2023 U-20 W/Cup: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles to face Argentine club, Colombia in friendly
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, (Photo by Abeer Ahmed/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Morocco carry hopes of Arab fans at 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
Morocco’s men stole the hearts of Arabs and fans worldwide at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Now the North African nation’s women’s team will look to pull off a similar feat.
Seung-Yul Noh flirts with history as Seamus Power makes steady start
Seamus Power sits just outside the top 60 and nine shots off the lead following a stunning opening round by South Korea's Seung-Yul Noh at the of the AT&T Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.
Mads Pedersen completes Grand Tour grand slam at Giro
Denmark's Mads Pedersen won a sprint finish on stage six of the Giro d'Italia in Naples to complete the grand slam of Grand Tour victories. After the chaos of a crash-strewn stage five in wet conditions, the 162km around Mount Vesuvius and the Amalfi coast under sunny skies produced little drama until the closing moments when breakaway duo Alessandro De Marchi and Simon Clarke were finally reeled in. Veteran Australian Clarke and De Marchi had made their attack on the Picco Sant'Angelo climb, continuing to push on to stretch the advantage to more than two minutes heading into the final 30km.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Disaster for breakaway as Mads Pedersen snatches Stage 6 win, Remco Evenepoel fights on
This time a year ago, Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) had not won a stage on a Grand Tour. On Thursday, the 27-year-old Dane was a stage winner in all three after completing the milestone in just 251 days. In so doing, Pedersen denied Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) the chance of achieving the same feat in what would have been a lengthier but no less sweet 3,915 days.
Colombia better prepared for this year's World Cup - Montoya
Missing the Women's World Cup in 2019 was a huge setback for Colombia but the South Americans are determined to go deep at this year's tournament playing an exciting brand of football, midfielder Daniela Montoya said.
Wawrinka makes short work of Ivashka in Rome opener
ROME : Former world number three Stan Wawrinka shone following a rain delay at the Italian Open on Wednesday as the oldest player in the men's draw powered past Ilya Ivashka 6-2 6-4 to book his place in the second round.
Colombian ex-footballer Osoria arrested for drug trafficking
BOGOTA: Former footballer Diego Leon Osorio, who played for Colombia’s national team in the 1990s, has been arrested for drug trafficking for the third time, police said on Friday. The former left-back was attempting to board a flight to Madrid, Spain, on April 8, from an airport near Medellin “with 1,849 grams of cocaine hydrochloride,” police said in a message sent to the media. Airport authorities discovered the drugs in four pairs of sneakers before making the arrest.