Djokovic wins Olympic gold to complete career Golden Slam
Novak Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday to claim a maiden Olympic title and become just the fifth player to complete a career Golden Slam.
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Paris 2024: Ofili cruises into 200m semi-final
Queen of the track, Favour Ofili, now has her sights set on Monday’s semi-finals and a potential place on the podium after she cruised to a comfortable win in her heat on Sunday.
It’s not over for D’Tigress in Paris
Nigeria female basketball team, D’Tigress, must be in their best element on Sunday, when they face Canada in a make or break tie.
Fulham seal five-year deal for Arsenal’s Smith Rowe
Fulham have signed England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe from Premier League rivals Arsenal on a five-year contract, it was announced on Friday.
Enekwechi primed for second final appearance in shot put
Three-Time African champion, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, should have no problem qualifying for his second straight Olympic shot put final when the event starts today, at the Stade de France in Paris, reports sportsnow.com.ng.
Gallant D’Tigress bow to France, wait on Canada for quarterfinal ticket
The D’Tigress, who have been the surprise team of the women’s basketball event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games, were brought down to earth, yesterday, by hosts, France, who beat the Nigerian girls by 75 points to 54.
Davis Cup heroes ready to rumble as Zenith Next Gen gets date
Some of the stars, who made Nigeria proud at the just-concluded Davis Cup promotional play-off, have been listed for the Zenith Bank Next Gen Masters, which serves on August 7.
Twenty teams battle for N20m as second IXBET Cup begins Aug 5
Twenty teams have been listed for the second 1XBET Cup, a community football competition, which offers N20 million to the participants. In the draws held in Lagos, defending champions, Shomolu/Bariga FC, who defeated Odion Ighalo FC 2-0 to win the maiden edition last year, are paired with Dosu FC, Collins Edwin FC, Team360 FC, and Ilupeju Pillars in Group B.