west London on August 4, 2020, following their Championship play-off victory over Brentford. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP     Fulham made an instant return to the Premier League on Tuesday, beating Brentford 2-1 at […]

Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida arrives to take part in a press conference at the Sony headquarters in Tokyo on May 22, 2018. PHOTO: Martin BUREAU / AFP Sony said Tuesday its net profit surged 53.3 percent in the first quarter, but warned annual profits were likely to see double-digit falls as the coronavirus pandemic continues […]

Chelsea’s English head coach Frank Lampard (L) and Arsenal’s Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta watches the players from the touchline during the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. (Photo by Adam Davy / POOL / AFP)     Frank Lampard accused his […]

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) logo.   The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has agreed to grant additional time to the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) to finish verifying the eligibility of all 4.0 and 4.5 sport class players set to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Since January 2020, when the IPC declared the […]

File photo: Super Eagles defender, Semi Ajayi. Photo: Instagram@semishems     Newly-promoted English Premier League side, West Bromwich Albion have nominated Super Eagles defender, Semi Ajayi, for the club’s Player of the Year award for 2020. Ajayi, 26, teamed up with the Baggies in the summer of 2019 from League Two side, Rotherham United, going […]

Klopp led Liverpool to their first EPL title in 30 years. Photo: Twitter@LMA_Managers   Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has been voted as the League Managers Association (LMA) Manager of the Year for 2020.  Klopp led Liverpool to winning their first Premier League title in 30 years, a year after the side claimed the UEFA Champions […]