Latifat Tijani put Team Nigeria on the medals table at the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday by winning the women’s -45kg event of the powerlifting competition. The 39-year-old Ogun indigene had a best lift of 107kg to…
Venus Williams will miss the upcoming U.S. Open due to an injury, becoming the third U.S. female, after her sister Serena and Sofia Kenin, to announce on Wednesday. Two-time U.S. Open champion and former world number one Venus made the…
Paris Saint-Germain has confirmed that their top star, Kylian Mbappe wants to leave the club. The French champions, however, said they have no intention of getting rolled over by Real Madrid, slamming the strategy being employed by the Spanish giants…
No fewer than 75 players from 10 states and the FCT are currently jostling for one million naira prize money in the ongoing first edition of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Open Squash Challenge in Abuja. The Chairman, Nigeria…
Harry Kane says he is “staying at Tottenham this summer” after accepting he will not be joining Manchester City this season. The England captain, who is the club’s second highest all-time goalscorer, was desperate to sign for the English Premier…
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s U.S. Open due to her torn hamstring that has not completely healed ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year, the American said on Wednesday. Williams, a six-time winner at Flushing Meadows,…
Five Nigerians who joined in table tennis action on Wednesday at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo ended up on the losing side. Reports state that Ahmed Koleoso began the chain of losses when he fell 0-3 to Thomas Bruechle…
Australian cyclist Paige Greco won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympic games in style on Wednesday. The 24-year-old claimed the 3,000 metres individual pursuit title at the Izu Velodrome in a world record time of 3 minutes 50.815…
Real Madrid FC have made an opening 160 million euro (187.7 million dollars) bid for Paris Saint-Germain FC forward, Kylian Mbappe, that has been rebuffed, according to reports. The 22-year-old France international has spent the past four seasons at the…
Lyon has completed the signing of Swiss international midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri from Liverpool, the two clubs announced on Monday. The 29-year-old moves for an initial fee of six million euros, rising to a potential total of 11 million euros ($12.9m)…
