In a groundbreaking achievement, Nigerian athletes Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and Prestina Ochonogor have become the first trio of Nigerian women to advance to the final round of the long jump event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. This historic feat marks a milestone for Nigerian athletics. Ese Brume secured her spot in the final with…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state has unveiled a former super Eagles superstar, Emmanuel Amuneke as the new coach of the state owned Heartland Football club of Owerri. Uzodimma announced Amuneke who hails from Eziobodo community in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state at state government House in Owerri on Monday. Unveiling…
Spain will meet France in the final of the men’s Olympic football competition after a 2-1 comeback victory over Morocco. The 2020 silver medallists fell behind in the first half of the semi-final after tournament top scorer Soufiane Rahimi converted a penalty for his sixth goal at the Games. Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez equalised midway through…
A 38-year-old Ella Ada, a successful Nigerian businesswoman, has taken to social media to announce her search for a husband. The owner of a large poultry farm is offering a whopping N50 million to any man who agrees to marry her. In a video posted on TikTok, Ella Ada holds a placard that reads, “I…
Novak Djokovic made history by winning his first Olympic title and completing the coveted ‘Golden Slam’ in singles tennis. The Serbian superstar, 37, defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) in a gripping final at the Paris Olympics, marking his fifth Games appearance. With this triumph, Djokovic joins an elite group of five players to…
USA sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finish. The 27-year-old took gold ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second as both sprinters finished with a time of 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France….
Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from the Olympic 100m competition before her semi-final at Paris 2024 on Saturday because of injury. The 37-year-old, a five-time world and two-time Olympic 100m champion, is competing at her final Games before retirement. Fraser-Pryce, who has 24 global medals, qualified from her heat on Saturday but did not…
Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in a friendly match at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey Pau Victor scored both goals for Barcelona, scoring the first goal just before half-time and the second goal shortly after the break. Nico Paz scored a late goal for Real Madrid, but they couldn’t secure a win. The match…
Tottenham slipped to their first defeat of pre-season as they were beaten 2-1 by Bayern Munich in front of a 67,000 sell-out crowd in Seoul. Son Heung-min, James Maddison and summer signings Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall all featured for Spurs, who were outplayed by the Bundesliga giants despite the absence of Harry Kane. Gabriel…
In a thrilling match at the Parc des Princes, Trinity Rodman scored a sublime goal in extra time to secure a 1-0 victory for the United States against Japan in the women’s football quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. After a goalless 90 minutes, Rodman’s strike in the first half of extra time sent the US…
