Coco Gauff and her dream of winning an Olympic gold medal came to an end after her 6-7, 2-6 third round loss to Croatia's Donna Vekic on Tuesday. It looked like the 20-year-old American star was going to cruise into the quarter-finals after going up 4-1 in the opening set. Vekic however fought back and forced a tie-break which she won 9-7. Things did not get...
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum is upbeat about his team's chances of qualifying for the knockout phase at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics. The Nigerian ladies are yet to win a game in Group C after narrow losses to Brazil and world champions Spain. The Falcons will need to defeat Japan by at least three unreplied goals in their final group game against Japan on Wednesday...
The South Africa women's Sevens rugby team bagged their first win at the Paris 2024 Olympics after defeating Fiji 21-15 on Tuesday to finish the competition in 11th place. The Blazeboks lost all their three group games against Australia (34-5), Ireland (38-0) and Great Britain (26-17). This was followed by a narrow 15-12 loss to Japan in the 9th-12th place playoffs semis. The game against Fiji...
South African professional mountain bike racer Alan Hatherly won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics men's cross-country mountain biking, finishing with a time of 1 hour 26 minutes and 33 seconds on Monday. Great Britain's Tom Pidcock clinched gold as he crossed the line nine seconds ahead of France's Victor Koretzky. The bronze medal of Hatherly became South Africa’s third medal in Paris and second...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has publicised the vacancy for the role of manager of the men's U-20 side, the Flying Eagles. The announcement, which on the NFF website, noted that candidates must possess at least a CAF B Coaching License and must have been in football coaching for at least five years, They must also be conversant with Nigeria’s domestic game, possess strong leadership qualities...
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