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Nigeria's Super Eagles boycott Libya match over 'mind games'
Nigeria's Super Eagles boycott Libya match over 'mind games'

Nigeria’s Super Eagles boycott Libya match over ‘mind games’

The Nigerian men’s soccer team has pulled out of its Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya in protest at being abandoned at an airport after their plane was diverted. The Nigeria Football Federation
1 week ago
Paris Paralympics kick off with dazzling opening ceremony
Paris Paralympics kick off with dazzling opening ceremony

Paris Paralympics kick off with dazzling opening ceremony

The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris with a joyous ceremony with performances and acts that delivered a powerful message of unity and inclusivity. The 2024 Paris Paralympics got underway with a magical four-hour-long opening ceremony
2 months ago
Germany's Deichmann sets world triathlon record
Germany's Deichmann sets world triathlon record

Germany’s Deichmann sets world triathlon record

German athlete Jonas Deichmann has competed in 106 consecutive days of long-distance triathlons and aims to reach 120. The Stuttgart native has been nicknamed the “German Forrest Gump.” German extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann
2 months ago
Ilkay Gündogan quits German national team
Ilkay Gündogan quits German national team

Ilkay Gündogan quits German national team

Gündogan played football for his country on 82 occasions. The 33-year-old was the German captain during Euro 2024. Germany captain Ilkay Gündogan announced his retirement from international football on Monday. The 33-year-old midfielder is ending his
2 months ago
China jails another former football official over bribery
China jails another former football official over bribery

China jails another former football official over bribery

Li Yuyi, the former vice president of China’s Football Association, has been jailed for 11 years for accepting bribes and gifts. It’s part of a probe into around a dozen football officials
2 months ago
Football star Lamine Yamal's father reportedly stabbed
Football star Lamine Yamal's father reportedly stabbed

Football star Lamine Yamal’s father reportedly stabbed

Mounir Nasraoui is reportedly in a serious condition after the attack in a town north of Barcelona. Mounir Nasraoui, the father of teenage Spain and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal, was stabbed late Wednesday,
2 months ago
Olympics: Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold after record throw
Olympics: Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold after record throw

Olympics: Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold after record throw

Arshad Nadeem has become Pakistan’s first ever Olympic gold medalist in an individual event. He beat his Indian rival Neeraj Chopra with an Olympic record throw. Pakistani javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem has
2 months ago
Olympics: Australian arrested for allegedly buying cocaine
Olympics: Australian arrested for allegedly buying cocaine

Olympics: Australian arrested for allegedly buying cocaine

Australian field hockey player Tom Craig is suspected of buying the drug from a dealer in central Paris. The International Olympic Committee has declined to comment. An Australian hockey player has been
2 months ago
Olympics: Noah Lyles wins men's 100m final
Olympics: Noah Lyles wins men's 100m final

Olympics: Noah Lyles wins men’s 100m final

Lyles won the men’s 100m final in 9.79 seconds to claim gold at Paris 2024. It was one of the most competitive finals of all time, with the American winning the race
3 months ago
France to host 2030 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City 2034
France to host 2030 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City 2034

France to host 2030 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City 2034

The games would be the fourth time France has hosted the Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Salt Lake City, Utah, was also chosen to host the 2034 Games. The French Alps was provisionally chosen to host
3 months ago
Jewish demonstrators arrested in anti-Netanyahu protest
Jewish demonstrators arrested in anti-Netanyahu protest

Jewish demonstrators arrested in anti-Netanyahu protest

Jewish Voice for Peace protesters entered the US Capitol complex ahead of the Israeli prime minister’s speech to Congress. Netanyahu is set to address a joint session of US lawmakers for the
3 months ago