The D’Tigress, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, can hold their heads high despite an 88-74 defeat to the top-ranked United States in the quarterfinals of the basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. Nigeria, who were clearly the underdogs heading into the game, made the Americans fight hard to gain victory inside the packed Accor Arena in Paris, with a large part of the crowd...
Nigeria's women's basketball team, the D'Tigress, are faced with an herculean task in the quarterfinals of the women's basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. The six-time Afrobasket champions must find a way to defeat the best team in the world—the United States—who are on the hunt for a record-extending tenth consecutive gold medal. The D'Tigress have enjoyed historic success at the Olympics in...
WNBA star Brittany Griner has been freed by Russian authorities after being arrested for possession of cannabis oil earlier this year. The 32-year-old was involved in a one-for-one prisoner exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian international arms dealer who is currently serving a 25-year sentence in the United States of America. Since her arrest on February 17 at Moscow International Airport, the Phoenix Mercury center has...
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