Author: Joan Igbava
Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi, the nephew of former footballer Jay-Jay Okocha who was born in Lagos before moving to England at the age of four, following a brief stay in Turkey, wishes to match his uncle feat by winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria at his first attempt.
With reports that Diego Costa would be disciplined internally following the incident with the referee that led to an eight-game ban, Costa has decided not to train with his Atletico Madrid team-mates, despite the club confirming he is not suffering from an injury.
Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos has a portrait Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper at his Madrid home with his head replacing that of Jesus Christ.
At 32, Amir Khan is in the final stages of preparing for his 38th fight, and looking to win a fourth world title, a potential win he describes as “If I win, my legacy will be cemented and I could walk away from the sport as a hero, as a legend.”
As the tributes continue to pour in for Tiger Woods, One man, James Adducci is in cloud nine, as he took a leap of faith betting with almost all the money he had on Tiger Woods.
From one sports star to another, Rafael Nadal has declared admiration for his ‘favourite sportsman’- Tiger Woods while revealing that Tiger Woods’ victory at the Masters in Augusta left him ‘very emotional’.
Celtic player, Ryan Christie, who suffered multiple facial fractures during Celtic vs Aberdeen game will undergo surgery this week but was wearing a smile as he released a picture while expressing his gratitude to the fans for messages of love and support he received after the incident with a post on his Twitter account.
When reigning two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, he practically was universally revered by everybody in the basketball world.
Dani Carvajal who is in his 6th season at Real Madrid has confessed that this season has been one of the hardest of his career as a professional and has marked himself on a scale of 4, “a fail, I go with what the group is, and we’ve not done things well.
It has been an inspiring week, as many taps into the comeback story of Tiger Woods, including Cardiff 70-year-old Neil Warnock.
