The Phoenix Suns have announced that star guard Devin Booker is suffering from a groin strain and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. The 26-year-old missed the Suns' previous three games before the Christmas Day special against the Denver Nuggets due to groin soreness. However, he returned to the locker room early in the first quarter after less than five minutes of action, and the Nuggets...
Football's greatest icon Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, passed away at the age of 82 on Thursday. Pele died at the Albert Einstein hospital in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo following a battle with cancer. Afrosport looks at some of his most outstanding achievements as we honour an illustrious life that influenced not only football but the whole world. 1 - The...
Cameroon-born Pascal Siakam has been named the Eastern Conference player of the week by the National Basketball Association. The Toronto Raptors forward averaged 38.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 7.3 assists in 43.6 minutes per game across three games last week to win the honour for the fifth time in his career. The Raptors won twice and lost just once in three games, with the 28-year-old leading...
Liverpool have announced the signing of Netherlands star Cody Gakpo on a permanent deal from PSV Eindhoven. The 23-year-old of Togolese and Ghanaian descents will move to the Premier League when the winter window opens in January, in a deal worth around £50million, including a guaranteed £37million. A statement released by PSV regarding the deal read: "PSV and LFC have reached an agreement on the proposed...
Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has admitted to making a mistake during the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup between France and Argentina in Qatar. Marciniak became the first referee from Poland to officiate a World Cup final when he took charge of the pulsating clash between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium, with the former ending the match victorious on penalties. The 41-year-old,...
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