Author: David Great

Filippo Inzaghi has parted company with Pisa by mutual consent, the Serie A club said on Friday, with the coach moving on just weeks after leading the Tuscan side to promotion from Italy’s second tier. Inzaghi, older brother of Simone who recently left Inter Milan to manage Saudi club Al-Hilal, took Pisa back to the top flight after an absence of 34 years in his first season at the club. The 51-year-old former Italy striker began his managerial career at AC Milan where he ended his playing days, taking charge at the San Siro for one season before earning promotion…

Liverpool are considering a move for Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 26, who spent last season on loan at Galatasaray. (Givemesport) PSG will not allow France forward Bradley Barcola, 22, to leave this summer amid interest from Liverpool and Bayern Munich. (Foot Mercato – in French) Liverpool made Barcola their priority after completing a deal for Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. (Sun) Bayer Leverkusen have made Liverpool’s £40m-rated English central defender Jarell Quansah, 22, a summer target. (Athletic – subscription required) Manchester United are interested in signing French striker Hugo Ekitike, 22, from Eintracht Frankfurt in a potential £85m…

Tottenham Hotspur have announced Thomas Frank as successor of Ange Postecoglou after the former Brentford coach signed a three-year contract with the Europa League holders. Frank, 51, who has been in charge of Brentford since 2018 and established them in the top flight, will take charge of a club that will take part in next year’s Champions League after they won the Europa League last month in Bilbao. Brentford assistant first-team coach Justin Cochrane, head of athletic performance Chris Haslam and first-team analyst Joe Newton are also joining Frank at Spurs, along with Andreas Georgson from Manchester United. The Dane is…

Over 290 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said, in the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade. The dead included people on the ground as the aircraft – headed for Gatwick Airport, south of the British capital – crashed on to a medical college hostel during lunch hour. At least one passenger is known to have survived, police said, and the man told Indian media how he had heard a loud noise shortly after take-off.…

Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has joined Serie A champions Napoli as a free agent on Thursday, following the end of his glittering 10-year spell at Manchester City. De Bruyne lifted 19 trophies at City since his 2015 move from German side VfL Wolfsburg — a haul that includes six Premier League titles and one Champions League crown. He has also been named the Premier League Player of the Season twice. De Bruyne will link up with Belgium international Romelu Lukaku and former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte, who is head coach of Napoli. Regarded as one of the…

England international defender Trent Alexander-Arnold described his move to Real Madrid as “a dream come true” after he was unveiled to fans during his official presentation by the La Liga club on Thursday. The Liverpool-born Alexander-Arnold left his boyhood club last month in a tearful farewell after securing his second Premier League winner’s medal, before joining Real on a six-year deal. According to British media reports, Real paid a fee in the region of £10 million ($13.58 million) to sign the 26-year-old before his Liverpool contract ended on June 30, ensuring his availability for the Club World Cup, set to…

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has pointed to weakening democratic institutions, deteriorating electoral credibility, corruption, etc as factors weakening democracy in Nigeria. As Nigeria celebrates 26 years of continuous democracy on June 12, the civil society organisation noted that democracy is backsliding under the watch of President Bola Tinubu citing the frightening collapse of responsible, transparent and accountable governance. Weakening of Democratic Institutions “Right now, the nation’s democratic institutions are at their weakest points and consistently failing the people, while authoritarian tendencies continue to rise. Failure of leadership, erosion of public trust, rising corruption, impunity, compromised electoral processes,…

An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, and India’s federal health minister said that “many people” were killed. The plane was headed to Britain’s Gatwick Airport, Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport. “The building on which it has crashed is a doctors’ hostel… we have cleared almost 70% to 80% of the area and will clear the rest soon,” a senior police officer told reporters. The 242…

Three-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson left the Las Vegas Aces’ game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday night with a head injury. Aces coach Becky Hammon said postgame that Wilson would see a doctor on Thursday, with the star’s status uncertain until then. Wilson took herself out of the game with 1:17 left in the third quarter and immediately put a towel on her nose. She left the bench area a short time later and was ruled out early in the fourth quarter. Wilson took a blow to the nose earlier in the game, and gauze was put into…

NBA Finals marquees aren’t just for backups and the Indiana Pacers proved that on Thursday to the 20,000 fans with golden T-shirts in the arena cheering, “But this is Indiana.” Reserve guards Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell helped Indiana’s bench break out with 49 points as the Pacers topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to claim a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Indiana star Tyrese Halliburton finished one rebound shy of a triple-double and didn’t entirely shed his playoff cape. He provided ample heroics with 22 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and Pascal Siakam added 21…