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Five more Russian athletes have been banned from the Olympics for life as a result of the International Olympic Committee’s investigations into the country’s doping scandal. The affected are Sergei Chudinov, Aleksei Negodailo, Dmitry Trunenkov, Yana Romanova and Olga Vilukhina. The IOC announced the first Russian bans, based on the findings of the 2016 McLaren report, on November 1. On Monday, the committee published a full decision on one of the bans for the first time. In it, the IOC’s disciplinary commission described the “puzzle” of investigating something that was “by nature and purpose elusive”. The McLaren report said Russian…

AC Milan have sacked Vincenzo Montella as manager and placed Gennaro Gattuso in charge of the first team. Montella took charge of AC Milan in June 2016. The club are seventh in Serie A with 20 points, 18 behind leaders Napoli, after a run of only two league victories in their past nine games. They drew 0-0 with Torino at home on Sunday and have lost six of their 14 top-flight matches this season. Gattuso, a former AC Milan midfielder, steps up from managing the club’s youth side. The 39-year-old Italian played for Milan between 1999 and 2013, winning the…

The Premier League club’s search for a new boss has taken on fresh urgency after Sunday’s 4-1 loss at Southampton. Allardyce, 63, was an early candidate to succeed Ronald Koeman, who was sacked on October 23, but withdrew after Everton delayed making an offer. The Toffees, whose pursuit of Watford manager Marco Silva has reached a dead end, have lost five of the seven games they have played since Koeman left. Allardyce has been out of football since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season. He saved Palace from relegation, having left the England job in September 2016…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday directed the Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to pay the outstanding Paris and London Clubs refunds before the end of 2017. Buhari gave the directive in a meeting with state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday. This was revealed via the Presidency’s twitter handle, @NGRPresident. The meeting featured discussions on the nation’s economy, workers’ welfare as well as Federal-State relationship among others. “President @MBuhari has directed the Ministers of @FinMinNigeria and Budget & National Planning and…

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho admits he is finding it difficut to manage Paul Pogba’s return from injury. The France international has started three matches in seven days, after being sidelined for two months with the hamstring injury he suffered in the 3-0 Champions League win over Basel at Old Trafford on September 13. Mourinho admits he faces a dilemma ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League against Watford at Vicarage Road, which is live on BT Sport 1 on the eir Sport pack [kick off 8pm], because he is unsure whether the 24-year-old is fit enough for a fourth match in 10 days.…

Bitcoin hit a fresh record high on Monday of $9,687 (£7,272) as the virtual currency shows no sign of slowing down in its pursuit of the $10,000 mark. The cryptocurrency rose 4.5% on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange in early morning trading, which is its closest position to five figures. Furthermore, bitcoin prices have jumped 45% in the last two weeks alone, while soaring 918% since the end of 2016 when it was trading at just $952. However, pricing of the virtual currency is notoriously volatile. The recent surge in prices has been driven by the world’s largest derivatives exchange operator…

Many of us are over-stimulated in our everyday lives and struggle to wind down in the evening. When it comes to putting head to the pillow and trying to clock off, there’s nothing more frustrating than a body and brain that won’t stop racing. A quarter of  adults report poor sleep, according to nutritionist Dr Lisa Gatenby. Not getting enough sleep can lead to poor hand-eye coordination, troublesome skin, a depleted immune system, and even poor diet choices. However, Gatenby believes that a good diet can, in fact, improve the quality of our sleep. For Gatenby, there are three foods that are better…

Buhari Inaugurates a 30-member National Minimum Wage CommitteeA 30-member National Minimum Wage Committee has been inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari, who inaugurated the committee Monday, urged members of the members to amicably consider the issue of a National Minimum Wage and all matters ancillary to it with thoroughness and concern not only for the welfare of the work-force but the effect on the country’s economy. He said “The subject of a National Minimum Wage for the Federation is within the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as…

Barcelona are on the top perch of the world’s highest paid team 2017, according to the global sports salaries survey (GSSS) released this weekend. Barca are followed by Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid. Barcelona lead the way at £6.6 million. Lionel Messi and his new £500,000-a-week contract extension, signed in July, contributed to the rise. Manchester United are no longer holders of the top spot, but drop to fourth position this year. The metric utilized here is average base salary per first team player. Paris Saint-Germain are moving up the ladder fast having splashed cash on Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, bringing their…

Google plans to release Android 8.1 to the world next month, but folks have been testing an early build of the operating system since Google released the first developer preview about a month ago. Now Google has released Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2. Among other things, it enables developer access to the Pixel Visual Core co-processor in Google’s Pixel 2 smartphones, which could lead to super-fast HDR image processing and machine learning in third-party apps. The second developer preview also includes some bug fixes, although Google notes that there may still be some problems with third-party apps that don’t work…