Wayne Lumbasi A tennis tournament in Ghana turned into a brawl after one of the players slapped his opponent after losing. The distasteful incident was captured by spectators on camera and was widely shared on the internet. The tennis match was between French player Michael Kouame and Ghana’s Raphael Nii Ankrah. They were playing in […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Chelsea’s Champions League hopes hang by a thread after the holders were soundly beaten by Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final clash. Karim Benzema’s hat-trick fired Real Madrid to a stunning 3-1 win against Chelsea that put the Champions League holders on the brink of elimination after a dramatic game on Wednesday. The […]
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Wayne Lumbasi UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes transgender women should not be eligible to compete in women’s sport. The discussion surrounding transgender sporting participants has been ongoing all around the world, and the athletes themselves have been subject to abhorrent abuse in the wake of it. “I don’t think that biological males should be […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Women represent the most important demographic for the next generation of riders. They have increasingly become involved as riders and members of biker communities, but they are more likely to be passengers than riders on their own bikes. Historically, women’s roles in the motorcycle culture have been subordinate to those of men, especially between […]
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Wayne Lumbasi While referees at all competition levels (local, national, international) are associated with FIFA, only those that have achieved the highest qualification level can officiate in international FIFA matches. All referees affiliated with FIFA have a designated grade and must advance in grade in order to referee higher level matches. FIFA […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghana’s vice president, made a strong case to the National Football League (NFL), the global governing body in charge of American Professional Football, to establish an NFL Africa Academy in Ghana to unearth and develop talents from Ghana and neighboring countries. Dr. Bawumia, who hosted a delegation of the NFL on Friday, stressed that […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Arsenal’s hopes of finishing in the top four were dealt a huge blow after Crystal Palace produced a spirited display to see off the Gunners 3-0 at Selhurst Park. Mikel Arteta’s side dropped to fifth in the Premier League behind rivals Tottenham after their defeat on Monday night. Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jordan […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Kenyan long-distance runner, Judith Jeptum is the winner of the 2022 edition of the Paris Marathon. The 26-year-old won the Sunday morning, April 3rd race after clocking an impressive 2 hours, 19 minutes and 48 seconds, a new course record. Jeptum had to contend with the unseasonably cold conditions at the French capital to win the race. Upon […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Mali sacked their coach, Mohamed Magassouba, on Saturday after failing to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He is the second coach to be sacked following the final playoff in Africa, after Nigeria’s Augustine Eguavoen. The Malian federation said the 64-year-old coach, who has been in charge of his country’s national […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) on Thursday filed an appeal with the world football governing body (FIFA) regarding their tie against Cameroon. Algeria lost 2-1 at home to the Indomitable Lions, who secured the ticket to Qatar. The North Africans have pointed out that they were not convinced by the manner in which the Gambian referee, Bakary Gassama, officiated the […]
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