Football

Fifa has explained why Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey was banned for life, saying he tried "to make certain bets successful" in a World Cup qualifier.

Lamptey aroused suspicion during South Africa's 2-1 win over Senegal in 2016, a qualifying match for Russia 2018.

"He [took] intentional decisions with the sole purpose of facilitating a minimum number of goals to make certain bets successful," Fifa said.

Fifa believes the bets related to the game featuring at least two goals.

League 1 managers have suspended the referee that superintended over the Sunday match between Nantes and Paris Saint Germain (PSG), Tony Chapron over his controversial performance. In a bizarre incident, Chapron showed Diego Carlos a red card after the Nantes player collided with him whilst the ball was in play.

Barcelona's all-time second most expensive signing Ousmane Dembele has picked up another injury and could miss the visit to Chelsea next month having been ruled out for a period of three to four weeks. According to Marca, the France International suffered a fibrillar rupture to his left thigh, a separate injury to the one which kept him out from September to January.

Barcelona striker, Luiz Suarez has revealed that he broke down in tears when the Catalan giant insisted on going ahead with his deal after he was roundly condemned for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup. Suarez said despite being slammed with four months suspension, Barcelona went ahead to sign him. In an interview for the Players Tribune, the Uruguay international told Gerard Pique

Former Manchester United player, Ryan Giggs has been confirmed as the new manager of Wales National Football team following the exit of Chris Coleman, the current manager of Sunderland. Giggs who was appointed in a four-year contract would now superintend over the team after Coleman failed to qualify the country for the Russia 2018 World Cup.

Defending champions Plateau United opened their 2017-2018 campaign with away win in Lafia, against Nasarawa United. After a quiet first half, the game came to life in the 50th minute when Nasarawa's Nojeem Olukokun blasted a chance wide much to the displeasure of the Solid Miners supporters.