Ex-sports minister, Sango loses wife
Wife of former sports minister, Damishi Sango, has passed. Esther Damishi Sango died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, January 13, at the family residence in Danwal, Ganawuri, Plateau State.
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Exhausted Murray has energy to blast officials after late night finish
An exhausted Andy Murray still had enough left in the tank to blast tennis officials after an epic five-set comeback second round win at the Australian Open finished just after 4 a.m. on Friday (1700 GMT on Thursday), well beyond the usual grand slam midnight madness.
Murray grinds down Kokkinakis in late-night epic
MELBOURNE :Former world number one Andy Murray produced one of his greatest ever comebacks to sink home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis in a titanic second-round thriller at the Australian Open in the early hours of Friday morning.
Former rugby players send brain injuries claim letter to governing bodies
Dozens of former amateur rugby players have written to a number of the sport's governing bodies, alleging not enough was done to protect them from brain injuries ahead of a potential lawsuit.
"Come Forward, Tell Us": PT Usha, Indian Olympic Association Chief, Backs Wrestlers Amid #MeToo Protest
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha on Thursday said she is "deeply concerned and disturbed" by the sexual harassment allegations by renowned wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, saying the national Olympic body will do everything possible to safeguard the interest of the country's women athletes. Celebrated Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik besides Vinesh Phogat and others are staging a sit-in protest for the last two days at Jantar Mantar here against the WFI president, accusing him of sexual exploitation and intimidation and have demanded that the federation be disbanded.
LIV Golf make breakthrough with first US broadcast deal
The Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour announced its first broadcast deal in the United States on Thursday, penning a 'multi-year' agreement with The CW Network, the tour said in a statement.
Bayern sign goalkeeper Yann Sommer from Gladbach to replace Neuer
Bayern Munich have signed Yann Sommer from Borussia Moenchengladbach as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the German champions confirmed on Thursday.
New documentary: Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard's greed and ego led the team to chaos and ruin
Harold Ballard was the principal owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs for nearly two decades of headline-grabbing mayhem. From the day he assumed ownership in 1972 until his death in 1990, he was a magnet for publicity.