Nigeria have pulled off one of the greatest upsets in international basketball history by stunning the United States in an Olympic exhibition game in Las Vegas, 90-87. On Saturday evening, Nigeria, with six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, became the first African nation to beat the US, who…
Australia has announced its first coronavirus-related death of the year as authorities in the state of New South Wales struggle to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant. The woman in her 90s died hours after testing positive for COVID-19, officials said on Sunday. Hers is the first death from a locally acquired…
Italy take on England at Wembley Stadium in London in the final of the 2020 European Championship. Italy have not won the Euros since 1968 but the Azzurri are on an unbeaten run of 33 games since September 2018 and have never lost against England at a major event. This is Italy’s 10th major final (six…
The leaders of North Korea and China have exchanged messages pledging to strengthen cooperation on the 60th anniversary of the signing of their Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. In a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said their relationship was vital in the face of…
Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in Saturday’s Copa America final to secure the national team’s first title in 28 years. Argentina’s winning goal at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro came in the 22nd minute after Rodrigo De Paul made a long pass to Angel Di Maria. The 33-year-old veteran striker counted on some sloppy…
By Gbenga Omokhunu, Abuja There is tension at the headquarters of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja over a planned #BuhariMustGo# protest by a group of youths led by convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore. Ten activists wearing #BuhariMustGo shirts were arrested last Sunday at the church by operatives of the Department for State Service (DSS). The…
World number one Ash Barty overcame a second-set hiccup as she defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 on Saturday. The win helped her to become the first women’s Wimbledon champion from Australia in 41 years. The 25-year-old Barty emulated her idol, Evonne Goolagong Cawley who won in 1971 and 1980, with victory in one…
No spectators will be allowed to watch the Olympic matches at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium and the Sapporo Dome, the Tokyo 2020 Organising committee announced in Tokyo on Saturday. The organisers had on Thursday decided to host all the Olympics without fans at venues in Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and…
By Ruth Oketunde The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Abuja and District Society, on Saturday in Abuja, inaugurated its new executive committee with Alhaji Abdulrasheed Balogun emerging as its 11th Chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 14-member committee is expected to lead the society from 2021 to 2022. Speaking…
