Japan’s Naomi Osaka Eliminated From Tokyo Olympics Tennis Tournament
The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 in the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament on Tuesday. The second-ranked Osaka, who was born in Japan and grew up in the United States, struggled with her […]
PSG’s Neymar And Barcelona Settle Legal Dispute Over Transfer
Barcelona have reached an out-of-court agreement with their former player Neymar to end a legal dispute in “amicable fashion”. Brazil forward Neymar, 29, claimed Barca refused to pay him £37.2m in owed loyalty bonuses after his £200m move to Paris St-Germain in 2017. Barca then started legal proceedings to get him to pay back the […]
France Stun Reigning Basketball Champions USA To End 25-game Olympic Win Streak
The USA’s men’s basketball team saw their 25-game Olympic winning streak ended as they were stunned 83-76 by France in their Tokyo opener. Evan Fournier poured in 28 points for the French as the Americans, who have won gold in the past three Games, were beaten for the first time since 2004. A strong third […]
Defending Champion Murray Out Of Olympics Singles With Injury
Two-time defending Olympic tennis champion Andy Murray withdrew Sunday from the men’s singles tournament due to a muscle injury, Team GB said in a statement. Murray, 34, will stay in Tokyo to play doubles with Joe Salisbury. The pair won their opening match of the competition on Saturday. “I am really disappointed at having to […]
Suarez Navarro Earns First Win Since Cancer Recovery At Olympics
Carla Suarez Navarro secured her first win after recovering from cancer as she defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the first round of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The Spaniard, a former world number six, returned to action at the French Open last month having been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in September 2020. She lost in […]
England Winger Jadon Sancho Completes £73m Move To Man United From Borussia Dortmund
England winger Jadon Sancho says joining Manchester United is “a dream come true” after he completed his £73m move from Borussia Dortmund. Sancho is the second most expensive English player of all time behind his new United team-mate Harry Maguire. He joins United on a five-year deal. “I’ll always be grateful to Dortmund for giving […]
Tokyo Olympics:Naomi Osaka Lights Olympic Flame In Poignant Ceremony
The honour fell to Naomi Osaka to light the flame, the beacon of hope the Olympics attempts to be. It marked the official opening of Tokyo 2020, a year later than planned, and in the midst of a global pandemic. Perhaps as expected, Friday’s opening ceremony was not of the usual ilk. No carnival like […]
FC Barcelona Signs In Depay, As Skepticism Still Surrounds Messi
FC Barcelona formally introduced striker Memphis Depay to the press on Thursday in an occasion at the Camp Nou Stadium. The presentation happened two days after Depay showed up in Barcelona to put pen to paper on his new deal. The Dutch international has joined Barca on a two-year deal from the French side Olympique […]
Super Eagles Captain, Musa Seals Off Turkish Club Deal
Super Eagles Captain, Ahmed Musa has joined the Turkish club’s Fatih Karagümrük on a one-year deal from Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Kano Pillar. The transfer was announced in a video posted on the official social media account of the red-black club. In the post, the expression “Serkan Hurma: Happy holidays” was used, referring […]
Opening Ceremony Director For 2021 Tokyo Olympics Fired After Comments About Holocaust Surface
Organizers announced Thursday that they have dismissed the director of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics after learning that he made light of the Holocaust in a comedy routine. The firing of the director, comedian and theater director Kentaro Kobayashi, comes a little more than 24 hours before the scheduled start of the ceremony […]
