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Nigeria on Sunday in Kigali defeated Kenya and Botswana by three and six wickets respectively in Match Day 2 games at the ongoing KwibukaT20 Women’s Cricket Tournament in Rwanda. The victory makes it three wins in three games for the Nigerian team as they had on Saturday defeated hosts Rwanda....

Novak Djokovic won a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the French Open on Sunday to stand alone at the summit of men’s tennis. This was after he earned a 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 victory over fourth seed Casper Ruud in the final match of the 2023 competition. The 36-year-old...

Enyimba International FC on Sunday emerged champions of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after winning the Super-Six playoffs with a 1-1 draw against defending Rivers United FC. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Enyimba International FC have now won the league nine times. Former Remo Stars’...

Israel’s fairy tale run in the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina on Sunday ended with a bronze with a 3-1 victory over South Korea in the third place place match Two superb goals put an exclamation mark on an unforgettable debut tournament for Israel at the tournament. Israel appeared first...

Novak Djokovic was in a perfect place on Friday after his much-awaited French Open semi-final clash against a cramping Carlos Alacaraz ended in abrupt fashion. The result left him with a record 23rd men’s Grand Slam title within touching distance. The highly-anticipated contest between the world number one and the...

Delta Queens of Asaba on Friday qualified for the final match of the 2023 NWFL Super Six after a goalless draw with Edo Queens of Benin. The match was the final group B game and had both teams vying for the second ticket into the final after Bayelsa Queens had...

Reigning champions Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa on Friday defeated Rivers Angels 1-0 in their final group A game at the ongoing NWFL Super Six in Asaba. A fifth minute penalty kick converted by Glory Edet in the first half ensured victory for the winners, in a game characterised by rough...

Super Eagles’ Head Coach José Peseiro has invited to camp four home-based players alongside 19 foreign-based others for next weekend’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Sierra Leone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will take on the Leone Stars in an AFCON...

Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka, paid a visit to his grandparents in Oro Irepodun Local Government Area, Kwara State. A Twitter user shared the picture with the caption, “Bukayo Saka At ORO, Kwara State With Grandparents. Proudly Kwara.” Saka had previously visited Bariga, Somolu where his family grew up during his...

An Italian football striker, Anwar Megbli, 18, has died in a road accident after he fell from the back of a motorcycle. Megbli, who played for a semi-professional football club, Livorno, passed away on Monday following the incident on Saturday night, Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. He was riding in...