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Anthony Joshua Injured In fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua Injured In fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Nigeria that left two other people dead, Afrosport reports. Joshua was in a sports utility van (SUV) when it smashed into a stationary truck shortly after 11am on Monday on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the Makun area of Ogun state. Footage showed the 36-year-old British-Nigerian boxer, topless and dazed, sitting in the wreckage. He reportedly sustained minor...

Fernandes and Mainoo to miss Man United clash with Newcastle

Fernandes and Mainoo to miss Man United clash with Newcastle

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim announced that midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo will miss the Premier League tie with Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Boxing Day, Afrosport reports. Fernandes came off injured at half time in Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa and is likely to miss up to a month of action with a hamstring problem. Mainoo meanwhile was injured before the game...

Liverpool’s Isak ruled out for months after leg fracture

Neymar undergoes successful knee surgery to boost World Cup hopes

Brazil superstar Neymar underwent successful knee surgery on Monday to boost his chances of participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Afrosport reports. The 33-year-old has had an injury-ravaged spell on his return to Santos, where his career began. He was however able to play a crucial part in securing their survival status in the Brazilian Serie A, scoring five times in ‌their last four matches...

Liverpool’s Isak ruled out for months after leg fracture

Liverpool’s Isak ruled out for months after leg fracture

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says striker Alexander Isak is set to be ruled out for a couple of months ‍after suffering a leg fracture in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur, Afrosport reports. The Swedish international of Eritrean heritage came off the bench and scored the opening goal, but had his foot broken after Micky van de Ven dived ‌to block his shot. Isak...

Amorim prepared to cope with depleted Man United squad

Amorim prepared to cope with depleted Man United squad

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says he is prepared to cope with a depleted squad following Bruno Fernandes’ injury in Sunday’s Premier League defeat at Aston Villa, Afrosport reports. The Portuguese midfielder came off at the start of the second half and will now miss the crucial Boxing Day clash at home against Newcastle United. Fernandes’ absence adds to the injuries of Kobbie Mainoo, Matthijs...