Author: Karanja Jackson

Communication and Media Trainer. Believer in humility and kindness. Ardent Sports Fan.

The Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled because of rise in Covid cases in the country The circuit was scheduled to take place between 8th and 10th October The Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the country. Formula One reported that the decision has been taken by the nation’s government to cancel the race due to what they termed as ‘ongoing complexities of the pandemic’. Japan joins a growing list of countries that have cancelled their races including Australia, China, Canada, and Singapore with the Turkish Grand Prix initially cancelled but…

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Bayern beat Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park to lift the cup Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and one from Thomas Muller gave new coach Julian Nagelsmann his maiden silverware Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund to lift the DFL-Supercup. After a moving pre-match tribute to the late Gerd Müller, the match started high in intensity but low in quality, as the two outfits made several careless errors in possession. Marco Reus had a wonderful opportunity to give the ‘Schwarzgelben’ the lead early on, but his shot was saved by Manuel Neuer, while Robert Lewandowski’s close-range effort…

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Barcelona’s greatest ever player holds press conference for the first time since it was confirmed that he is leaving Close friends, family, present and past teammates attended the conference A tearful Messi confirmed that he was ready to remain at the club before it was confirmed that the club can not keep him A tearful Lionel Messi confirmed he was leaving Barcelona after 21 years at his farewell press conference on Sunday morning. Barcelona reported on Thursday that Messi will not be staying at the club “because of financial and structural obstacles”. On Sunday, Messi appeared at a press conference…

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Manchester United have extended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s contract until 2024 The Norwegian has signed a deal which gives him the option of a further year They finished second in the league last year but lost in the Europa League final Manchester United have confirmed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new contract to extend his stay as manager. The Norwegian has signed a deal which will take his stay at the club until 2024, with an option of a further year. Solskjaer was appointed on a caretaker basis to replace Jose Mourinho in December 2018 before he was made…

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The Bucks beat the Suns in Game 6 to win their second NBA championship Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points on Tuesday night against the Suns Milwaukee Bucks are the 2021 NBA champions after beating the Phoenix Suns. Led by MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who also had 14 rebounds and five blocked shots, the Bucks pulled away from the Suns to win 105-98 in a raucous Fiserv Forum. Antetokounmpo — who was born in Athens, Greece — was 16 for 25 from the field and hit all but two of his 19 free throws. He also had five blocks in a performance…

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Anthony Joshua has announced his next fight as he faces Oleksandr Usyk The British heavyweight will put his four world title belts on the line in London Joshua will be the first boxer to fight at Tottenham’s stadium Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will defend his titles against Oleksandr Usyk on September 25. Joshua currently holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles and while he wanted to unify the division against Tyson Fury, he has been ordered to defend his WBO title against mandatory challenger Usyk. ‘The date is set and we are fully locked in,’ Joshua, who toured the…

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