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The Jupiler Pro League has called an end to the 2019-20 season and crowned Club Brugge champions, with England allegedly set to do similar.The Premier League will follow Belgium's top tier and cancel the rest of its season, according to Udinese sporting director Pierpaolo Marino.With Liverpool 25 points clear atop the table, the Premier League was suspended last month due to the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, the league announced that its suspension would continue indefinitely.....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/08/udinese-chief-marino-says-premier-league-will-cancel-rest-of-season/

The organisation has offered a set of recommendations for when leagues return to play following the Covid-19 pandemic.
In response to the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on world football, FIFA has announced that the organisation is open to "flexible" transfer window adjustments while recommending the extension of player contracts through to the end of the season.....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/07/fifa-propose-extending-expiring-contracts-and-flexible-transfer-windows-as-result-of-coronavirus/

Gambling on sport is one of the most popular activities in the world and understanding the basics of bookmaking is crucial to a successful bet.Since the first bookmakers began taking wagers on chariot racing and gladiator matches in Ancient Rome, betting on sport has become one of the most popular pastimes in the world.The multitude of adverts and sponsorships within football has made gambling almost an integral part of the game, although it can still be daunting for new players....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/07/a-beginners-guide-to-football-betting-how-are-odds-created-what-is-the-bookie-edge-and-does-the-house-always-win/

Ighalo drops Man Utd future hint as loan star looks to prove himself as a ‘beast’.Odion Ighalo has hinted that he will be looking to complete a permanent move to Manchester United, with the Nigerian stating his intention to spend “more time with the team”.

A short-term deal was put in place for the former Watford striker during the January transfer window.....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/06/ighalo-drops-man-utd-future-hint-as-loan-star-looks-to-prove-himself-as-a-beast/

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, says the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government is playing politics with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic ravaging the world.....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/06/wike-why-is-sanwo-olu-getting-n10b-for-coronavirus-and-i-am-not/

The #LagosState Police Command has arrested #Nollywood star, Funke Akindele, for defying government’s order on lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country.
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The actress on Saturday hosted a birthday party in her apartment which led to an uproar and calls for her arrest. Her arrest was confirmed by Gawat Jubril, who is the SSA to Gov. Sanwoolu on New Media..... https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/05/lockdown-police-arrest-actress-funkeakindele-for-hosting-house-party/

The PDP in a statement, said the reduction of the pump price of fuel by N1.50k was further display of alleged cruelty and insensitivity by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to the plight of Nigerians.

It insisted that owing to the slump in the price of crude oil in the international market, fuel should be sold for N90 per liter and challenged the Federal Government and the ruling party to explain how they arrived at N123.5....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/03/fuel-pdp-rejects-n123-5-insists-on-n90-per-liter/

European football, currently at a standstill because of the coronavirus, is focusing on a restart in July and August with clubs and leagues being told that stopping competitions should "really be the last resort."

Uefa, the European Club Association and the European Leagues' umbrella group sent a joint letter to their members on Thursday saying it was of "paramount importance" that competitions, including domestic leagues, were decided on the field....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/03/european-football-focusing-on-restart-in-july-and-august/

Bayern Munich have fined defender Jerome Boateng for leaving the city "without permission", an act in breach of the strict rules of confinement imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

According to TVO television, the 31-year-old had left the city to visit his sick son and was involved in a minor road accident on Tuesday.

"Bayern defender Jerome Boateng left Munich yesterday without permission from the club," said the German champions in a statement.

"Boateng has transgressed the guidelines issued by the club by being too far away from his home.....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/02/boateng-fined-for-leaving-munich-without-permission/

Food markets to open 10am to 2pm every other day, Nine cases surface in Osun, seven in FCT, hit 174. The Federal Government has relaxed total lockdown it imposed on the Federal Capital Territory, Lagos and Ogun states to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The government, in the new guidelines it issued on Wednesday, stated that markets selling food would open from 10am to 2pm every other day....https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/02/fg-reviews-lockdown-as-covid-19-cases-rise-by-35/

One of Nigeria’s renowned power-lifters and star at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Ndidi Nwosu, is dead.

The death of Nwosu was confirmed by Queen Uboh, the former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation.

According to Ms Uboh, the husband of the late powerlifter Ikechukwu Nwosu, called her to convey the sad news of the demise of the world champion.

She said: “Ndidi sustained an injury from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She was a heavyweight powerlifter. I had actually assisted by paying for two of the surgeries she had in Owerri but after the surgery, she was never the same again.

“She had been off and on in the hospital and that was why she couldn’t take part in this last World Cup.

“Even before she died, she appeared to me in the dream. She told me not to leave her family and that I was still her mummy despite not being the Powerlifting President anymore. So when the husband called me to inform me of her passing, I knew already because she had appeared to me in the dream”.

The former official further revealed that after her surgery, she sent some money to Nwosu to start a petty business but she couldn’t manage it with her poor health.

“She called me to say she couldn’t sustain the business because she couldn’t move about anymore and moreover, she was using the money to buy drugs.”

Ms Uboh described the late Nwosu as very humble and easy-going.

“She was a very quiet powerlifter and that’s why many people really didn’t know her. Ndidi became a professional powerlifter in 2008 and won gold in the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016 and also at the 2018 Commonwealth Games It was at the Commonwealth Games that she sustained an injury which affected her spine.”

Meanwhile, the federal government has expressed sadness over the death.

While expressing his deepest condolences and sympathy with the family of the iconic powerlifter, the Youth and Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, recalled and extolled the podium performances of Nwosu, “which etched and ranked the name of her fatherland- Nigeria- amongst the countries parading great para powerlifters on the international scene.”

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/385253-nigerian-paralympic-gold-medalist-ndidi-nwosu-is-dead.html

The Premier League winner's contract expires at the end of the season, whenever that might prove to be and he wants to finish the campaign...https://naijaodds.com/2020/04/01/premier-league-season-has-to-be-finished-fuchs/

The Catalan club's president denied there was any unrest from the Argentine superstar over the financial cuts made to players' salaries
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said Lionel Messi agreed with pay cuts at the Liga champions, after the captain criticised senior club figures behind the scenes....https://naijaodds.com/2020/03/31/messi-never-rejected-wage-cuts-says-barcelona-president-bartomeu/

Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko has admitted that he wanted the team's Formula One drivers to deliberately contract coronavirus before the potential start of the new season.https://naijaodds.com/2020/03/30/red-bull-official-wanted-drivers-to-deliberately-catch-coronavirus/

Good news as Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients at Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital....https://naijaodds.com/2020/03/30/five-more-coronavirus-patients-discharged/
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff will put players through their paces from home starting on Monday as the club holds live video training sessions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Spurs' players are in self-isolation with Britain in lockdown and the Premier League suspended until at least April 30.

The players so far have been working through their own individual training programmes designed by the coaching and sports science teams, and England midfielder Harry Winks said they were still adjusting to the new routine.......https://naijaodds.com/2020/03/30/mourinho-to-take-spurs-training-via-video-amid-coronavirus-lockdown/

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Most player contracts run from July 1-June 30, and with the threat of the coronavirus pandemic pushing them beyond that in 2020, it opens up a conundrum for clubs and players alike... https://naijaodds.com/2020/03/27/fifa-provide-solution-to-player-contract-conundrum/