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Real Madrid block Bale China move

July 28, 2019 Village ReporterBale, China, Real Madrid, Sports

Gareth Bale’s move to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning has been cancelled by Real Madrid, a source close to Wales forward told AFP on Sunday. Bale, 30, who has been in the Spanish capital since 2013, was expected to join the Chinese Super League outfit on a three-year-deal worth £1 million ($1.1 million) a week. The 77-time international had been told… Read More

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Lukaku ‘BEGS’ Manchester United to lower his transfer fee

July 28, 2019 Village ReporterInter Milan, Italy, Lukaku, Manchester United, Sports

Romelu Lukaku has reportedly begged Manchester United to lower his transfer fee so he can complete his transfer to Inter Milan. United have already rejected a bid of £54million from Inter and it is understood the club are holding out for a fee of around £80m. However, according to The Sun, Lukaku has asked United to lower their demands to around £65m in order… Read More

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How Ghana spent $4.5 million JUST on AFCON 2019

July 25, 2019 Village ReporterAFCON, Black Stars, CAF, football, Ghana, Sports, west africa

There is a high level of outrage among Ghanaians after the country’s sports minister revealed that the nation spent $4.5 million just for the country’s participation in the 2019 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations competition. The amount spent is equivalent to the amount Algeria received as prize money for winning the entire tournament in Egypt. The Black Stars… Read More

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Eric Bailly’s suffers ANOTHER injury in friendly Match

July 25, 2019 Village ReporterEric Bailly, football, Manchester United, Sports, west africa

Manchester United have suffered an injury blow as defender Eric Bailly had to be stretchered off during their pre-season friendly against Tottenham on Thursday. Bailly, who has struggled with injuries during his time at Old Trafford, was upset as he was taken off the field of play at the beginning of the second half. He later left the stadium on crutches and with… Read More

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Boxer dies from severe brain injury during brutal fight

July 24, 2019 Village ReporterBoxer, Boxing, Coma, dadashev, Russian, Sports

A Russian boxer died four days after suffering a brain bleed following a brutal fight against a Puerto Rican opponent in Maryland. Maxim Dadashev, 28, underwent surgery to remove the right side of his skull after the fight on Friday but passed away on Tuesday morning. He was left in a medically induced coma after suffering a subdural haematoma in… Read More

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Ronaldo walks free, will not face rape charges

July 22, 2019 Village Reporterfootball, Juventus, rape, Ronaldo, Sports

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face any charges over an alleged rape in the US state of Nevada a decade ago, prosecutors said on Monday. The Clark County District Attorney’s Office said it had declined to prosecute the Portuguese star because it “cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt” that a sexual assault occurred. Kathryn Mayorga, a former model,… Read More

Eritrea withdraw from Nations Cup qualification

March 30, 2014October 21, 2016 Global AuthorAfrican Nations Cup, Eritrea, football, Sports

(Reuters) – Eritrea, who have a history of players defecting when on international duty, have withdrawn from the African Nations Cup qualifiers, the Confederation of African Football said on Sunday. They were due to play newcomers South Sudan in one of two preliminary round fixtures in April. South Sudan now proceed to the next qualifying round in Mauritius. Seventeen players from the… Read More

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