Wayne Lumbasi Serena Williams’ singles comeback was not meant to be, as the 23-time Grand Slam champion crashed to a heartbreaking loss in her opener at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Ultimately, Tan, 24, defeated Williams, 40, eliminating the tennis legend from Wimbledon in the first round. The athletes competed for a total of three hours […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has called for “archaic mindsets to change” after a racist remark about him by Brazilian triple champion Nelson Piquet emerged, triggering widespread condemnation. Piquet was discussing a crash between Hamilton and Max Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix when Piquet used the word “neguinho” which means “little […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has extended the ban on Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare to 11 years for doping violations. Nigeria women’s 4×100 relay team has also been disqualified from participating in next month’s World Athletics Championships in the United States of America over Blessing Okagbare’s ban. Blessing was previously suspended for 10 years […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Watford have called off their proposed friendly against the Qatar national side after supporters voiced their concerns with the fixture. The Hornets had announced their decision to play against the Qataris in July during a pre-season training camp in Austria ahead of the 2022-23 Championship campaign. News of the match was greeted with anger […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Gabriel Jesus is set to join Arsenal from Manchester City after agreeing personal terms on a five-year deal. The striker will move for a fee of $55million following an agreement between the two clubs. Spending over five years in Manchester, the Brazilian international will bid a fond farewell to the club after winning four Premier […]
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Wayne Lumbasi In Major League Baseball, two managers and six players were ejected after a brawl between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on Sunday. Tensions regarding inside pitches boiled over when Seattle batter Jesse Winker was struck on the right hip by a 91.1-mph fastball from Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz […]
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Wayne Lumbasi While anticipation builds for the 2022 World Cup later this year, FIFA already began exciting fans for the 2026 tournament with its announcement of which North American cities will be hosting games. Unlike previous World Cups, where a single country has hosted the tournament, the 2026 edition will split the matches across 16 […]
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Wayne Lumbasi American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez had to be saved by her coach Andrea Fuentes from drowning while performing at the World Championships in Budapest. The American lost consciousness in the pool during her routine and sunk towards the bottom. Fuentes acted quickly after realizing the grave situation and dived to rescue her pupil. The […]
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Wane Lumbasi Eight medical personnel are to stand trial accused of criminal negligence in the death of legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. Maradona, who captained Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning team, died in November 2020 at the age of 60. The star, who underwent surgery for a subdural haematoma a few weeks prior to his death, died due […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Cycling group INEOS Grenadiers have teamed up with marathon world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge to set up a cycling academy in Kenya. The teams are working together to create the new academy at the renowned Kaptagat camp -Eliud Kipchoge’s Running Team training center. “This is a significant and exciting development in world cycling – it has the […]
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