Tokyo 2020 organisers have announced that an athlete in Japan and five Olympic workers, mostly contractors, have tested positive for coronavirus, just over a week before the opening ceremony.

The news came as eight staff at a Japanese hotel hosting Brazil’s Olympic judo team tested positive, and a staff member from Russia’s rugby sevens team was hospitalised after a positive test.

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IN FOOTBALL – Paris Saint-Germain says they have completed the signing of Italy’s Euro 2020 goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on a five-year deal.

The 22-year-old, who saved two penalties in the Euro final and was named player of the tournament, heads to France on a free transfer from AC Milan.

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England’s Football Association has released a statement condemning the online racist abuse of players following the team’s penalty shootout loss to Italy in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final.

The sides drew 1-1 after extra time, and Italy won the shootout 3-2, with England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, who are all Black, missing spot kicks.

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England FA further stressed that it will do all it can to support the players affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible.

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Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo has expressed determination to play in LaLiga next season following his club CD Leganes failure to secure promotion to the Spanish top-flight.

The Cucumber Growers fell short of a return to LaLiga after losing 5-1 on aggregate to Rayo Vallecano in the promotion playoffs.

Omeruo will now have to play in the Segunda Division for the second consecutive season in a row unless he is able to secure a move elsewhere.

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He defender said he still has a contract with Leganes, but he is hoping to find a team in La Liga to play next season. According to him, Leganes want to keep him, but if the right offer comes, he will be allowed to leave.

The 27-year-old joined Leganes from European champions Chelsea on a permanent deal in 2019 after previously spending time on loan at the club.

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The Australian Grand Prix has been called off for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Australian round of the MotoGP world championship, scheduled for 24th October, has also been cancelled.

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The Formula 1 event was due to take place from 19th to 21st November but has been abandoned because of tight border controls in Australia. Australian Grand Prix Corporation chairman Paul Little said he was “deeply disappointed” in a statement.

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Everton are close to confirming the appointment of former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as successor to Carlo Ancelotti after he agreed a three-year deal.

The contentious arrival of the 61-year old is now seen as a formality after he impressed Everton owner Farhad Moshiri in several rounds of talks.

Benitez won the Champions League and the FA Cup in a six-year spell at Anfield. Ancelotti resigned in early June to return to Real Madrid.

In a historic and controversial move, Benitez will join William Edward Barclay, who was part of the original foundation of Everton in the 1890s and later the breakaway Liverpool club, as the only men to cross the city divide to manage both clubs.

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The formal announcement is all that remains to seal an appointment that has brought a mixed reaction from Everton fans, after Benitez caused a furore by calling Liverpool’s arch-rivals a “small club” after a goalless derby at Anfield in February 2007.

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Katsina United have ended the unbeaten run of Akwa United in the Nigeria Professional Football League with a 1 -0 win in match day 29 game but coach Kennedy Boboye’s team still maintained the top position in the league.

Before the matchday 29 fixture at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina, Akwa United were unbeaten in 18 league matches.

Losing 1-0 to Rivers United on matchday 28, the Changi Boys were avoiding back-to-back defeats when they filed out to take on the in-form Promise Keepers.

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Meanwhile, Dakkada FC recorded their third away win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Abia Warriors at the Okigwe Township Stadium. Issac George scored in the 76th minute to give the Chosen Ones another crucial win on the road and inflict the third defeat in a row on the Warriors.

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Nigeria will play Cameroon in a second friendly game today, Tuesday. It is the second time both teams will face each other within four days, with the Indomitable Lions winning 1-0 last Friday.

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, who stars for relegated English side Fulham, scored the winner in the first half.

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The matches have been put together to help the Super Eagles prepare for their 2022 World Cup qualification games against Liberia and Cape Verde in September.

This will be Nigeria’s fourth international game in 2021. Their first two outings have been qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Today’s international friendly will be played at the Wiener Neustadt Stadium in Vienna.

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Barcelona will sign Spain centre-back Eric Garcia on a five-year deal when his Manchester City contract expires next month.

The La Liga club have included a buyout clause of 400million euros in the 20-year-old’s contract.

Garcia’s youth career began at Barcelona before he moved to Manchester City in 2017.

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Barcelona on Monday agreed a two-year deal with City striker Sergio Aguero, whose contract expires on June 30.

Garcia, who joined Barcelona’s academy in 2008, made 12 appearances for Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions in 2020-2021 but started just three games in their title-winning campaign.

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