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EPL: Chelsea aims to sign Havertz from Leverkusen

The west London side have wasted little time as they seek to strengthen their squad ahead of next season, having already announced the capture of Hakim Ziyech ...

George Russell completes hat-trick of F1 esports victories

In seven days, the final race in the virtual series will occur before the official start of the revised 2020 Formula 1 championship. According to the Formul...

Pakistan add Younis, Mushtaq as coaches

Pakistan are scheduled to take on England in a three-Test series from 30 July and then the two teams will clash in a three-match T20 series from August 29. "Ap...

Peterborough owner Darragh MacAnthony blasts clubs voting to end the season early

The focus now immediately switch to the question of when next season can begin and the Saddlers are among several clubs set to lobby the EFL for an answer over ...

Swinney: I would've fired assistant if he directed racial slur at player

According to the head coach, there are two words he absolutely won't tolerate: the N-word and g-ddamn. Sometimes it's in private, sometimes it's in public. Clem...

Major League Baseball to propose full prorated salaries, 50-game season

A 50-game schedule would pay the players 30.8 percent of the salary they would have received for 114 games. The players say, essentially, that's not their pro...

ICC confirms Covid-19 substitutes and saliva ban on interim basis

Several other interim measures created to ensure the safety of players and match officials were ratified by the ICC Chief Executives Committee (CEC) - including...

President Trump questions meaning of National Football League commissioner statement

Are they going to try to punish us all? While taking to Twitter Sunday, the president asked whether Roger Goodell was implying peace and reconciliation in...

Uninsured Balotelli turned away from Brescia training ground

Brescia only re-signed Balotelli back in August on a three-year deal, though the contract contains a break clause after a season if the club are relegated. T...

Liverpool 'make breakthrough' with Gini Wijnaldum contract talks

He wanted assurances he would continue to be regarded as a key player before entering into a discussion with Liverpool. Wijnaldum pockets around £75k-per-wee...

Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante unlikely to be ready for restart

The report said Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is keen to reshape his attacking force and wants to add Havertz to his options, despite being reportedly close t...

Mercedes "learned a lot" about new F1 protocols - Bottas

The test has been created to not only shake off any cobwebs for Bottas and team-mate Lewis Hamilton - who drives on Wednesday - following such a sustained per...

Manchester United great Tony Dunne dies aged 78

He won the FA Cup in 1963 and was part of Matt Busby's title-winning squads in 1965 and 1967. Manchester United announced Dunne's death on Twitter late ...

Manny Pacquiao planning to run for president in Philippines

PAY ATTENTION: Click "See First" under the "Following" tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! . In 2016, he received more than 16million vote...

Jefferson Poirot retires from France duty at age of 27

In a statement on Instagram, Poirot said: "It's time for me to tell you about the hard decision that I took a few months ago. The decision was made in a fractio...

Hearing opens as Manchester City appeal two-year European ban

Istanbul are expected to be given the option to host a future Champions League final and it is possible Uefa may yet ask St Petersburg, Munich or London's W...

Former UPEI Panther Joel Ward part of newly formed Hockey Diversity Alliance

San Jose Sharks' Evander Kane , right, celebrates his goal with teammate Barclay Goodrow during second period NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames ...

NFL will likely allow player protests during national anthem

Trump posted on Twitter. He's been overwhelmed by how many people have bought hand bands on his website with proceeds earmarked for Black Lives Matter initiativ...

Saliva use wont be a problem in bio-secure bubble: Pollock #101192

Banning or using saliva or sweat on the ball has become a never-ending debate since the outbreak of the coronavirus . Pollock said on a podcast, "I think the...

Hopkins omits Clemson in player intros due to 'oppressive' school figure

Calhoun . Calhoun's son-in-law was Thomas Green Clemson, founder of the university, and the college campus in SC is on the site of Calhoun's Fort Hill plantatio...

Windies leave for 3-test tour of England

Former West Indies and Jamaica off-spinning all-rounder Gareth Breese is expecting a very competitive series when the West Indies travel to take on England in...

Sainz refutes number two status in Ferrari contract

The Monegasque youngster starred throughout a year ago, winning two races and finishing fourth in the drivers' standings ahead of four-time world champion team-...

Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder may take place at Sydney

Should spectators be able to return to U.S. venues later in the year, Arum has announced Las Vegas' new Allegiant Stadium as his preferred venue for the trilogy...

Rangers set to make loan move for Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster

Rangers now have Jermain Defoe and Alfredo Morelos as their attacking options, but they are expected to face some hefty bids for the latter this summer, heighte...

'Which one is next?' - Lewis Hamilton on Edward Colston statue

The statue of the prominent 17th Century slave trader has been a source of controversy in the city for years. One of the major news the past weekend was the r...

Leicester and Everton looking to sign Nicolas Tagliafico

Chilwell could be Guardiola's first signing this summer as he prepares to bolster his team for next season. Chilwell has become a hot property in the transfer...

Two new positive coronavirus tests in Championship confirmed by EFL

Peterborough, who would miss out on the play-offs under the EFL's proposed framework, and Tranmere, who stand to be relegated if the points-per-game system rece...

F1 confirms first 8 races of revised 2020 calendar

The confirmed schedule stretched through to the Italian Grand Prix on 6 September, with dates yet to be confirmed for any of the races in Asia, the Americas o...

Faced Racism While Playing For Sunrisers Hyderabad - Darren Sammy

Sammy has urged the ICC to take serious note of racism which exists in the game. The situation also escalated after Chris Gayle also voiced his opinion ec...

National Basketball Association players union approves restart plan for season

Since the league's contenders and suitors will be on Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports in mid-July for training camp, followed by the resumption of the season ...