Over the weekend, the famous Henri Deglane Grand Prix competition took place in the French city of Nice with Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya, Esther Omolayo Kolawole, and Mercy Bolafunoluwa Adekuoroye representing Nigeria. The wrestling event held in memory of France’s 1924 Olympic gold medalist Henri Deglane was supposed to be held in January 2022 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it opened the international...
Super Eagles duo of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman continued to exert their dominance in the Italian Serie A with their involvement in four goals over the weekend. Osimhen got Napoli's second in their 2-0 win over Salernitana, slotting the ball into an empty net after Eljif Elmas' shot bounced off the post. The strike was the 24-year-old's 13th in Serie A this season and the...
Andy Murray's run at the 2023 Australian Open ended after a third-round defeat to Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut on Saturday. The Spaniard defeated the former world no.1 in four sets by 6-1, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-4 after three hours and 29 minutes at the Margaret Court Arena. Murray was unable to respond to Agut's questions as he recorded 54 unforced errors, five double faults and only...
Italian football federation (FIGC) has hit Serie A giants Juventus with a 15-point deduction as a sanction following an investigation into their transfer businesses in the past. The Old Lady were accused of financial misdoings and false accounting as a result of cooking their balance sheets through artificial gains from club transfers. Massimiliano Allegri's side are currently third in the Serie A standings, however, the points...
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has released the details for the invitation of players that will compete in the qualifiers for the World English-Language Scrabble Players (WESPA) Championship, taking place in Las Vegas, United States, from July 22–26. The NSF revealed in a circular sent out by the federation’s technical director, Mr. John Curtis, that the invitation for the qualifiers to represent Nigeria will be extended...
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