American gymnast Jordan Chiles has filed an appeal in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland after being denied a bronze medal in the women’s floor event at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The appeal is the latest from the 23-year-old, who…
Europe’s top-tier club competition, the UEFA Champions League, return this week, and football fans can expect nail-biting actions across the first round of matches. The 2024-25 Champions League season provides another topic for discussion with the inaugural 36-team league format,…
Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen will have to wait to make his second appearance for his new club Galatasaray following his debut with the Turkish Super Lig club last weekend. The 25-year-old Napoli loanee has been ruled out of Galatasaray’s…
Ahead of next month’s double-header against Nigeria, Libya have sacked head coach Milutin Sredojevic following a string of disappointing results in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. The Serbian, fondly called Micho, took over Libya in October 2023,…
Zimbabwe sports minister Kirsty Coventry is one of the seven leading candidates vying for the position of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency, Afrosport reports. Coventry, a former Olympic swimmer, has won seven of Zimbabwe’s eight medals at the Games,…
Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson further etched her name in WNBA history on Sunday as she became the first player to score 1000 points in a single season in league history. The 28-year-old, who recently broke the single-season scoring…
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi provided two assists in Leicester City’s 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace on Saturday. The 27-year-old took his tally to three assists in the Premier League this season after also providing their only…
Cameroon international Andre Onana and English forward Marcus Rashford made the headlines as Manchester United sealed a 3-0 win over newcomers Southampton at the St. Mary’s Stadium in the Premier League’s Saturday early kick-off. Onana saved United from going behind…
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress avenged their previous group phase defeat to Uganda by beating the East Africans 71-67 in their semifinal matchup inside the University of Pretoria’s Rembrandt Hall on Friday. Juliana Negedu’s ladies were the much better side, winning three…
The funeral of the recently deceased Sven-Goran Eriksson was held today in the Swedish town of Torsby, where the former football manager grew up, Afrosport reports. The ceremony, which took place inside the church, was attended by several hundreds of…
