African players in Europe: Serial scorer Salah strikes twice
Mohamed Salah lifted his Premier League tally to 21 goals from 23 matches this season by scoring twice for leaders Liverpool in a 2-0 win away to Bournemouth at the weekend.
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Atletico's Simeone puts Real derby out of his mind to focus on Getafe clash
A pivotal trip to LaLiga leaders Real Madrid awaits this weekend for Atletico Madrid, who are just a point behind in the standings, but coach Diego Simeone is putting all his focus on Tuesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final against Getafe.
Remo Stars extend lead as Rivers United continue freefall
Remo Stars, at the weekend, continued their steady march to their first Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) with an impressive 2-1 defeat of Sunshine Stars ‘away’ from home.
IBF cancels purse bid for Bakole-Ajagba title eliminator bout
The International Boxing Federation (IBF), at the weekend, removed the Martin Bakole versus Efe Ajagba title eliminator from its purse bid docket, reports The Ring.
FIE picks teenage fencer, Okanlawon for high-performance camp in China
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has chosen Nigeria’s teenage Fencer, Wisdom Okanlawon, as one of five athletes from 30 African countries to attend a high-performance training camp and compete at the2025 Cadet and Junior World Championships in Wuxi, China.
Otti justifies new 40,000-capacity Olympic stadium project
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has said that his government would build a 40,000 capacity Olympic-standard stadium to ensure that the state’s teams have the facility to host its local and international games.
Odusanya wins 10th Lagos table tennis title as Kuti takes first crown
National champion, Bose Odusanya, at the weekend in Lagos, defeated NSCDC’s Amina Fashola to add the yearly Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships crown t her trophy chest.
Adesanya apologises to fans, vows to bounce back from defeat
Former UFC Mixed Martial Arts middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has apologised for disappointing his fans after suffering his third consecutive loss in the hands of Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Saudi Arabia, reports bjpenn.com.