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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says three another COVID-19 related deaths were recorded, increasing the infection mortality in the state to 50. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Twitter account on Saturday evening. He, however, did not give additional information about the sex, age, nationality or medical conditions of the deceased. Abayomi added that 254 new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed in Lagos on May 29, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 4,393. The commissioner noted that on the same day, 29 COVID-19 patients- five females and 24 males, including…

Tottenham striker Troy Parrott is set to miss the restart of the Premier League season after his club said on Saturday that he had surgery to remove his appendix. The 18-year-old, who has made four appearances in all competitions this season, was suffering from appendicitis. “The young striker was found to have early signs of appendicitis after reporting abdominal pain to our medical staff,” Tottenham said in a statement. “He will now undergo a period of recovery before commencing rehabilitation and returning to training later in June.” Parrott, who made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland last November,…

Barcelona could suffer from the new rule that allows teams to make five substitutions in a match instead of three, their coach Quique Setien has said. FIFA has made the temporary change to ease the physical strain on players, who are returning to a congested period of games after a lengthy break due to the coronavirus pandemic. The law could favour the bigger clubs like Barcelona, who have deeper squads and better players ready to come off the bench. But Setien believes Barca, who are two points clear at the top of La Liga, will also find opponents are now…

• Insists Super Eagles not the best team in Africa Nigeria Manager Gernot Rohr, who has signed a new contract with the Nigeria Football Federation, has said the Super Eagles are “not number one in Africa” and may not deliver the 2021 Afcon. The German told BBC Sport Africa he is “happy to continue” with Nigeria and that the new deal was “good for all of us.” The contract quagmire between the Nigeria Football Federation and their coach, which lasted for over two months, finally came to an end with the announcement by the President of the Federation on Wednesday.…

Napoli has become the latest team to show interest in Club Brugge’s Arsenal target, Emmanuel Dennis reports Football Italia. The Nigerian’s stock rose this season after he enjoyed fine performances against Real Madrid in the Champions League and Manchester United in the Europa League. He is one of two Nigerian forwards who are highly sought after this season, the other being Victor Osimhen. Both players have been linked with a move to Arsenal this summer, however, Osimhen’s asking price is proving a problem for most of his suitors and Arsenal has turned their attention to Dennis. However, Football Italia is…

Spain’s La Liga will resume on 11 June when Real Betis face Sevilla, and next season will start on 12 September. Organisers want to finish the season on the weekend of 18-19 July “depending on the evolution” of coronavirus. The Spanish government’s department for sport said agreements had been reached with La Liga and the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF). Football was suspended on 12 March but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said it can resume from 8 June. La Liga president Javier Tebas said: “The important thing will be when the season finishes, although we’ll only be able to congratulate ourselves…

Vincent Kompany has turned down an offer from Manchester City to become Pep Guardiola’s assistant coach, according to various Belgian media reports on Friday. The former City captain is under contract as player-manager of Anderlecht until 2022, having left the Etihad Stadium last year following a trophy-laden 11-year spell in England. Kompany, who has never concealed his desire to one day be City manager, said he wanted to stay at Anderlecht. On Thursday, Belgium’s most successful club responded to recent financial difficulties as Wouter Vandenhaute took over from Marc Coucke as president. Anderlecht finished only eighth in the Belgian league…

Italy’s Serie A has been given the all-clear to return on June 20 after a three-month enforced absence in one of the epicentres of the coronavirus pandemic. For the Scudetto, all remains to be played for with leaders Juventus just one point ahead of Lazio, in what had been shaping up to be one of the most exciting title chases in years. There are also other issues to sort out, including relegation and next year’s European places, with all the drama set to take place behind closed doors in empty stadiums. AFP Sport takes a look at what still needs…

*Laments absence of reform in oil sector, sharp practices in CBN, absence of openness in usage of security votes Pro-democracy think tank, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) previewed the anti-graft campaign of the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration in the last five years and concluded that not much has been achieved to address the menace in the polity. CDD while outlining achievements and shortcomings of President’s Buhari’s Anti-Corruption noted that it was regrettable that President Buhari failed to capitalise on the so -called ‘Buhari Effect’ since he was voted into office in 2015 to enact a wider and…

Fola Ojo If you are reading this treatise today, at one time in this journey of life, you must have been stabbed in the back by those you needed most; lied to by those you dealt with in truth and love; left alone by those you had once stood by in their times of many trials and troubles; and bruised and hurt on purpose by some people you had once helped to discover their purposes in life. Nobody loves these raw deals unleashed on them in any relationship. If you have not yet been cudgelled by any or all of…