Muhammad Ali's victory over George Foreman in the much-anticipated heavyweight bout tagged "Rumble in the Jungle" is one of the most iconic moments in sports history. The fight, which was promoted by legendary boxing promoter Don King, took place in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), on October 30, 1974. Ali, who was 32 at the time, was considered the underdog going into the...
Cristiano Ronaldo makes headlines anywhere he finds himself thanks to the cult following he has built over the course of his remarkable career having won enormous titles and broken many records. The headlines have followed him to Saudi Arabia where he plies his trade with Al Nassr. While the Portuguese maestro has started brilliantly in the Arabian Gulf, one player who is making more headway is...
Female ownership of sports teams is not so common, owing to how males have been largely dominant as foundational members. Some women have however decided to test the waters in owning sports teams. One of such person is Carolyn Kindle Betz who made history when she became the first female majority owner of a Major League Soccer (MLS) team in the United States. Kindle Betz, along...
Napoli take on AC Milan in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night, needing to overturn the 1-0 loss from the first leg. The Rossoneri have the slender lead courtesy of Algeria midfielder Ismael Bennacer’s first-half strike at the San Siro while Cameroon midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa is suspended after receiving two yellow cards in the first leg. The biggest news...
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is on the verge of becoming the eighth Nigeria star to play in the UEFA Champions League semi-final. Osimhen has a chance to play in the last-four stage if he helps Luciano Spalletti's men overturn a one-goal deficit against AC Milan from their first-leg fixture at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old has scored four goals in five...
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