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Wednesday, July 28th, 2021
…Accuse Sports Commissioner Of Sabotage (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angered by the alleged deliberate refusal of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to host and reward them, Athletes and Coaches that represented Enugu State in the last National Sports festival, (NSF), held in Benin City, Edo State, South-south Nigeria, have vowed not to represent the state in any future […]
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Monday, July 26th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentine fencer Maria Perez Maurice suffered defeat at the Tokyo Games on Monday but she had an Olympics to remember regardless, as she received a marriage proposal from her coach. The 36-year-old Perez Maurice was doing a television interview when coach Lucas Guillermo Saucedo appeared behind her with a written note saying […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rio 2016 champions Brazil were held 0-0 by Cote d’Ivoire in Olympic football on Sunday while Egypt and South Africa lost to Argentina and France respectively. Germany, France and Spain also claimed first victories, and hosts Japan are the only side with the maximum points. Coming off an opening 4-2 win over […]
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Sunday, July 25th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following are the medal winners at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday: Shooting: Women’s 10m air rifle Gold: Yang Qian, China Silver: Anastasiia Galashina, Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) Bronze: Nina Christen, Switzerland Men’s 10m air pistol: Gold: Javad Foroughi, Iran Silver: Damir Mikec, Serbia Bronze: Pang Wei, China Road cycling: Men’s road […]
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Saturday, July 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Referees Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, has slammed indefinite suspension on 12 of its members over alleged misconducts while officiating different Matches in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League. The affected Referees have been summoned to appear before the Nigeria Football Federation Referees Committee to answer questions […]
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Friday, July 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tokyo Olympics were opened on Friday a year behind schedule by Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron in the culmination of a low-key ceremony. The event was in an all-but-empty stadium against the backdrop of the coronavirus. The emperor and other dignitaries wore face masks just […]
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Friday, July 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected National Executive Committee (Exco) officials of Rangers International FC of Enugu, South- East Nigeria Supporters Club was on Thursday officially inaugurated, with the entire Management of the Club, conspicuously absent without any reason. African Examiner Sports reports that the Enugu based Nigeria professional football League (NPFL), team established in […]
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Friday, July 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Guinea’s five athletes will participate in the Tokyo Olympics after all, a statement from the West African nation’s sports ministry said on Thursday. This reverses the previous day’s decision to suspend its participation in the Games citing the pandemic. On Wednesday, Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama Sow said in a letter to the […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has promised to unmask the unidentified Nigerian man who harassed the Super Falcons in Vienna, Austria, while they were on train Tuesday. The man had accused the senior team players of failing Nigerian Youths as they represented a terrorist government. In a viral […]
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Ugandan athlete who went missing in Japan last week after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics has been found in the Mie prefecture, local police said on Tuesday. Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko was found in the town of Yokkaichi after being registered as missing from a team training camp in Izumisano […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Forty-nine people were arrested and 19 police officers were injured in London on Sunday under a policing operation for England’s Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley. The Metropolitan Police said early on Monday that a total of 49 people were arrested during a policing operation for the football match “for a […]
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Monday, July 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gareth Southgate took full responsibility for England’s failure from the penalty kicks spot as Italy secured Euro 2020 glory at Wembley on Sunday. Following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, after Leonardo Bonucci had cancelled out Luke Shaw’s second-minute opener, it was a familiar spot-kick outcome for the Three Lions. Marcus Rashford, […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Football went to Rome from Wembley in London on Sunday, thanks to an astonishing penalty kicks shootout which ended 3-2 in Italy’s favour against England in the Euro 2020 final. After a 1-1 draw following 120 minutes, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, brought on at the death just to take penalty kicks, […]
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Sunday, July 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina ended their 28-year wait to lift the Copa America after Angel Di Maria’s first-half goal clinched a 1-0 victory over Brazil in Saturday’s final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) midfielder Di Maria, who was promoted to the starting line-up for the final match, coolly lobbed over Brazil goalkeeper […]
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Saturday, July 10th, 2021
FC Barcelona Sign “Austrian Messi” On Loan From Rapid Vienna (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FC Barcelona have completed the signing of Yusuf Demir on loan from Rapid Vienna with an option to buy. The 18-year-old winger has earned a fine reputation at home after breaking into the Rapid Vienna team so young. He has been dubbed […]
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A penalty kick rebound converted by Harry Kane gave England a deserved 2-1 win over Denmark in Wednesday’s Euro 2020 semi-final. Victory helped them to set up a home showpiece against Italy on Sunday. Kane saw his 104th minute penalty kick controversially not overturned by video review in spite of Raheem Sterling […]
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Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Italy qualified for the final match of the 2020 European Championships after beating Spain in a dramatic penalty kicks shootout at Wembley after 120 minutes football had ended 1-1. Although Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon saved the first Italian penalty kick, taken by Manuel Locatelli, Dani Olmo fired over for the Spanish and […]
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Sunday, July 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Crystal Palace have appointed Patrick Vieira as their new manager on a three-year deal, the English Premier League (EPL) club said on Sunday. The former Arsenal captain replaces Roy Hodgson, who stepped down at the end of last season after four years at the helm. Vieira has signed a contract until the […]
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Sunday, July 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senior male national team of Mexico on Saturday whipped their Nigerian counterparts 4-0 in an international friendly in Los Angeles. The Mexican side, known as El Tri, were dominant throughout the match played at the United Airlines Field at the Memorial Coliseum. Hector Herrera gave the Mexican side the lead after […]
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Friday, July 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Italy underlined their status as Euro 2020 contenders again on Friday with a 2-1 victory over world ranking leaders Belgium in an exciting quarter-final match. Also, in the first match of the quarterfinal, Goalkeeper Unai Simon saved two penalty kicks as Spain beat Switzerland 3-1 in a shootout on Friday to secure […]
