Air Peace Chairman Onyema Redeems N20m Pledge After Super Eagles’ Win Against Cape Verde
Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has fulfilled his promise to the Super Eagles by giving them a sum of 20 million naira for winning their match against the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde on Tuesday. The Eagles, who flew to and from Cape Verde in one of Air Peace’s ultramodern Embraer 195-E2 aircraft, received […]
Djokovic To Face Olympic Champion Zverev In US Open Semi-finals
Never fazed, rarely flummoxed, Novak Djokovic is so collected in best-of-five-set matches — even when falling behind, as he has done repeatedly at the U.S. Open. No opponent, or the prospect of what’s at stake, has been too much to handle. Not yet, anyway. And now he’s two wins away from the first calendar-year Grand […]
World Champions France Spring Back To Life With Victory Over Finland
France sprung back into life to end a five-game winless streak by beating visitors Finland 2-0 in a World Cup Group D qualifier with Antoine Griezmann playing chief tormentor. Griezmann struck in each half after his partnership with Karim Benzema bore fruit in satisfying fashion to put the world champions on 12 points from six […]
Netherlands 6 – 1 Turkey: Depay Punishes Turks In Dominant Win
Memphis Depay scored a hat trick as the Netherlands thrashed 10-man Turkey 6-1 to claim top spot of World Cup qualifying Group G on goal difference. Depay’s display at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday was the first international treble for the 27-year-old striker as the Dutch posted an emphatic victory for the second time in […]
Teenager Leylah Fernandez Beats Elina Svitolina To Reach US Open Semi-finals
Teenager Leylah Fernandez produced another fearless performance to beat Elina Svitolina and set up a US Open semi-final with Aryna Sabalenka. Canada’s Fernandez, who turned 19 on Monday, showed all of her devastating power to win a tense tie-break 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5) in New York. Svitolina, 26, had overturned a 5-2 deficit in the […]
Health Officials Interrupt Brazil-Argentina World Cup Qualifier, Match Suspended
A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Just minutes after kickoff on Sunday at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, officials entered the pitch to stop the game, prompting players from Argentina to walk off the […]
Lukaku Scores On His 100th Cap As Belgium Cruise Past Czechs
Belgium cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over the Czech Republic with Romelu Lukaku marking his 100th cap with an early goal in their World Cup qualifier in Brussels on Sunday. It was Lukaku’s 67th goal for his country and came after eight minutes, followed by a second from captain Eden Hazard four minutes before […]
Tunisia Retains African Basketball Crown , Defeats Ivory Coast 78-75 In Kigali
Tunisia defeated Ivory Coast 78-75 at Kigali Arena in the Rwandan capital on Sunday to retain the AfroBasket continental title they won on home soil four years ago. Dirk Bauermann’s side started slowly in the final, but soon found their stride, and a 12-point run allowed ‘The Eagles’ to build up a 47-34 lead by […]
Super Eagles Land In Cape Verde For Qatar 2022 Qualifier
Nigeria Super Eagles’ contingent for Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying tango with the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde landed on the island of Mindelo on Monday morning. A total of 21 players were on the four-hour special jet of Air Peace flight from Lagos following the departure of UK-based players who returned to […]
Djokovic Moves On At US Open As Top-Ranked Barty Ousted
Novak Djokovic moved within four matches of completing the first men’s singles calendar-year Grand Slam in 52 years on Saturday while top-ranked Ashleigh Barty was eliminated from the US Open by a stunning fightback from American Shelby Rogers. World number one Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, taking his 17th consecutive victory […]
