On Emirates wings: It’s not if, but when Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk is joining Arsenal
Arsenal have made significant progress on a deal to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk following fresh talks with Shakhtar Donetsk on Monday prior to the Gunners’ resounding 3-0 FA Cup victory at Oxford United. Although the two clubs remain in negotiations and are still yet to agree on a fee, the exhausting...
Will Brazil President Lula da Silva deliver on promise of net-zero deforestation in Amazon Forest?
Expectations were high this week as Brazil’s new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, took office. Lula campaigned on promises to help the world fight climate change by protecting the Amazon rainforest, which sequesters a large portion of global carbon emissions. Under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation in the Brazilian...
Fresh fears emerge over safety of Covid vaccines, especially booster shots in wake of cancer spikes
Cancer rates have increased since the introduction of the Covid-19 shots and are one of the top three leading causes of premature death among younger adults – a trend that in turn is driving down US life expectancy. In 2019, the average life span of Americans of all ethnicities was...
Shakhtar winger Mykhailo Mudryk is reportedly ready to hold out till suitors Arsenal end the chase
Mykhailo Mudryk has reportedly informed Shakhtar Donetsk that he wants to join Arsenal over Chelsea. This follows reports the wide-man was spoilt for choice after the Stamford Bridge side joined the race to sign him. Consequently, Mudryk is split over joining Arsenal or Chelsea – triggering a fierce two-way battle...
Fear of being snubbed – again – by a player is delaying Chelsea’s bid for Arsenal target Mykhailo Mudryk
Chelsea are interested in signing Mykhailo Mudryk, but the Blues will not make a formal offer for the Arsenal target until they know for sure that he is willing to move to Stamford Bridge. Having failed to sign Raphinha from Leeds United in a similar situation in the summer of...
Cancer poaches former Chelsea and Italy goal machine Gianluca Vialli days after claiming Pele
Gianluca Vialli, the former Italy, Chelsea and Juventus striker, has died at the age of 58. Vialli, whose death comes just weeks after Sinisa Mihajlovic and Brazilian legend Pele, passed away last night surrounded by his family following a five-year cancer battle. “We thank the many who have supported him...
Ukraine’s allies agree to provide armoured vehicles to drive Russian army from its territory
For months, Ukraine has been asking Western allies to supply tanks, and although these vehicles are less powerful, the decision to send them sets a new precedent. Germany has long hesitated over beefing up weapons deliveries to Kyiv. After France’s Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that AMX-10 RC “light combat...
Kenyan police are investigating murder of gay activist whose body was dumped on roadside
Police in Kenya are investigating the death of an LGBTQ activist whose body was found stuffed in a metal box. Edwin Chiloba’s body was found on Wednesday on a road in Uasin Gishu County, in the west of the country. Police say a motorcycle taxi operator reported seeing the box...
WHO raises concern about ‘faulty’ Covid data from China in wake of highly transmissible new variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that a new Covid-19 subvariant, XBB.1.5, is the most transmissible yet. Roughly 75 per cent of new cases in the northeastern United States at the moment are cases of this subvariant. At present, not much else is known about XBB.1.5, but early research...
Shakhtar said to be forcing deal for reluctant Arsenal target Mudryk to move to Chelsea
Chelsea are hopeful of beating Arsenal to the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk after positive talks with Shakhtar Donetsk over a deal for the Ukraine winger. Arsenal remain favourites to sign Mudryk, whose preference is to join Mikel Arteta’s side, but their first two offers have been rejected. The delay has...
