Ons Jabeur is unfazed by the lack of media spotlight on her after she progressed into the French Open third round on Wednesday. The Tunisian star overcame Colombia's Maria Camila Osorio 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the third round at Roland Garros for fifth time in her career. The form of Jabeur has dropped since reaching last year's Wimbledon final where she lost to Marketa Vondrousova...
The Dallas Mavericks missed the opportunity to complete a sweep of the Minnesota Timberwolves on homecourt when they lost Game 4 of their Western Conference Finals series on Tuesday night. The Mavericks were beaten 105-100 in the American Airlines Center to put the series at 3-1, providing a lifeline for the third-seeded Timberwolves. Anthony Edwards drops a near-triple-double as the @Timberwolves force Game 5 in the...
Benin manager Gernot Rohr has named a 25-player squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Nigeria and Rwanda. The squad includes star players such as Steve Mounie, Tosin Aiyegun, Junior Olaitan and Youssouf Assogba while Rohr has given first time call ups to Karim Rahman, Romaric Amoussou and Samson Akinyoola. The Ceetahs will play Rwanda at the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan on...
Kenya’s Edward Pingua was the first athlete to race to the top of the hill in Okpekpe as he claimed the symbolic 10th edition title of the premium international road race on Saturday. The 22 year-old conquered the challenging & unique undulating race course in a time of 29 minutes and 31 seconds ahead of other runners. He showed his delight with a shout of victory...
Kenya's long-distance runner, Beatrice Chebet has set a new world record of 28:54.14 in the women's 10,000 metres at the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Chebet's feat overshadowed the previous record held by Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey since 2021 and she became the first woman to run under 28 minutes in the 10km event. Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay came second in the race, becoming the...
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