Manchester City have been fined 2.09 million pounds (about 2.7 million dollars) by the Premier League in England for 22 instances of delaying the kick-off or restart of matches. The English champions have accepted the sanction, which relates to rule…
Serbia’s top-seeded Novak Djokovic navigated a momentary lapse in the second set to defeat 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-4 at the Paris Olympics on Monday, advancing to the third round. In contrast, world number one Iga Swiatek…
Nigeria’s players in the men’s table tennis event of the ongoing Olympic Games on Saturday lost their matches in the first round of the competition. Quadri Aruna lost 3-4 in his round of 64 match at the South Paris Arena…
Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has offered Nigerians who will be travelling to Paris, France for the 2024 Olympics the most affordable data roaming packs during the global games. According to the company, the data roaming packs will ensure that visiting Glo…
The Australian women’s water polo team are struggling to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus shortly before Friday’s start of the Olympic Games in Paris. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced three more cases on Wednesday, bringing the number of…
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi will not play in this week’s MLS All-Stars Game, Major League Soccer (MLS) said on Monday. This has come eight days after the Argentine superstar left the Copa America final match with an ankle injury. Messi…
The national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, are to play Serbia in an Olympics warm-up game at the Belgrade Arena, starting at 17:00 GMT (5 pm Nigerian time). This is the team’s second match ahead of the Women’s Basketball Tournament of…
Pope Francis has urged for an Olympic truce during the upcoming Paris Games, highlighting the Games’ historical role as promoters of peace rather than conflict. “The Olympic Games, in ancient times, introduced a wise truce during the games,” noted the…
Manchester United have bought teenage French defender Leny Yoro from Lille, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. United said they had signed the 18-year-old until June 2029. British media reported that United were paying Lille 62 million euros (52.2…
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh, on Thursday said the Federal Government had approved more than N12 billion as the budget for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Owan-Enoh also told newsmen in Abuja that preparations for the…
