The UEFA Champions League makes for a great football spectacle, and the new 36-team league format has the whole world talking after the competition's opening matchday. 57 goals were scored in 18 matches and across 18 different venues as some of Europe's big hitters lived up to expectations in an entertaining round of matches. Put together by insights from its journalists and researchers, Afrosport has come...
Cameroon-born NBA star Joel Embiid has reportedly signed a new three-year, $193 million extension with Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid, still in the second year of a $196 million extension he signed ahead of the 2021 season, extends his contract with the Sixers in a deal that includes a player option for the 2028-29 season. JUST IN: Joel Embiid says he is signing a contract extension with the...
British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua and reigning IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois will face off in an all-British world title fight scheduled to take place inside Wembley Stadium on Saturday, September 21. Joshua, who is making his return to title contention, returns to Wembley for the first time since his knockout win over Alexander Povetkin in 2018, while this will be Dubois’ first appearance as the iconic...
The draw for the 2024 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations was held at the CAF headquarters in Cairo on Thursday, with the eight participating teams drawn into two groups. The eight teams set to compete at the continental showpiece include Egypt, Senegal, Ghana, Morocco, Tanzania, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Malawi. Hosts Egypt will kick off the competition with a huge clash against Ghana, with the...
The Brooklyn Nets announced on Thursday that they will retire the No. 15 jersey worn by Hall of Famer Vince Carter before their home game against the Miami Heat on January 25, 2025, at Barclays Center. The 47-year-old, a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2024, averaged 23.6 points in four-plus seasons with the then-New Jersey Nets from 2004-09, and still holds the franchise's...
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