Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers added to their already-packed laurels at this season’s Basketball Africa League (BAL) as they overcame 2022 champions US Monastir 92-88 in their playoff quarterfinals tie at the BK Arena on Monday. The King’s Men, who were making their debut in the BAL playoffs, became the first-ever Nigerian team to progress to the semifinals of the tournament, where they will face Libyan side...
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...
Tani Oluwaseyi was on target for Minnesota United as they played out a 3-3 draw with Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night. Sang-Bin Jeong put Minnesota ahead in the eighth minute before Kevin Cabral equalised for Colorado 10 minutes minutes later. Oluwaseyi put Minnesota 2-1 up in the 27th minute when he pounced on a rebound from...
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were beaten 1-0 by Cote d’Ivoire in the semi-final of the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Ghana on Saturday. The Golden Eaglets, led by Manu Garba, were outclassed in the 54th minute by Ivorian youngster Youbah Coulibaly, who beat Nigerian goalkeeper Chinedu Dominic at his near post to put an end to his three-match run without conceding a goal. The Little Elephants looked...
Rivers Hoopers suffered a 63-57 defeat to Sahara Conference rivals AS Douanes on Saturday in the first-ever seeding games in the history of the Basketball Africa League. The Nigerian champions left it too late at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, in the battle between the third and fourth seeds, which determines the final placement for the playoffs, which begins officially on Sunday, May 26. The...
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