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 …
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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 …
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● 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 …
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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 …
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TOP seed Iga Swiatek reached the third round of the women’s singles with a tenacious straight-set win over Petra Martic on Centre Court at Wimbledon. Croatian Martic pushed the Polish world number one in moments but lost her serve late in both sets in Swiatek’s 6-4 6-3 win. She also …
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Mr. Boniface Onovo, the Director of Sports, Enugu State Ministry for Youths and Sport says the state has enough facilities and potentials needed to host the 2026 National Sports Festival (NSF). Onovo disclosed this in Nsukka on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen shortly after conducting officials from the Federal Ministry …
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THREE-time champions and five-time runners-up, Nigeria are expected to know their opponents for the qualification race of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the draw for the 2025 AFCON would be conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ademola Olajire, Director of …
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THE Nigerian Wrestling Federation has announced the six athletes who will represent Nigeria at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. In a ceremony held at the Dynamite Wrestling Gym in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Federation President Hon. Daniel Igali announced the team, which consisted of five female wrestlers, one male wrestler, …
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● The 2004 champion later met 17-year-old Russian contender Mirra Andreeva. @Alexander Gilkes Twenty years after her stunning Wimbledon triumph, Maria Sharapova has returned to the All England Club to make more lasting memories. The five-time major winner walked through the historic venue with a pair of special guests: fiancé …
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