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Serena Williams roared into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, overpowering second seed Anett Kontaveit with a battling performance to extend her Grand Slam singles career in dramatic fashion. The 40-year-old tennis icon – who has signalled she plans to retire after the tournament – drew on all her reserves of resilience and sheer fighting spirit to …

Serena Williams and Venus Williams have received a wild card entry as they get set to play doubles as a pair at the Flushing Meadows. This is expected to be Serena’s farewell tournament of what can be termed a legendary career. The sisters have not competed anywhere in doubles as a pairing since losing in the third round of the …

Napoli have said they will only let striker, Victor Osimhen join Manchester United if they will get €120 million and wantaway forward, Cristiano Ronaldo on loan in a cash plus swap deal. Ronaldo has not hidden his desire to leave the club in search of Champions League football and had even reportedly offered his services to a number of clubs …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, absolved itself and the Federal Government from blame over the ordeal suffered by the women U-20 national team, Falconets, who were forced to sleep on the bare floor of Istanbul Airport after missing their connecting flight from Turkey to Abuja. The Falconets, who were eliminated from the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women World Cup by …

After a glittering 27-year professional career in which she became one of the greatest players of all time, Serena Williams is preparing to bid farewell to tennis at the major where it all began. The 40-year-old sporting icon ended the guessing game surrounding her future earlier this month by revealing that the “countdown” to her retirement had started, with her …

You’re not powerful, how did you beat me?’ -Joshua Oleksandr Usyk claimed a stunning split-decision victory over Anthony Joshua to retain his WBA, WBO and IBF belts, while adding the Ring Magazine title to his collection. A much-improved Joshua was given the nod on one of the judges’ scorecards, taking it 115-113. A masterful Usyk, who will surely fight WBC …

Tagged ‘Rage on the Red Sea’, Anthony Joshua’s title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday (today) is easily the most anticipated heavyweight fight of the year. Anthony Joshua vs Usyk (Source: GQ Magazine) And just like the biblical Moses and the Israelites were faced with an obstacle at the …

When Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan draped the country’s flag and mounted the podium for the national anthem after she broke the world record in women’s 100 metres hurdles on her way to winning the gold medal at the recently held World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States, it was not because of what Nigeria did particularly to turn her into a …

This is the first time ever, that the Falconets will be winning all their group games since debuting in this tournament almost 20 years ago. The Nigeria U-20 women ‘s team, the Falconets, will facd the Netherlands in the quarter-final phase of the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup taking place in Costa Rica. The Falconets early Thursday morning rounded off their …

As at the end of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Team Nigeria amassed a total of 12 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze Medals, bringing the numbers to a total of 35 medals. Find below a complete list of the winners and their sports events: Weightlifting 1.Adijat Adenike Olarinoye (Gold, Women’s 55kg). Edidiong Joseph Umaofia (Bronze, Men’s 67kg).Rafiatu Folashade Lawal …