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U.S. Basketball hall-of-famer Patrick Ewing announced on Friday that he has contracted the coronavirus and has been hospitalised.

Ewing, who is now the head coach of Georgetown University basketball team shared his status on Twitter, along with a statement by the university.

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“I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serous and should not be taken lightly,” the Jamaica-born Ewing said.

“I want to encourage everyone to stay safe and take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Now more

The Confederation of African Football on Wednesday shunned Nigerian players on the shortlist for the 2011 African Player of the Year award.

The continent football governing body  included three Ghanaians in the 10-man list, Supersport reports.

The Ghanaians are Andre Ayew, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Asamoah Gyan. The list was announced at a short ceremony in Accra on Wednesday morning.

Samuel Eto’o could win the award for the fifth time, which will be a record, if he wins it at the ceremony to be held on December 22, in Accra.
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Chelsea have officially made their return to group training as the Premier League’s return plan continues to gather force.

On Tuesday, the Blues’ first-team squad members worked together for the first time in over two months.

However, one of the surprises of Tuesday’s training was N’golo Kante.

The Frenchman debuted his post-lockdown ‘do’ – as he was captured running beside a teammate.

Another surprise was Callum Hudson-Odoi, who trained despite spending Sunday in jail over rape allegations.

Olivier Giroud was also captured smiling to the cameras.

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Paris Saint-Germain president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has openly declared his admiration for Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo for his unique determination and professionalism.

“Year after year, he shows a unique determination, an extraordinary strength of character,” Al-Khelaifi, said while speaking to France Football.

He continued; “He remains motivated by this desire to improve every day, and he always pushes his limits.

“I admire this relentless will; he is a great example for all athletes of the future,” added said.

Ronaldo has been linked with PSG in the past, with the mega-rich Ligue 1 champions …

Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after allegedly breaching lockdown to be with a model he met online.

Daily Mail reported that Hudson-Odoi invited her to his house and they had a late-night tryst.

However, Metropolitan Police confirmed that they and the London Ambulance Service were called to ‘a report of an unwell woman’ at 03:53 on Sunday morning.

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It was reported that Hudson-Odoi had a noisy quarrel with the woman at his west London home.

Hudson-Odoi remains in police custody while the unnamed woman was …