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NIGERIA’s senior national women’s basketball team D’Tigress, on Sunday, defeated Canada 79-70 at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to advance to the quarter-finals. D’Tigress, who defeated Australia in the opening game of their group, had lost to France in their second game before rallying to beat the Canadians in …

Novak Djokovic recently reached his first major final of the season at Wimbledon. ● Serbian is sixth in the PIF ATP live race to Turin Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers in Montreal, the tournament announced on Monday. The Serbian owns a 25-7 record …

Tearful Coco Gauff crashed out of the Paris Olympics at the hands of Donna Vekic on Tuesday as Rafael Nadal prepared to return to the baking Roland Garros courts. As temperatures rocketed in the French capital, officials activated a heat protocol, allowing a 10-minute break between the second and third …

THE International Testing Agency on Saturday said it has provisionally suspended Nigerian lightweight boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore after she tested positive for a banned substance. The suspension has come ahead of her opening fight at the Paris Olympics. Ogunsemilore tested positive for furosemide, a diuretic on WADA’s prohibited list, in an …

● Spaniards fought back from 0-3 in second set Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal made a roaring start to their much-anticipated doubles debut Saturday at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where the Spanish duo ousted sixth-seeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 7-6(4), 6-4 to reach the second round. “It’s been …

Barbora Krejcikova held off a charge from Jasmine Paolini in a gripping final at Wimbledon to claim her second Grand Slam singles title. Krejcikova, a French Open winner in 2021, held her arms aloft as she sealed a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory on her third championship point. She shared a …

NOVAK Djokovic set up a Wimbledon rematch with Carlos Alcaraz by beating Lorenzo Musetti, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 on Centre Court on Friday, concluding his run to the final at the All England Club that started just 25 days after surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee. Just over …

Ahead of the Copa America semi finals fixtures on Wednesday and Thursday, below are currently the highest goal scorers in the competition. Newsextra24 reports that Argentina will face Canada in the last-four, while Uruguay will tackle Colombia. However, Argentina’s Lautaro Martinez, still remains the top scorer in the competition with …

● Former World No. 1 will next face Dimitrov   IT took two days and plenty of stops and starts, but Daniil Medvedev finally finished off Jan-Lennard Struff on Thursday at Wimbledon. The fifth seed battled past the big-hitting German 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3) in two hours and 17 minutes …

SEVEN-time champion Novak Djokovic came from a set down to book his place in the Wimbledon fourth round with victory over Australia’s Alexei Popyrin. After a slow start on Centre Court, Djokovic, who has 24 Grand Slam titles, won 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3). He will play Holger Rune next …