Category: Sports

World record holder Tobi Amusan has failed to qualify for the 100m hurdles final, finishing with a time of 12.55s

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The USA women’s basketball team have advanced to the Olympic semi-finals, defeating Nigeria’s D’Tigress 88-74

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Argentina president Milei has condemned the vandals who infiltrated Messi’s €11 million property on Tuesday, defacing walls with paint.

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Favour Ofili missed out on a 200m medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, excruciatingly finishing fourth.

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Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement with Manchester City to secure the services of forward Julian Alvarez for £81.5 million. The transfer fee Atletico Madrid agreed to pay for Julian Alvarez consists of an initial £64.4 million along with potential add-ons amounting to £17.1 million. This transfer deal sets a new record for Manchester City, […]

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Mateta headed home the decisive goal in extra time as France beat Egypt 3-1 to qualify for Olympic football final.

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The draws for the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League play-off games were done on Monday, 5th August, in Nyon, Switzerland. The draws set the stage for the final round of qualifications for teams before the group stages of the competition kick-off. The play-off games will be played on August 20/21, and the return legs on 27/28, […]

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Nigeria National League (NNL) club Heartland have announced the appointment of Emmanuel Amuneke as their new head coach. Emmanuel Amuneke’s unveiling took place at the office of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma on Monday, August 5. Recall that the 53-year-old Amuneke previously managed Egyptian club Misr Lel-Makkasa until February 2021. Heartland faced relegation from the […]

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Minister of Sports Development, Senator Owan Enoh, has disclosed that the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) failed to contact World Athletics over the omission of Favour Ofili’s name from contestants for the 100-meter race at the Paris Olympics. Senator Owan Enoh said this following Ofili’s cry out on Friday, that NOC and Athletics Federation of Nigeria […]

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A Nigerian football club, Sunshine Stars, has issued a statement declaring that three of their players, Abdulrafiu Taiwo, Osimaga Duke, and Lucky Nwafor, are wanted. Sunshine Stars stated that the trio failed to participate in the team’s pre-season training without the club’s permission. The Owena Waves have cautioned other clubs and agents against engaging in […]

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