Jannik Sinner beats Daniil Medvedev to claim Australian Open men’s singles Jannik Sinner has won his first grand slam title after battling back to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 The Italian who defeated household name Novak Djokovic in the semi-final has now rounded up his incredible performance by lifting the Australian Open title.
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Tobi Amusan Set New Hurdles Personal Record To Kickstart The New Year Nigerian Athlete Tobi Amusan has made a flying start to the season, as she clocked 7.77s to win the women’s 60m hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Tour where she won Gold in a tournament that kicked off in Astana, Kazakhstan, Yesterday. Govima Sport Reports. The 26-year-old Nigerian Athlete set a new African record, thrashing Gloria Alozie’s record of 7.82s, which she set about 25 years ago. Amusan now holds the title as she become the second fastest 60m hurdles winner setting a new personal time in the…
Ademola Lookman’s Brace Send Nigeria Into The Quarters As The Defeat Cameroon In Round 16 Clash. Ademola Lookman the Atlanta Forward was the spark of the night as Nigeria Defeated Cameroon yet again. Nigeria started the game on a bright note and found the back of the net 9 minutes into the match, with Semi Ajayi the scorer however the goal was eventually ruled out due to an offside. The Super Eagles continue to test the resolve of Ondoa in the Cameroon Post and eventually got the break through in the 36minute when Victor Osimhen beautiful set up fellow Serie…
BREAKING: Xavi Hernández has decided to LEAVE Barcelona at the end of the season. Xavi: “I will leave Barcelona in June”. “We have reached a point of no return. It’s time for change. As a Culé, I think that it’s time to leave”. “I spoke with the board and the club today. I will leave on the 30th of June”. “This club needs a change of dynamic. Leaving Barça is the best decision possible for all parties involved”. “I’m the most responsible one, so the players will finally feel free now”. This is following Barcelona’s defeat in the hands of…
Aryna Sabalenka crushes Qinwen Zheng to defend Australian Open title. An authoritative Aryna Sabalenka (25) blew China’s Zheng Qinwen (21) off court on Saturday to successfully defend her Australian Open title -the first woman to do so in more than a decade. The Belarusian world number two proved too powerful for the 12th seed with a 6·3, 6·2 drubbing in 76 minutes to claim her second Grand Slam crown on Rod Laver Arena. It capped an incredible display of power and poise from Sabalenka over the past fortnight, with the 25-year-old surging to the title without losing a set through…
Angola defeated Namibia to set up a quarter final clash with whoever wins between Nigeria and Cameroon Angola produced a fine outing as they ousted Namibia to qualify for the quarter finals and now awaiting the winner between Super Eagles of Nigeria and The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The first round 16 clash at the on going AFCON tournament produced a 3 goal victory for Angola. With Gelson Dala scoring a brace in the first half despite going 10 men down early on in the 17th minute when Neblu recieved a red for an aggressive foul. Gelson Dala produced a…
Peter Obi the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party during the last election as shown his support and encouragement to the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations AFCON 2023 Round of 16 clash between Nigeria and Cameroon later tonight, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, charged the Super to double their efforts against the indomitable Lions. Peter Obi stated this on Saturday ahead of the kick-off of the game by 9pm. Obi, who gained the affection of Nigerian Youths passionately following his remarkable goodwill during and after the 2023 general elections in March last year, reminded…
NFF President Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has expressed confidence that the Super Eagles will triumph successfully and win the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations ongoing in Cote D Ivoire. NFF President gave his thoughts on the AFCON tournament on going in Cote d’Ivoire. As the Super Eagles battles Cameroon in round of 16 clash. The Super Eagles started their journey with a one-all draw against the Equatorial Guinea team and defeated the host nation, Cote D Ivoire by one goal to nil before proceeding to their last game in group A against Guinea Bissau to seal their…
NPFL will keep seeking to improve its officiating as the league looks to resume after the mid-season break commenced over the weekend. Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) looked back at the proceedings and noted that there has been marked improvement in several aspects of the league organisation. Assessing the performance of the Referees, the former international turned football administrator believes that officiating got better with a handful of errors that could have been erased if modern technological aids have been deployed. “After 185 matches, we probably had issues with less than…
NPFL takes step up to move higher in strongest League Rating, becoming the 7th Best league in Africa. Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), moved up in ranking of men’s football league in Africa by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). The IFFHS is an organisation that chronicles the history and records of association football founded in 1974 by Alfredo Poge in Leipzig. It rates the competitive edge of leagues and for the current rating, the Italian Serie A is global Strongest League while Egypt tops in Africa and rated 20 in the world. NPFL was rated 77…
Cameroon’s head coach, Rigobert Song, dismisses any concerns within his team regarding the goalkeeping position, emphasizing the depth of talent available. Despite the surprise the last time out by benching Manchester United’s Andre Onana in favor of Fabrice Ondoa during the 3-2 victory against Gambia, Song commends Ondoa’s performance. And he emphasized the excitement of having two quality goalkeepers. Cameroon is a country which has always had great goalkeepers; today, we also have two good goalkeepers. We can share playing time between them.” He emphasizes the understanding among all his goalkeepers” Song saidWith a squad of 27 players, Song affirms…
Jose Pesiero says he’ll take one goal all day in as much he wins ahead of the Super Eagles encounter against Cameroon. Jose Peseiro the Super Eagles coach at a Media Conference Room ahead of the show down against Cameroon tomorrow has said he’ll take one goal in as much as he didn’t concede any. Pesiero when asked about the scarcity of goals from his side. Journalist: we have decades of history with Cameroon, are we seeing more than one goal tomorrow? “At least one goal, we’ll attack well and defend together, you do that and we win. I have…