Category: SPORTS
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Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) Assistant Coach Akin Olowokere has tragically died after slumping during a Monday morning training session. Recently appointed, the former Sunshine Stars player and coach was rushed to a hospital but was confirmed dead. The cause of death remains unclear. 3SC management and the Oyo State Sports Writers Association expressed profound…
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Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has stated he would not trade their Community Shield victory, achieved via a penalty shootout against Liverpool after a 2-2 draw at Wembley, for a guaranteed Europa League spot next season. The FA Cup holders, who won their first Community Shield, face uncertainty about their 2025-26 European competition status due…
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Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Rodri is unlikely to be fully fit until after the September international break. Although back in training and showing progress, Guardiola stressed the need for caution to ensure Rodri can play pain-free and avoid setbacks. City opens their Premier League season on August 16 against Wolves, followed by…
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Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has won the National Bank Open in Montreal, overcoming a wrist injury and a one-set deficit to defeat former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final. The 18-year-old, who rose from outside the top 300 to 25th in the world, claimed her first Women’s Tennis Associations…
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Former Super Eagles striker John Utaka has been appointed head coach of French D1 Arkema club, Montpellier Féminines, replacing recently sacked coach Frédéric Mendy. Utaka, 43, previously played for Montpellier, winning the Ligue 1 title in 2011/2012, and served as the club’s youth team coach starting in 2020. Cumulatively he had earned 48 caps scoring…
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Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has advanced to the semi-finals of the Women’s Tennis Association WTA Canadian Open with a commanding 6-2, 6-2 victory over 10th seed Elina Svitolina. The match lasted just 68 minutes, and Osaka is now vying for her first WTA Tour title since the 2021 Australian Open. She will…
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Nigeria’s coach Eric Chelle is confident in his team’s preparation for their Group D opener against defending champions Senegal at the 2024 African Nations Championship in Zanzibar City. Describing the match as a clash between two African football giants, Chelle highlighted the intensive four-week training camp his Super Eagles B underwent. The game, set…
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President Bola Tinubu has honored Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for their fifth consecutive AfroBasket title win (78–64 against Mali) with $100,000 for each player, $50,000 for each of the 11 coaching and technical staff, and a three-bedroom flat at the Renewed Hope Estate for all team members and staff. They were also conferred the…
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Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has won the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket championship by defeating Mali in the final in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This victory marked Nigeria’s fifth consecutive Afrobasket title, making them the first country to achieve this feat and maintaining their unbeaten record for a decade, since their last loss in 2015. The…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigresses has secured their spot in the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket by defeating Cameroon 83-47, maintaining their unbeaten streak in Africa since 2015 and advancing toward a record fifth consecutive title. The win marks their 27th consecutive victory on the continent. Despite an early lead by Cameroon, Nigeria responded with strong defense…
