World number one Ash Barty’s dream of becoming the first homegrown Australian Open champion since 1978 was shattered on Wednesday after an extraordinary 1-6 6-3 6-2 quarter-final loss to Karolina Muchova. The Czech was a player transformed after taking a…
On Tuesday, Kogi State government sacked the managements of Kogi United FC and that of Confluence Queens FC. Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Folashade Ayoade, announced the sack in a statement in which she did not state any reason…
Jordan Clarkson helped the Utah Jazz overcome big nights by Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris while leading the NBA’s hottest team to a 134-123 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Salt Lake City on Monday night. Clarkson came off the…
Serena Williams will next meet Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semi-final, after thrashing No.2 seed Simona Halep 6-3 6-3. The match at Rod Laver Arena saw Serena at her defensive best, despite committing so many errors. Her semi-final booking…
The chairman of a German fan organization has criticised football clubs as arrogant for travelling to other countries amid the coronavirus pandemic. Helen Breit, who heads the Unsere Kurve (Our Curve) grouping, said on Tuesday that clubs are showing “an…
The Lagos State Sports Commission chairman, Mr. Sola Aiyepeku has said the Teslim Balogun Stadium would be ready for the Super Eagles game against Lesotho next month. The chairman said this when the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, visited…
Sunshine Queens FC of Akure has expressed readiness to take all three points against Ibom Angels in Wednesday’s Match Day 6 fixture of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL). The first Assistant Coach of the team, Niyi John, expressed…
Russia has three men in a grand slam quarter-finals for the first time on Monday at the Australian Open. This was after Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev made it past Mackenzie McDonald and Casper Ruud respectively Earlier, unseeded American Jessica…
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp admitted his side’s slim chances of retaining their English Premier League (EPL) title are over after they were beaten 1-3 at Leicester City on Saturday. Three goals in seven minutes from James Maddison, Jamie Vardy and…
Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry has been sidelined “for the time being” after suffering a thigh strain in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup final on Thursday evening. “The offensive player tore a muscle fibre in his left thigh. This…
