(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The locker Kobe Bryant used for the majority of his legendary NBA career sold for $2.9 million on Friday in New York, as part of an auction of rare sports memorabilia at Sotheby’s. The price for the Staples Center locker, which Bryant used while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, nearly doubled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City have been fined 2.09 million pounds (about 2.7 million dollars) by the Premier League in England for 22 instances of delaying the kick-off or restart of matches. The English champions have accepted the sanction, which relates to rule infringements over the past two seasons, the league confirmed on Wednesday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons of Nigeria have been eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympics after losing 3:1 to Japan on Wednesday. Japan scored two goals by Maika Hamano and Mina Tanaka in the opening minutes before they ended the match with another goal by Hikaru Kitagawa after Jennifer Echegini tried to give the Nigerians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sent his best wishes to Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Spokesman to the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelale stated this in a statement issued on Friday. A total of 88 Team Nigeria athletes, including 63 women and 25 men, are proudly flying Nigeria’s flag in 12 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Canada has sent home their women’s Olympic football coach, Bev Priestman, following allegations of drones being used to spy on their opponents. Canada are the women’s Olympic champions from Tokyo 2020 and had already sent home two members of staff on Wednesday. That was after drones were used to spy on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) France aims to wow the world on Friday with an extravagant Olympic Games opening ceremony through the heart of Paris. It is officially kicking off a Games fraught with security risks at a time of heightened geo-political tensions. Some 45,000 police personnel, 10,000 soldiers and 2,000 private security staff have been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Andy Murray has withdrawn from the tennis singles at the Paris Olympics but will still take part in the doubles, the two-time gold medallist said on Thursday. The British former world number one, who will retire at the end of his fifth Games, has still not fully recovered from back surgery he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has expressed deep shock over the demise of wife of it’s State Chairman, Comrade Gideon Iwueke of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Enugu national station. It extends her heartfelt condolences to Iwueke and family, praying God to geant them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enyimba International FC supporters have urged the club management to recruit quality players to prosecute the CAF Confederation Cup and Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) by the club. Some of the supporters who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday, said quality players would make a remarkable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence as a force on the international stage and end their opponents’ dreams of winning a first title in almost six decades. Spain lost influential midfielder Rodri to injury at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has backed the re-election bid of Amaji Pinnick into the Council of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). Pinnick, two-term President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), was elected into the Council in March 2021 – the third Nigerian after the late Oyo Orok Oyo and Dr. Amos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, said on Monday that President Bola Tinubu has approved the entire budget estimate submitted for Nigeria’s participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Enoh, who did not mention the amount approved, said this on Monday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, while handing over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Netherlands scored two second-half goals in the space of six minutes to overturn a 1-0 half-time deficit and win 2-1 to set up a semifinal against England. Speaking after the game, Netherlands coach, Ron Koeman said his players defied doubters to set up the England semifinal “We are a small nation and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Canada claimed a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Venezuela on Friday to reach the Copa America semi-finals for the first time after an absorbing contest finished 1-1 at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas. With the teams all square after five attempts each in the shootout, Wilker Angel had his spot-kick saved by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing Euro 2024 enters the quarter-final stage on Friday after the conclusion of the round of 16 matches on Tuesday. The line-up for the quarter-final will see so many clashes involving the heavyweights of the game on the continent. See the fixtures below: Friday At Stuttgart (1600) Spain v Germany At […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An 85th minute deflected shot by substitute Randal Kolo Muani, listed as a Jan Vertonghen own goal, gave France a nervy but deserved 1-0 win over Belgium. The victory for France was a Euro 2024 last-16 win over a disappointing Belgium on Monday. France made most of the running in a cagey […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the Paris Olympics after the sport’s top court on Friday dismissed appeals against the decision to clear her of a doping offence. Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in a period of 12 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Super Eagles star Osaze Odemwingie says his transition into golf was tough but credited his success to the Nigerian ‘can do’ spirit. The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) had on Tuesday said the former Nigerian player graduated from the PGA school last month, successfully moving from football after spells with West […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Georgia are through to the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Portugal, a historic triumph in the former Soviet Republic’s first appearance at a major international tournament. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave Georgia a shock lead against a second-string Portugal team with just over a minute on the clock in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Super Eagles winger, Peter Odemwingie, is now a professional golfer after his graduation from the Professional Golfers Association school. The PGA announced this in a post with a video on X.com on Tuesday. The caption read, “Peter Odemwingie is best known for playing top-level football, scoring over 30 Premier League […]
