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World Athletics Championships: 400m Hurdles champion McLaughlin-Levrone to miss tournament with injury

World Athletics Championships: 400m Hurdles champion McLaughlin-Levrone to miss tournament with injury

Ahead of the 19th edition of the World Athletics Championships, American track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has announced that she will not be competing at the event, which kicks off in a week's time, due to a "minor" knee injury. The 24-year-old, who is the reigning Olympic and world champion in the women's 400m hurdles and also holds the world record in the event, revealed the news...

Women’s World Cup: Australia beat France on penalties to progress to semi-finals

Women’s World Cup: Australia beat France on penalties to progress to semi-finals

Co-hosts Australia have surpassed their best-ever outing at the FIFA Women’s World Cup after beating France 7-6 on penalties after a goalless stalemate during regulation time to progress to the semi-finals of the tournament for the first-time ever. The Matildas have goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold to thank for her heroics in an enthralling shootout that had thousands of fans inside Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane jumping out of...

Done Deal: Harry Kane joins Bayern Munich on four-year deal

Done Deal: Harry Kane joins Bayern Munich on four-year deal

England international Harry Kane has completed a move to German giants Bayern Munich from Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year deal reportedly worth around £100 million. The 30-year-old departs Spurs after about 19 years to join the Bavarians until 2027 in one of the most talked-about deals of the summer transfer window. Kane, who is expected to make his debut for Bayern on Saturday in their DFL-Supercup...

2023-24 Premier League season: Awoniyi, Iwobi, Bassey & the other Nigerians to watch out for

2023-24 Premier League season: Awoniyi, Iwobi, Bassey & the other Nigerians to watch out for

The 2023–24 Premier League season is upon us, with a battle between two champions—Manchester City, the defending champions of the English top division—and Burnley, the top team from the Championship—set to kick off the much-anticipated campaign. As they say, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, and for many teams in the Premier League, the road to achieving their set objectives begins on...

Women’s World Cup: Miyazawa, Musovic to headline Japan and Sweden quarterfinal clash

Women’s World Cup: Miyazawa, Musovic to headline Japan and Sweden quarterfinal clash

Two of the tournament’s best performers, Hinata Miyazawa, who is the competition’s leading scorer, and goalkeeper Zecira Musovic, will be going up against each other when 2011 winners Japan and Sweden, who finished in third-place in 2019, face off in the quarterfinal on Friday. Miyazawa, who dons the No. 7 jersey for Japan has been nothing short of prolific for the Nadeshiko, with her five goals...