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Boxing: Japan’s Inoue to defend undisputed title against Sam Goodman

Japanese undisputed super-bantamweight world champion, Naoya 'Monster' Inoue, is set to defend his titles against Australian Sam Goodman in Tokyo's Ariake Arena on December 24, Afrosport reports. Inoue, one of the deadliest pound-for-pound boxers in history, defeated TJ Doheny by technical knockout in September to become a four-weight world champion. The 31-year-old became one of just three men to ever be named undisputed in two weight...

Paris 2024: Super Falcons lose to Japan, crash out of Olympics without a win

by Ibikunle Salako

31 July 2024

Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been eliminated from the women’s football tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics after Wednesday’s 3-1 defeat to Japan in their final Group C match. The Falcons exit the tournament without a win having lost all group games and scoring just once in their three group matches. The Falcons bow out in the group phase. #JPNNGA | #Paris2024 | #SoarSuperFalcons pic.twitter.com/iYlZC0WfZT — Soar...

Super Falcons move eight places in new FIFA world rankings; USWNT relinquish top spot

by Ibikunle Salako

25 August 2023

Nigeria's senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons, have enjoyed a meteoric rise in the new FIFA world rankings following their impressive outing at the just-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ranking, which was released on Friday, five days after the conclusion of the Mundial in Australia and New Zealand, sees the nine-time Africa champions move eight spots upwards from 40th to 32nd, as they remain...

Women’s World Cup: Miyazawa, Musovic to headline Japan and Sweden quarterfinal clash

by Ibikunle Salako

10 August 2023

Two of the tournament’s best performers, Hinata Miyazawa, who is the competition’s leading scorer, and goalkeeper Zecira Musovic, will be going up against each other when 2011 winners Japan and Sweden, who finished in third-place in 2019, face off in the quarterfinal on Friday. Miyazawa, who dons the No. 7 jersey for Japan has been nothing short of prolific for the Nadeshiko, with her five goals...

Women’s World Cup: Spain, Japan record wins; book quarterfinal slots

by Ibikunle Salako

5 August 2023

Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday in the first game in the round of 16 at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. La Nati, who were yet to concede a goal at the tournament following three shut-outs during the group stages, succumbed to an early strike from Spain’s Aitana Bonmati, who scored another beautiful goal, a...

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Boxing: Japan’s Inoue to defend undisputed title against Sam Goodman

Paris 2024: Super Falcons lose to Japan, crash out of Olympics without a win

Super Falcons move eight places in new FIFA world rankings; USWNT relinquish top spot

Women’s World Cup: Miyazawa, Musovic to headline Japan and Sweden quarterfinal clash

Women’s World Cup: Spain, Japan record wins; book quarterfinal slots

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