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Morocco footballer Nouhaila Benzina has made history by becoming the first woman to wear a hijab in a World Cup game at the senior level. The 25-year-old defender wore the Islamic head covering during her appearance in the South Korea VS Morocco on Sunday at the Coopers Stadium in Hindmarsh,...

Super Falcons star striker, Asisat Oshoala has said that her father was not happy with her choice of celebration following the team’s spirited performance on Thursday. Sharing photos on her Instagram page on Friday she said, “My dad is definitely not happy with my choice of celebration but then again,...

Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has rated Jude Bellingham’s performance in his side’s 3-2 pre-season victory over AC Milan over the weekend. Bellingham made his debut for Real Madrid as a brace from Federico Valverde and a goal from Vinicius Junior ensured Los Blancos defeated Milan in Los Angeles. The...

Newly crowned Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has so many tattoos she does not even know exactly how many she has. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of space on her body to get another one – which will mark her being etched into tennis history. Earlier this week the 24-year-old Czech...

Defending champion Novak Djokovic believes his eagerly anticipated Wimbledon meeting with top seed Carlos Alcaraz is “probably the best final” there could have been. Fans were able to follow the Wimbledon Results Live on Flashscore. Serbia’s Djokovic, 36, and 20-year-old Spaniard Alcaraz meet on Centre Court at 14:00 BST on Sunday. Second...

Somerset ended an 18-year wait to win the T20 for the second time as they beat Essex at Edgbaston. Having won the trophy in only its third year of existence when they beat Lancashire at The Oval in 2005, this was their first T20 Blast triumph at Edgbaston. And they...

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has completed a sensational return to Cardiff City on a two-year deal. Ramsey, 32, had completed a medical with the Championship club on Thursday. The ex-Arsenal midfielder’s arrival at Cardiff came after Nice had earlier confirmed that Ramsey had left the French club by mutual agreement....

Argentina forward Lionel Messi has signed for American MLS side Inter Miami on a deal that runs until 2025. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, 36, left French champions Paris St-Germain at the end of the 2022-23 season. “I’m very excited to start this next step in my career with Inter...

Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr has been placed under a FIFA ban preventing them from registering new players after failing to pay Leicester as much as £390,000 in add-ons and interest for Ahmed Musa after the Nigerian joined back in 2018. In 2021, Al-Nassr was informed that they would have to...

By Eric Ojo Community Secondary Commercial School (C.S.C.S) Ibiaku Itam has emerged winner of the first edition of the Akwa Ibom Netball Challenge. With the victory, the pace-setting community secondary commercial school has extended its recent dominance of secondary school sports in the state to the game of netball. The...