Saudi Smash TT: Manika shocks China’s World No 2 Wang Manyu
Though Manika lost the opening game against the Tokyo Olympics team gold medallist and 2021 World Champion, she fought back well to take the next two games quickly. The 25-year-old from China kept herself in the match until Manika, without…
Tyson Fury finally admits true feelings about Oleksandr Usyk ahead of fight
Fury takes on Usyk in less than two weeks’ time as the heavyweight rivals meet to crown the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8 Cancel Tommy Fury delivers verdict…
Aruna, Edem, others for African Cup, Olympics qualifiers in Kigali
The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation on Sunday named Quadri Aruna, Offiong Edem, Olajide Omotayo and Fatimo Bello as the country’s flag bearers at the 2024 ITTF African Cup and Olympics Qualification Tournament taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from May 12…
Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m quartet returns to the Olympics for the first time since Beijing 2008
Nigerian men’s 4×100m quartet makes a historic return to the Olympics after a 16-year absence, overcoming a shaky finish on Day 1 to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the repechage round. The quartet of Udodi Onwuzurike, Consider…
2024 World Relays: Nigeria’s 4x400m mixed relay team qualify for Paris Olympics
2024 World Relays: Nigeria’s 4x400m mixed relay team qualify for Paris Olympics Nigeria’s quartet of Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Chidi Okezie, and Esther Elo Joseph competing in the mixed 4x400m event of the ongoing World Relays in the Bahamas have…
‘Everyone wants to beat us’: Leverkusen boss Alonso chasing invincibility
With his Bayer Leverkusen side three games from a record-breaking unbeaten season, manager Xabi Alonso said Friday he knows the team has a target on their heads. “Everyone wants to beat us, of course. But we want to stay unbeaten….
Transfer: Aston Villa join Kelechi Iheanacho chase
Aston Villa are the latest club to be linked with a move for Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho. Iheanacho is set to leave Leicester City this summer when his contract expires. The 27-year-old has been linked with Crystal Palace and…
USA and Mexico emulate South Africa, drop out of race to host 2027 World Cup
The hosts of the 2026 Men’s World Cup decided the time was not right to bid for the 2027 Women’s World Cup In a surprising turn of events, the United States Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation have announced…
Nnadozie wins best goalkeeper award in France
Chiamaka Nnadozie has been crowned the best goalkeeper in the French D1 Arkema (women’s league). Nnadozie is the first African, nay Nigerian to win the individual accolade. The feat cemented her status as one of the best goalkeepers in the…
Boxer and ex-UFC champion Ngannou’s 15-month-old son dies
Heavyweight boxer Francis Ngannou’s 15-month-old son Kobe has died. The former UFC champion posted on X on Monday night: “Too soon to leave but yet he’s gone. “My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe was full of life and…