With a few months to the Warri /Effurun Peace Marathon, Nigerian long distance runners are gearing up to contest for the top prizes on offer in the 10km race, billed for March 31. •Deborah Pam (l) and Faustina Ogah The race, which started in 2016 to promote cooperation and peacefulContinue Reading
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says midfielder Christian Eriksen has the right to ponder a future away from the club even though he wants him to sign a new long-term deal. Christian Eriksen Eriksen, 26, has been one of the star players for Spurs over the past few years as theyContinue Reading
Disgraced Australian cricketer David Warner said Thursday that his one-year suspension for ball-tampering allowed him to “grow as a human being” and spend more time with family. David Warner “Life has been good for me. I have been spending time with the family. I wouldn’t be able to do thatContinue Reading
The upgrade and revamping of some sports facilities in the country will be the priority of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the new year. Dalung We will beat PDP, Agbaje roundly in 2019 – Sanwo-Olu The Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung, gave the hint while speaking on prospects ofContinue Reading
Bolivian football team The Strongest have hired Pablo Escobar as their coach, the new boss revealed on Thursday. Bolivia football team Despite sharing a name with the infamous Colombian drug kingpin gunned down by a special operations police unit in 1993, Escobar’s appointment is unlikely to raise any eyebrows atContinue Reading
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp is refusing to admit that his side could finally lift the Premier League after waiting for twenty-eight years. Jürgen Klopp The league leaders take a seven-point advantage over champions Manchester City into Thursday’s crunch encounter at the Etihad Stadium. Hope of a first top-flight title sinceContinue Reading
AEK Larnaca striker Apostolos Giannou joined up with the Australia squad in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday as a late addition to their Asian Cup squad. Giannou The 28-year-old replaces Martin Boyle who withdrew due to a knee injury ahead of Australia’s tournament opener with Jordan in AlContinue Reading
Lucas Barron will make history on Sunday when he lines up on the Dakar 2019 starting line in Peru, becoming the first person with Down Syndrome to take part in the gruelling race. Peruvian co-driver Lucas Barron, 25, smiles at a mechanics workshop in Lima, on December 18, 2018, whereContinue Reading
Completed scoreboard in the first one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Tauranga on Thursday: New Zealand M. Guptill c Sandakan b Perera 138 C. Munro c Sandakan b Malinga 13 K. Williamson b Pradeep 76 R. Taylor c Prasanna b Perera 54 H. Nicholls run out (Perera)Continue Reading
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was bundled out of the WTA Auckland Classic in the second round Thursday, beaten in straight sets by 18-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu. Bianca Andreescu It was a blow for Wozniacki who was looking for as much court time as she could get in Auckland on herContinue Reading
