Exclusives

The former king of the track, Usain Bolt is set to join Championship side, Burton Albion to enable him fulfill his lifelong ambition of becoming a footballer. The Chairman of the Club, Ben Robinson who expressed readiness to offer the multiple-time Olympic goal medalist a trial at the club told The Sun that Bolt has the potential of becoming a star.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a five-match ban following his red card in the first leg of the Spanish Super cup where Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 at the Camp Nou. The ban was contained in a verdict passed by Spanish Football Governing Body (RFEF) on Monday after reviewing the incident.

Embattled Chelsea striker, Diego Costa has lamented that the club was treating him a common criminal and insisting to send him to China. The player who has refused to resume training with the reserve team stated this in an interview with Daily Mail. He lamented that Chelsea wanted to humiliate him by relegating him to the reserve team without access to the first team, a decision he said he would resist. The player said he was ready to remain in Brazil for a year and risk the sanction, even if Chelsea refuse to pay his salary.

Real Madrid Manager, Zinedine Zidane has criticized the five-match ban handed to his star, Cristiano Ronaldo by the Spanish Football authorities (RFEF). He hinted that the club was considering the option of appealing the fine. The Manager made the comment at a press conference ahead of the second leg of the Supercopa de Espana billed to take place on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Europe's most expensive player, Neymar has rubbished media claims that when as player leaves Barcelona, his career nose-dives. The former Barcelona star hinted that he is more alive in Paris Saint Germain (PSG) than he was in Barcelona. The Brazilian who made the comment yesterday after a 3-0 win over Guingamp disclosed that he was finding life in Paris pleasant.

Nigeria’s female national basketball team, D’Tigress will depart the country on August 16, for Bamako to participate in the 2017 Women’s Afrobasketball competition. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 18. This disclosure was made by a member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation’s board, Sam Ahmedu.