The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan overcame Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in a tense final to win her first US Open title and officially dethrone the two-time defending champion as world No. 1. The victory gave Rybakina her third career Grand Slam and a second major in 2026, after she also …
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The National Sports Commission (NSC) has confirmed that members of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have received the cash component of the Presidential Reward for their historic 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket triumph. Each player received the naira equivalent of $100,000, while team officials were paid the equivalent of $50,000. …
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The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has unveiled a 14-player Junior Female YellowGreens squad, for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Division 1 Qualifier in Tanzania. Zeal Ibe, Media Manager of the NCF, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Lagos. According to Ibe, the …
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Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine, with the former Wimbledon finalist admitting that he made “a huge mistake.” The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced the suspension on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, following a failed doping test recorded during an ATP event …
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Former Puerto Rican Boxer Prichard Colón has died at the age of 33. He passed away on Thursday, August 13, nearly 11 years after a tragic fight gave him a brain hemorrhage that left him in a persistent vegetative state. Colón’s death was announced by his father and former coach, …
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Mykhaylo Mudryk will join Chelsea’s pre-season tour in Hong Kong as Xabi Alonso welcomes him to the side. Richarlison scored with the last kick of the game as Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1 in Sydney on Saturday in what was a disappointing result for Alonso who is still tweaking his Blues side. As Chelsea experiment with the …
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Nigerian professional wrestler, Oba Femi, recorded one of the biggest victories of his career after defeating former UFC and WWE champion Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match at WWE SummerSlam on Saturday night. The contest, held at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marked the Lagos-born …
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Michelle Alozie was pulled for a drug test following the Super Falcons of Nigeria’s 1-0 win over Zambia in their second Group C match at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations WAFCON 2026 on Saturday. The 29-year-old confirmed to journalists after the match that she undertook the mandatory random …
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World football’s governing body wants to appoint an independent agency to assess the ambitious expansion plan, which would add another 16 nations to a tournament that had already grown from 32 to 48 teams in 2026. “FIFA wishes to appoint an independent agency to determine whether and how expanding the …
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Eddie Howe has stepped down from his position as head coach of Newcastle United on Friday after five years in charge of the club. The former Bournemouth and Burnley boss announced in a statement on Newcastle‘s website that it was ‘the right time’ to step away from a club where he had brought …
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