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The president of Uganda Football Associations Moses Magogo has announced that the country will withdraw from the African Nations Championships Chan because of a row over government funding, Magogo who is also a member of the Ugandan parliament said pulling out of the tournament which is scheduled to begin in Algeria on 13 January was sad. He stated further that the sanctions on Uganda will affect the future if they […]

The Lawn Tennis Association has been fined 820,000 pounds by the ATP for banning Russian and Belarusian male players from this summer's grass-court events. The ban was imposed in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The governing body has also been warned it could lose its ATP membership if a similar decision is made next year. The LTA says it is deeply disappointing and has accused the ATP of showing […]

Bayern Munich stunned Barcelona in the women's Champions League to earn their first win over the Spanish side. In front of a women's club record crowd of 24,000 at Allianz Arena, Bayern went 2-0 up after 10 minutes through goals by Klara Buhl and Lina Magull. Barcelona, featuring England's Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh, had no answer to the Germans, driven from midfield by fellow Lioness Georgia Stanway. Lea Schuller […]

Nigeria male handball age group grade teams participating at the IHF Trophy Tournament for Africa Zone 3 continued their superlative performance on day 2 of the competition with a 79 - 15 destruction of Liberia in Abidjan, Ivory Coast yesterday. The under-18 national Male team was particularly fantastic on the day as Coach Emeka Nnamani tutored the side, and recorded an emphatic victory which is so far the highest in […]

Belgium struggled to a 1-0 victory in their opening World Cup game as they were pushed by an outstanding effort from Canada. Canada dominated large portions of the Group F game but was wasteful in front of goal, particularly when Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies saw a first-half tame penalty saved by Belgium keeper Thibaut Courtois. Courtois also had to save well from Alistair Johnston, but Canada were undone against […]

FIFA has confirmed that its president, Gianni Infantino will stand unopposed for a third term as head of world football’s governing body next year. In a brief statement from FIFA, it announced that since no other person except Infantino declared interest to run for the football position, and would be the only candidate when the election takes place at the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda on March 16, 2023. […]

Bayern Munich star, forward Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the World Cup due to leg injury. Mane sustained a leg injury while playing for Bayern Munich on November 8, which put his hopes of featuring in Qatar in doubt. In a statement, Bayern said he sustained an injury to the head of his right fibula, but Mane was included in the Senegal squad for the finals in Qatar. […]

Super Eagles new player, Bruno Onyemaechi will join Portuguese club, Boavista on a permanent transfer at the end of the season. Onyemaechi linked up with the Panthers from CD Feirense on loan before the start of the campaign. According to reports from Portugal, Boavista will pay €800,000 to secure him on a permanent deal next summer. The 23-year-old has impressed on his debut campaign in the Primeira Liga and has […]

World Athletics has confirmed that the ninth edition of the Okpekpe international 10km road race will hold on Saturday May 27, 2023 in Okpekpe town near Auchi in Edo state. The race, the first road running event to be granted a label status by World Athletics in West Africa, will be one of the 40 gold-label road running events to hold in 2023. It will also be the second gold […]