Adebayor deal cancelled by Genesio – Lyon

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas claims manager Bruno Genesio and his backroom staff took the decision to sign Jean-Philippe Mateta ahead of Emmanuel Adebayor.
Free agent Adebayor was expected to join the Ligue 1 club last week, only for the deal to fall through. Lyon cited concerns over the 32-year-old’s lack of availability during the Africa Cup of

Federation says on course to grooming world beaters in armwrestling

Apparently satisfied with the skills exhibited by athletes at its just-concluded Nigeria Armwrestling Invitational Lagos Championships, the Nigeria Armwrestling Federation (NWAF) says it is on course in grooming world beaters.
The President of NAWF, Olatunji Jackson, reviewing the competition, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the armwrestlers had improved so well.
“The athletes have put so much effort into getting better. I am impressed by their performance at the competition.
“When we came on board a little over two years ago, the armwrestlers were not this good. They have even worked on themselves to get acquainted with the latest techniques.
“They competed as if they were at an international competition and that’s good because when at

Rio Paralympics stages closing ceremony

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (L), President of the International Paralympic Committee Sir Philip Craven (C) and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (R) celebrate during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 18, 2016.(AFP)

Rio said farewell to the Paralympics Sunday in a closing ceremony showcasing Brazil’s love for music and celebrating what many consider to have been a surprisingly successful Games.
The famous Maracana football stadium was packed, with the Paralympians themselves seated across the field, as proceedings kicked off with fireworks.
Among the first performers was Jonathan Bastos, a Brazilian who was born without arms but has became an accomplished musician, playing instruments with his feet. Then it was Ricardinho, star

Chelsea are playing boring football – Leboeuf

Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has urged manager Antonio Conte to rethink his tactics, claiming the Blues are producing “boring” football.
Chelsea began the season with a hat trick of wins but have since drawn at Swansea and were beaten at home by Liverpool on Friday.