Sports Zone 11-04-2024

Enjoy the crew banter and discuss different stories around the world;

- World Athletics has become the first sports governing body to introduce prize money at the Olympics and will be paying gold medallists a cash reward of $50,000 in Paris.

- Tyson Fury says Oleksandr Usyk is too small to compete with him in their undisputed heavyweight world title fight.

- The start of the Masters on Thursday is set to be disrupted with thunderstorms forecast to hit Augusta National.

- Emmanuel Amuneke, has said that although he would love to coach the Super Eagles if given the opportunity, he was not desperate for the job.

- Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation and the sports ministry to ensure proper preparation for the team.

- The Nigeria Premier Football League club owners association says “there are no complaints or problems” following reports that clubs were set for a showdown with the NPFL board over financial differences.

- Nigeria Referee Association (NRA) said there was no point to lament exclusion of its men as officials to the forthcoming Olympic Football Tournaments (OFT) Paris 2024.

- Five-time winners Barcelona came from behind to earn a slender advantage over Paris St-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in France.

- Former Atletico Madrid assistant manager German Burgos had to apologise on Spanish television after a comment about Barcelona's Lamine Yamal that provoked an interview boycott from both Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

- Manchester United players believe Erik ten Hag is resigned to the sack at the end of the season after noticing a change in his demeanour, according to reports.

- Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says injured trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson and Diogo Jota are back in training but there is "no decision" about whether they will face Atalanta.

- Manchester City midfielder Rodri says he is planning to take a break during the season run-in as the club chase a second successive Treble.