Zambia's women head coach Bruce Mwape has called up 33 players to begin preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. According to a statement published by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), all the players shortlisted are home-based, and it will be the team’s first camp of the year after an impressive 2022. Mwape stated that his reason for inviting a group of all home-based...
World No. 2 and Tunisian sensation Ons Jabeur defeated Slovenia’s Tamara Zidansek to progress to the second round of the Australian Open. The second seed saw off the world no. 98 with a 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-1 result in three sets after overcoming a second-set scare at the Rod Laver Arena stadium in Melbourne city. After dropping her opening serve, the Tunisian broke straight back to...
Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum has talked up Nigeria’s chances ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. The 66-year-old American echoed his confidence in the current crop of players and believes they can do better than Nigeria’s round-of-16 finish in the 2019 edition of the tournament in France. The Super Falcons secured a...
The National Basketball Association celebrated the life of legendary civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a full round of games. The day set aside to appreciate the life and works of one of the most important figures in United States history is celebrated on every third Monday in January, and it has become one of the major holidays of the NBA...
The NBA will mark its return to France on Thursday after a three-year absence with Eastern Conference teams - the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons - squaring up against each other at the Accor Arena. The 20,000-capacity Arena played host to the first NBA regular season game in France when the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 116-103 in January 2020. Although the NBA has...
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