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Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner has pulled out of the Olympic Games in Paris due to illness. The current world number one announced on Instagram on Wednesday that he was suffering from tonsillitis and was “not feeling well.”…

The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has awarded three points and three goals to Rangers for the abandoned oriental derby with Enyimba, The Nation reports. The NPFL matchday 35 fixture was…

Man City win record fourth English title in a row as Foden scores twice   Imperious Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 at Etihad Stadium to become the first team to win the English league title four seasons in a row,…

Oleksandr Usyk on Sunday beat Tyson Fury by split decision to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion. The Mirror noted that Usyk toppled Fury with a stirring second-half comeback to…

Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine has entered into boxing immortality as becomes the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis secured all four major titles in 1999, Reuters reports. Reuters said that the Ukrainian scored a…

Finidi George,  Head coach of the Super Eagles, says his immediate task and priority is to qualify the nation for the 2026 World Cup slated for Canada, Mexico and U.S. …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated the World record holder, Tobi Amusan, for emerging as the fastest woman in the women’s 100m hurdles this year after running a blistering 12.40s to win the first Jamaica Athletics…

Finally, Finidi George emerges as Super Eagles coach At last, the Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee and appointed Finidi George as Head Coach…

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has appointed Mr. Tunde Onakoya, the National Master of Chess and the current Guinness World Record Holder for the longest Chess Marathon in history, the Sports Ambassador of the state. …

Captain, Rasheed Ajibade’s 43rd minute penalty handed the Super Falcons of Nigeria a narrow 1-0 win over continental rivals, South Africa, in the first leg of qualifiers for football event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. …