Commonwealth Games Federation has confirmed Glasgow as the official host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with the ten sports from July 23 to August 2 2026. The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of its planned staging of the multi-sport event last year, citing rising costs which was projected at more than A$6 billion (£3.13 billion, USD4.09 billion). But the Scottish government said on Tuesday that...
An open letter signed by over 100 professional women's footballers on Monday has called on world football governing body, FIFA, to drop its partnership with Saudi Arabian oil and gas company Aramco. Having signed a four-year deal, FIFA unveiled Aramco as a global partner in April, handing the oil company sponsorship rights for major events like the men’s World Cup in 2026 and the Women’s World...
The New York Knicks have announced that Precious Achiuwa has suffered a strained left hamstring injury and will be out between two to four weeks, Afrosport reports. The Memphis Grizzlies alumni signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the Knicks in the offseason after spending last season with the Raptors and Knicks. The 6-foot-8 Achiuwa suffered the injury late in Friday's preseason finale against the Washington...
Manchester City extended their Premier League unbeaten run to a club-record 31 matches after defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at the Molineux, Afrosport reports. Wolves took a surprise early lead through Jorgen Strand Larsen with an assist from Nelson Semedo just seven minutes into the match. City defender Josko Gvardiol leveled the game in 33rd-minute after picking up the ball in a space and curled a beautiful...
Samuel Chukwueze scored the winning goal as 10-man AC Milan defeated Maduka Okoye's Udinese 1-0 at the San Siro in Saturday's Serie A action, Afrosport reports. The 25-year-old returned to full training with the Rossoneri after a muscle injury that made him miss the Super Eagles squad ill-fated trip to Libya. He scored with a left-footed strike into the bottom corner in the 13th minute after...
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