Scudetto hero Osimhen a Napoli outcast after failing to find exit
AFP Victor Osimhen has been sidelined by Napoli after the team he fired to Serie A glory just over a year ago left him both off their squad list for…
Cristiano Ronaldo honoured as UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer
A special award was presented at the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League draw ceremony in Monaco. UEFA MONACO – Cristiano Ronaldo, the all-time leading goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League, has…
Nicolas Jackson blasts Chelsea icon John Obi Mikel
Obi Mikel has been openly critical of Jackson during his time with Chelsea Agency Report Nicolas Jackson has hit back at John Obi Mikel following the Chelsea legend’s brutal criticism.…
Former African football president Issa Hayatou dies
His tenure at the helm of African football saw the game on the continent make strides Reuters YAOUNDE – Former African football president Issa Hayatou died on Thursday after a…
North Korea Olympians not given Samsung phones: IOC
Samsung and the International Olympic Committee have promoted “victory selfies” in Paris, in which medallists on the podium take group selfies using the Galaxy Z Flip6 AFP North Korean Olympians…
Olympics sees 40-plus cases of Covid and respiratory disease: WHO
Several high profile athletes have suffered from Covid-19 at the 2024 Paris Games AFP Geneva – More than 40 athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 and…
Olympic open water training in polluted Seine scrapped: organisers
AFP Paris Olympics organisers cancelled training for open water swimming in the River Seine on Tuesday due to pollution, raising questions over why triathletes were allowed to swim in the…
Paris Olympics: Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili regrets exclusion from 100m event, blames country’s sport’s body
Morakinyo Akinosun One of Nigeria’s prospect at the ongoing Paris Olympics, Favour Ofili would not participate in the women’s 100m athletics event which she had looked forward to. Ofili blamed…
Brazilian swimmer banished from the Olympic Games after sneaking out of the village without permission to ‘go on a night out in Paris’ with her boyfriend
Brazilian swimmer Vieira snuck out of the Olympic Village without permission. She was joined by her partner, fellow Brazilian swimmer Gabriel Santos Mail Online An Olympic athlete has been banished…
Convicted rapist booed at first Olympics beach volleyball
AFP Paris – Fans booed a Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of raping an underaged girl as he played his first match at the Paris Olympics, where his controversial selection…