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No fewer than 14 teams will participate in this year’s Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT), including two international female teams from Benin Republic. The football fiesta which enters the fourth edition this year, will hold in Benin City, Edo State, from October 2 to 13, 2024. The teams include: …

Mariam Eniola Bolaji has won Team Nigeria’s 1st medal of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in the Para badminton Women’s singles SL3 event. She beats Kozyna Oksana of Ukraine 21-9, 21-9 in the bronze medal match this morning.

A few days after collapsing during a Copa Libertadores match in Brazil, Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo has died at the age of 27, his club confirmed. The cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest associated with a cardiac arrhythmia, his club Nacional announced, citing the doctors treating him at the Albert …

Nigerian international, Alex Iwobi scored the winning goal for his club, Fulham on Saturday as they defeated Leicester City 2-1 at home. Iwobi scored the second goal in the 70th minute. He was set free in the area by Antonee Robinson and made no mistake with a lovely finish into …

Erling Haaland hit his first hat-trick this season as Manchester City demolished Ipswich 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. This is the 10th hat-trick he has scored for City. Ipswich shocked the huge crowd at the Etihad when they opened scoring seven minutes into the game. Sammie Szmodics broke …

Manchester United crumbled to 1-2 defeat to Brighton away from home on Saturday to continue their dismal performance from last season. United managed to beat Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford last week in their opening game from a late goal. Brighton opened the scoring on Saturday in the 32nd minute. …

Former President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou died on Thursday at the age of 77. Hayatou was CAF president between 1988 and 2017. CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe mourned the demise of Hayatou, saying he is saddened by the passing of former CAF President. Motsepe said: …

Nigerian Oluwatobiloba Amusan on Wednesday qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres hurdles event at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Amusan, who is the world record holder at the event, recorded a time of 12.49 seconds to win her heat, ahead of Alaysha Johnson of the …

Netherlands has come under criticisms from women advocacy groups for including Steven van de Velde, a convicted rapist on its volleyball squad for Paris Olympics Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in Britain in 2016 following the rape of a 12-year-old girl two years earlier when …

According to reports from Italy, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is poised to fly to Paris within the next 48 hours to finalise his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The 25-year-old Nigerian striker has been the subject of intense speculation, with Chelsea, Manchester United, PSG, and several Saudi Arabian clubs showing …