Former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings has died at the age of 73. According to multiple reports from Ghanaian media, the revolutionary leader died from coronavirus-related complications at a hospital in the capital, Accra. The development comes less than a month after he buried his mother. Rawlings, who is…
Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus and has been ruled out of a midweek Nations League fixture with his country. On Tuesday the 35-year-old is said to be “fine and sunbathing”. Ronaldo “is asymptomatic” and “will not play against Sweden” in Wednesday’s Nations League match,…
New Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani‘s debut is likely to be delayed by Covid-19 regulations. The Uruguayan, who joined United on Monday, left Paris St-Germain in June and has not been part of an elite athlete bubble. It means Cavani, 33, has had to enter into a period of self-isolation…
Manchester City have confirmed that both winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for Covid-19. City announced on Monday morning that Laporte and Mahrez had contracted the virus although it is understood that their results came back in the days before today’s announcement. Algeria’s Mahrez, 29, and…
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has tested positive for coronavirus. Onyeama, who is also a member of the coronavirus Presidential Task Force in Nigeria made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday, saying his test came back positive on Saturday and that he is heading for isolation in a health…
