Category: Sport

Mike Tyson, other athletes defrauded by financial adviser

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Brian J. Ourand, a former financial adviser to former high-profile athletes including, Mike Tyson, Dikembe Mutombo, and Glen Rice admitted to stealing nearly $1 million from his clients and using the money for personal expenditures. The 55 year old Ourand, pleaded guilty to embezzlement in a federal court. He allegedly took money from his clients through the use of bogus wire transfers and fraudulent checks. Ourand said he used the stolen money on various luxuries such as tanning sessions, dental work, gambling, and hotel stays. Attorneys claimed that Ourand’s expenditures…

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Maradona gets FIFA ambassadorial role

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Diego Maradona, former Argentina captain has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game’s global governing body FIFA. “Now it’s official,” the 1986 World Cup winner said on his Facebook page on Thursday. “Finally I can fulfil one of the lifelong dreams; to work for a clean and transparent FIFA alongside people who really love football.” The ex-Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona forward, 56, was a harsh critic of disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who is serving a six-year ban for ethics violations. The world body is recovering from…

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MTN Nigeria becomes Arsenal’s official telecommunications partner

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MTN Nigeria has become the official mobile telecommunications partner of Arsenal Football Club in Nigeria. According to the agreement, the partnership will see MTN offer a number of exclusive Arsenal related benefits to the club’s large following in Nigeria, as well as to MTN’s vast subscriber base. MTN will offer its customers access to a range of match and player exclusive content including match highlights, club news, interviews and club imagery. According to a statement by MTN, through Arsenal’s digital platforms, the telecommunications outfit will also be able to engage directly…

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All set for a hitch-free Access Bank Lagos City Marathon — Olopade

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Organizers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, have said they are committed to organizing a world-class event.This year’s Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will hold on February 11 with top marathoners from different parts of the world already jostling to participate. The Chief Executive Officer of NILAYO Sports Management Ltd, Bukola Olopade, said that they would host a tournament that the whole of Africa will be proud of. Olopade, whose Marketing outfit is the official consultant to the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon spoke yesterday to clarify issues raised…

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Mikel leaves Chelsea, joins China gold rush

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The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed that John Mikel Obi, Nigeria midfielder has become the latest big name player to join the Chinese Super League gold rush after leaving Chelsea for Tianjin Teda. Mikel had a medical in the port city some 130 kilometres from Beijing on Thursday and the Asian Football Confederation confirmed the deal on Friday. The 29-year-old, who spent more than a decade at Stamford Bridge, was given a free transfer by the London club and will earn 140,000 pounds (173,432 dollars) a week in China, according…

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At last, Falcons get paid N5.4m each

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Super Falcons and officials were eventually paid yesterday, the Nigeria Football Federation announced after they received the cash from the government. A breakdown of the Super Falcons’ monies showed that each player got the sum of N5,494,500, less the sum of N600,000 that was earlier paid to each of the players at various times by the NFF. The amount is at the rate of $17,900 (converted to Naira at the official rate of N305 to $1), plus the sum of N15,000 camp allowance and N20,000 transport allowance. All the monies…

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Leave Chelsea to keep your career going, Rohr tells Mikel

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John Mikel Obi has been advised by Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, that it does not make sense staying in a club where he cannot be guaranteed regular football. Rohr, who was in London to meet with Nike officials, said it was important that Mikel moves to keep his career going. “He is moving come January transfer window. He cannot stay in a club he is not playing. So he has to move,” Rohr said. Rohr had claimed that Mikel is being sidelined by Chelsea coach Antonio Conte because of the…

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Pay Falcons Immediately, Buhari orders

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The immediate payment of benefits accrued to the Super Falcons who won the just-concluded CAF African Women Cup of Nations in Cameroon, has been ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Kyari, who just returned from a medical trip said he had conveyed the President’s directive to the players who staged a protest to the gate of the Presidential Villa earlier in the day. He said the Minister of…

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Riyad Mahrez wins BBC African Player of the Year

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25-year-old Riyad Mahrez, Algerian international’s dynamic performances in Leicester’s remarkable Premier League title win last season garnered him the prestigious BBC African player of the year award on Monday. The France-born forward — who earlier this year became the first African to win the Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year award on the back of his 17 goals and 11 assists for Leicester — beat fellow nominees Yaya Toure, Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Andre Ayew. The winner was chosen by fans from across the world. “It means a…

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Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or for the fourth time

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal and Real Madrid forward has won the Ballon D’Or for a fourth time. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have made the Ballon d’Or their own personal tug of war and on Monday the title for the world’s best player swung back the Portuguese’s way. A hoarder of personal records and awards, it is Ronaldo’s reward for being on the winning side in the Champions League with Real Madrid and captaining Portugal to a first international trophy at Euro 2016. Messi was second best as a league and…

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