The 2023 season for the IJF World Tour kicked off in sunny Portugal, and the stadium was full to the brim of fans ready to witness the first tournament of the year. Under 48 kgs class At under 48kg class, it was an all-Kazakh final. Abiba Abuzhakynova scored a decisive waza-ari on her compatriot Galiya […]
Sabalenka beats Kazakhstan’s Rybakina to win first Grand Slam title at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka tamed her nerves to blast her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday in a thrilling final featuring two power-hitters in the women’s game. Sabalenka’s 11th straight win of the year will propel the Belarusian […]
Football in 2023: What can we expect from the world’s most popular sport this year?
Football in 2022 went out with a bang, and there’s no time to catch our breaths as the sport refuses to rest and continues to bring us plenty of drama and excitement in 2023. It’s a calendar year with many exciting events and developing stories on the horizon, beginning with the return of the FIFA […]
LeBron James edges closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA all-time scoring record
Basketball star LeBron James hit a career-high nine 3-pointers while scoring 46 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. In doing so James also ramped up his chase of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career scoring record with his 101st 40-point game, including the postseason. He trails Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 points by just 177 points, putting
Australian Open: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic to face American Tommy Paul in semifinals
On day 10 of the Australian Open underway in Melbourne, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic breezed into the semi-finals with an emphatic straight-sets win over Andrey Rublev. The 35-year-old took command early on in the game and never looked back en route to a ruthless 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 triumph. He will next lock horns with Tommy Paul […]
Australian Open: Tsitsipas ‘feeling great’ after reaching semis
Stefanos Tsitsipas has beaten Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open. The 24-year-old will take on Russia’s Karen Khachanov at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday. “It’s a match that I’m looking forward to. It’s great to be back in the semifinals,” he said. “Of cou
Frank Lampard sacked as manager of Premier League club Everton
Football great Frank Lampard has been sacked as the manager of Everton which is now second bottom of the English Premier League, according to reports. Everton’s 2-0 loss at West Ham on Saturday has left the team in next-to-last place after 20 out of 38 games and has the same number of points as last-place […]
Rafael Nadal loses at Australian Open hampered by a bad hip
Rafael Nadal said he felt “sad” and “tired” on Wednesday, after his earliest exit at a Grand Slam since the 2016 Australian Open when he was eliminated in the first round. The defending champion and No.1 seed at Melbourne Park injured his left hip and lost to Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the second […]
Football Academies: What does it take to succeed?
The world of professional football is often held on a pedestal and viewed as one of the most illustrious and glamorous careers on the planet. The lives of the world’s top players are closely watched with admiration and, sometimes, jealousy. But what people don’t see is the years of dedication and sacrifice that have led […]
Stampede outside Iraq stadium kills at least two people and injures dozens more
A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq on Thursday killed at least two people and injured dozens, a health official said. The deadly incident happened as spectators gathered to attend the final match in the first international soccer tournament held in the country in four decades. The official Iraqi News Agency said some of […]