Sports Newspapers: 5 things you need to know this Friday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Sports Newspapers:

1. Honourable Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, on Thursday dismissed reports that he is currently in ‘advanced talks’ with José Peseiro for a potential return as coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria.Enoh, in a statement by Diana Mary Nsan, the SA Media to the Honourable Minister of Sports Development, said the news was entirely false and has been fabricated to create sensation.

2.Former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall has smashed the record for the hardest punch in the world, just two weeks after UFC star Alex Pereira set the prior benchmark. Pereira obliterated Francis Ngannou’s old record on the PowerKube, scoring 191,796 units of power to land the hardest punch in the world.

3.Manchester City on Thursday night overtook Liverpool in the Premier League table. This was possible after the Cityzens defeated Brighton 4-0 in an away Premier League tie. 

4. Legendary designer Adrian Newey has decided he wants to leave Red Bull. Newey has informally communicated to fellow senior Red Bull colleagues his wish to cut his near two-decade ties at F1’s world champion team.

5.British long jump star Jazmin Sawyers has been ruled out of the 2024 Paris Olympics with a ruptured Achilles. The European indoor champion, 29, suffered the serious injury to her take-off leg in training and has been forced to have surgery.