Carlos Alcaraz made light work of Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up a tantalising French Open semi-final against incoming world number one Jannik Sinner. Spanish third seed Alcaraz, 21, won 6-3 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 against Greek ninth seed Tsitsipas on the Roland Garros clay. It was the second year running that …
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JANNIK Sinner remains comfortably top of the ATP prize-money earners list in 2024, while Alexander Zverev is in second place after his Italian Open title run. Two-time Major champion Carlos Alcaraz is seventh on the list, while world No 1 Novak Djokovic is just outside the top 10 in 11th …
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PORTUGAL and Al Nassr forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has been ranked as the highest-paid athlete in the world in the last 12 months. American business magazine, Forbes, claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo and other 9 athletes have earned a whooping $1.38 billion in the last year. The magazine claimed that this is the …
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THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Ibrahim Gusau, has revealed that the federation has made adequate arrangements to ensure the new Super Eagles coaching crew members are paid duly. Ibrahim Gusau stated this during the unveiling of the new Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George in Abuja on Monday, May 13. …
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SIX boxers from Nigeria have been registered to fight for places at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Games’ second Window qualification tournament slated for Bangkok, Thailand. The Secretary-General, Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Dapo Akinyele, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. According to him, Elite …
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THE manager of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, has admitted that the congested fixtures in England’s elite club football affected the performance of Premier League clubs in European competitions. The 2023-2024 season saw Premier League clubs struggle in European club competitions. Things are so bad that no club in the league made …
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SUPER Eagles head coach, Finidi George, has rejected the choice of Daniel Amokachi and Emmanuel Amuneke as his assistants. Finidi’s appointment was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) this week. There is, however, still the need to appoint his assistants and other members of the backroom staff members. Amokachi …
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SUPER Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen has been named in the Italian Serie A team of the week after an outstanding performance against Roma last weekend. Victor Osimhen led Napoli to host Roma at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday, April 28. During the game, the 25-year-old Nigeria international …
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Rublev continues resurgence with Griekspoor win Daniil Medvedev has been one of the most consistent performers on the ATP Tour across the past five years. On Tuesday, the World No. 4 hit a new milestone that reflects his ability to so often bring his best to tennis’ biggest stages. With …
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FORMER UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, has lost his 15-month-old son, Kobe. The former UFC star confirmed the development on social media after reports began going round in his native Cameroon. Francis Ngannou questioned why life is unfair. He wrote, “What’s the purpose of life if what we’re fighting tooth and …
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