The head coach of South Africa’s national men’s team, Hugo Broos, is confident his side can defeat Nigeria when the two nations meet in a crucial matchday 3 encounter in the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this week. The Belgian, who has been in charge of Bafana Bafana since 2021, expressed his confidence that his team can get the job done despite a...
Ons Jabeur has praised the fighting spirit of Coco Gauff following the American's comeback win over the Tunisian tennis star in Tuesday's French Open quarter-finals. Gauff fell behind in the first set 4-6 but came back in the next two sets, winning 6-2, 6-3. Jabeur has now lost back-to-back French Open quarter-finals but it did not stop her from waxing lyrical about Gauff who has reached...
World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ongoing French Open with a knee injury on Tuesday. The defending champion, who is already into the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, where he is slated to face seventh seed Casper Ruud, played through injury in the fourth round on Monday. Djokovic, who recovered from an apparent knee injury to beat Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5,...
The Super Eagles camp has been given a huge boost after five players landed in Uyo on Tuesday following the suspension of the national labour strike across Nigeria. Eight players were stranded on Monday due to inactivity at airports however however five of those players in defenders Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey, midfielder Frank Onyeka and forward Paul Onuachu all landed at the Victor...
Eight-time All-Star Kyrie Irving says he is better prepared to face the hostile crowd of Boston Celtics fans as he prepares to face his former side with the Dallas Mavericks ahead of this year’s NBA Finals. Irving was an All-Star in both of his seasons with Boston before leaving to join the Brooklyn Nets in 2019 as a free agent. Despite vowing to remain with the...
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