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Sponsoring the upcoming fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor was always going to be an expensive proposition, but now, according to a report from ESPN, it looks like the rates for the August 26 bout will shatter a number of records. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the sports media giant obtained a proposal that WME-IMG, which owns the UFC, ...

Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu says the recent death of Ivory Coast’s Cheick Tiote should be a wake up call to act over heart problems in Africa. Tiote, who was 30, died earlier this month after collapsing as he trained his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises. Kanu battled heart problems during his career says it is time to address heart related ...

Premier League club Kumasi Asante Kotoko have finally settled all outstanding arrears owed former Coach David Duncan. The Porcupine Warriors have now completed the full payment of 44,000 cedis which was to serve as damages for the former Hearts of Oak trainer who was fired last season. He was relieved off his duties after just four matches in the 2015/16 ...

Ander Herrera emerged last season as one of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s key lieutenants during the club’s run to the Europa League. That form may have attracted the attention of Barcelona, back in Herrera’s native Spain. The Catalan club is attempting to restructure its midfield this summer and would prefer Marco Verratti, the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder. The Independent reports ...

Lionel Messi has revealed more information about his upcoming wedding, which will be held in his hometown in Argentina. The forward won the Copa Del Rey for the fifth time in his career last season, but Barcelona finished second in La Liga behind Real Madrid and crashed out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Revealed: Messi’s wedding menu According ...

ALVARO MORATA has told friends his mind is made up to join Manchester United and that a deal “has been done” with Real Madrid. Morata is believed to have broken off from his honeymoon this week for showdown talks with Real president Florentino Perez in a bid to break the stalemate in the move. And those talks have helped to ...

Venus Williams reportedly caused a T-bone car accident in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, that resulted in the death of a 78-year-old man, according to Palm Beach Gardens police report. The report said that on June 9 Williams was driving through an intersection at 5 miles per hour when she “darted” into the street in front of another car, which struck ...

Real president Florentino Perez tried to deny the two clubs were discussing a deal for the Spanish striker last night. He said: “I believe we are not negotiating with Manchester United, which does not mean that there are not people around him who are talking, which is normal. “I have read that we have reached an agreement for I don’t ...

Alexis Sanchez’s future has still not been sorted out but Manchester City are increasingly optimistic he will be playing for them next season. Sanchez, 28, is still on international duty with Chile who have reached the 2017 Confederations Cup final and his Arsenal future is no closer to being sorted with just one year remaining on his current contract with ...

Our friends at Football Whispers round up the latest transfer news from the European papers as Real Madrid continue to monitor Thibaut Courtois and Arsenal push forward for Thomas Lemar. ITALY Manchester United have made another move for Torino striker Andrea Belotti. The 23-year-old scored 26 goals in Serie A last season and has been a transfer target for Arsenal ...