D’Tigress becomes first African team in FIBA Top 10
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have made history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to break into the top 10 of the FIBA world rankings.
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Nigeria’s poor run on the world stage continues in Peru
As it was at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where Nigeria failed to win any medal, the situation at the ongoing World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, points at similar fate after long jumper, Pristina Ochonogor failed to win a medal on Wednesday night.
Paralympic swimmer Ugo Didier wins France’s first gold
Swimmer Ugo Didier won France’s first gold medal of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday.
Medvedev beats Marozsan to reach US Open third round
NEW YORK : Former champion Daniil Medvedev was far from his best but still did enough to dispatch Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-2 7-6(5) on Thursday to reach the U.S. Open third round.
Korda out of US Open, Pegula prevails in shaky day for Americans
NEW YORK : American hopes of claiming glory at the U.S. Open suffered a number of setbacks on Thursday after Sebastian Korda was one of five U.S. players to see their dreams dashed under overcast New York skies.
De Minaur survives first-set fright to beat unseeded Virtanen at US Open
NEW YORK : Australia's 10th seed Alex de Minaur overcame a potential banana skin to beat Finland's big-hitting Otto Virtanen 7-5 6-1 7-6(3) on Grandstand to move into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Pablo Castrillo triumphs in the mountains, Eddie Dunbar 26th
Pablo Castrillo clinched victory in stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana, conquering the mountainous terrain in Northwestern Spain on Thursday.
Rybakina withdraws from US Open due to injury
NEW YORK : Fourth seed Elena Rybakina has withdrawn from the U.S. Open ahead of her second round match against Jessika Ponchet on Thursday due to injury.