Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips has admitted that it was “a little hard to take” that Pep Guardiola called him an “overweight” player. Guardiola decided not to play Phillips in a Carabao Cup encounter against Liverpool in December because, in Guardiola’s words, he was “in no condition to play” and was “overweight” after representing England at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Phillips only appeared in four games for Manchester City before leaving for Qatar in November to compete for England in the World Cup.

President Uhuru Kenyatta had earlier directed the Ministry of Sports to avail KSh 100 million to cushion artistes from COVID-19 effectsHowever, MPs claimed most artistes from their constituencies did not receive the said stimulus package, questioning how the money was usedConsequently, the MPs asked the head of state to channel another KSh 500 million to the performers through their officesMembers of Parliament now want President Uhuru Kenyatta to give them KSh 500 million to cushion artistes from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos, has confirmed that one of his star players, Thapelo Masko, won’t be available for the 2023 AFCON semi-final game against Nigeria on Wednesday. Thapelo Masko, who plays for South African Premier League Soccer club, Mamelodi Sundowns, suffered a hamstring injury in the quarter-finals clash with Cape Verde, which the Bafana Bafana won via penalties. In the pre-match press conference on Tuesday, coach Bross declared that the winger would not play a part in the remaining part of the competition.

Throughout two decades of web-slinging, rebooting, reversals of fortune, immersions into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and sporadic reappearances by the Spidey-hating J. Jonah Jameson, the “Spider-Man” film franchise has been wildly inconsistent, yet remarkably indestructible.

“America’s Family Magazine” was out to raise a bigger family of readers. Last week, as a recruiting poster, Look ran a double helping of cheesecake on its cover: a hairy-chested youth and a golden-haired girl, lolling in bathing suits more fiction than fact. The whole magazine also had a new look. A new art director, Merle Armitage, had restyled the covers (with a white background), cleaned up the cramped typography, and given the magazine a fresh, well-ventilated air.