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When flying back home after his spell with Ards, Robertson had written to his mother in New Zealand to say when he returned to Ireland it would be as an All Black. If that seemed fanciful at the time, the back rower was true to his word, debuting for his country in 1998 and, three years later, lining up against …

                                                                                                    (Deceased: Benjamin Okello.)  Police in Uganda are hunting for an Arsenal …

 EFL Championship side, Luton Town, has condemned racist abuse directed at one of its players, British-born Nigerian  Elijah Adebayo on social media.  On Wednesday evening, the Nigeria-eligible striker received racist abuse on his Instagram account.  It came after the 26-year-old scored his first goal of the Championship season in a 2-1 loss to Sunderland on the same night.  Following the abuse, his club …

Thomas Frank says becoming the manager of a big club would “probably not make my life better” and he is “happy” at Brentford. It comes amid reports he is a leading candidate, external to replace Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, who have won just three of their eight Premier League games this season. United beat Frank’s Brentford in their …

Isaac Success has sealed a move to United Arab Emirates side, Al Wasl on a free transfer.   The former Golden Eaglets striker‘s contract with Serie A club Udinese was terminated by mutual consent in August after three years at the club.   He shared a photo of his signing on his Instagram page on Sunday.     The 28-year-old …

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy says he was lent money by his then team-mates Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez when the club stopped paying him after he was charged with rape and sexual assault, an employment tribunal has heard. The France defender is claiming £11.5m in unpaid wages from when he was charged in August 2021 and …

Mark Chapman and guests debate the weekend’s football.

Manchester United legend, Roy Keane has claimed that he’s ‘given up’ on the club as he questioned the ‘culture’ at the club amid their struggling form. The Red Devils have endured an extremely disappointing start to the campaign, with pressure beginning to mount on Erik ten Hag. Ten Hag has led the 13-time Premier League champions to their worst-ever start in the competition, as they …

Men of the Lagos State police command have arrested a club bouncer, Kingsley Otti, for allegedly stabbing a suspected hoodlum to de@th at a lounge on Ago Palace Way in the Okota area of the state on Monday, October 7.   Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin, in a statement released, said the bouncer attacked the …

The Lagos state security task force on Friday night, October 4, seized the number plates of 28 cars parked illegally in front of Cubana nightclub.    The state Commissioner for Water and Environment, Tokunboh Wahab, who disclosed this on X, said the owners of the cars will be charged to court. He wrote;   “The Lagos State Environmental/Security Taskforce team …