Lookman nets hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen in Europa League final
Ademola Lookman is thrown in the air in celebration by his Atalanta team-mates after his hat-trick won the Europa League final Credit: Getty Images/Richard Heathcote Ally McCoist on Atalanta’s team performance What a performance! And what a level of performance…
Nigerian POS operator Ezeji wins Amputee AFCON award
Special Eagles’ sensation, Kennedy Ezeji has declared that the iconic Nigerian die-hard spirit helped the squad eke out a goalless draw with hosts, Egypt in their opening match of the African Amputee Football Cup of Nation (AAFCON). Kennedy Ezeji went…
Ofili breaks Africa’s 150m record as Brume picks Olympics ticket
United States-based Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili, is now Africa’s fastest woman in 150 metres following a blistering 16.30 seconds return at the Adidas Atlanta City Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 21-year-old has thus supplanted Cote d’Ivoire’s Marie-Josee ta…
Basketball player dies after mid-game collapse
A basketball player has died after he collapsed mid-game during a match between Jersey and Guernsey. Jersey’s Guillaume Hoareau, 40, had a cardiac arrest in the third quarter of the game at Fort Regent in St Helier on Saturday, Jersey…
Anthony Joshua sat next to Cristiano Ronaldo and didn’t even flinch
In a rare display of camaraderie between sports giants, British boxer Anthony Joshua and Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo shared a moment of mutual respect at the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight in Riyadh. Sitting next to each other,…
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed champion
Tyson Fury suffered a split-decision points defeat on a dramatic night in Saudi Arabia as Oleksandr Usyk became boxing’s first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion. On a grand stage and on a legacy-defining night, Briton Fury began well but was given…
Tennis: Madagascar makes history as Nigeria, Cameroon grab Olympic tickets
Four players from Nigeria, Cameroon, and Madagascar secured their spots at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after reaching the finals of the African Qualification Tournament taking place at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Fabio Rakotoarimanana made history in Kigali…
FIFA launches five-pillar proposal to combat racism in football
Fifa proposes five-pillar plan to combat racism General view of an anti-racism board Image caption, The ‘Global Stand Against Racism’ proposal will be presented to Fifa’s 211 members on Thursday Published 16 May 2024 Fifa has proposed a five-pillar plan…
Aruna Quadri Reclaims ITTF Africa Cup After 7years
Aruna, Meshref reclaim ITTF Africa Cup title Quadri Aruna and Dina Meshref reclaimed the ITTF Africa Cup title after winning the 2024 edition at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Aruna, the top seed still fresh from his exploits at the…
TT: Historic! Manika first Indian woman to break into top-25
Ace women’s table tennis player Manika Batra rose to a career-best singles ranking of 24 following her success in the Saudi Smash, becoming the first Indian woman paddler to break into the top-25 in world rankings. The 28-year-old Khel Ratna…