Portugal's forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo (R) celebrates with Portugal's head coach Roberto Martinez after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Portugal and Slovenia at the Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt am Main on July 1, 2024. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo’s tears turn to cheers as Portugal survive his Euros penalty miss

Cristiano Ronaldo went from tears to cheers as the Portugal star recovered from missing a penalty during extra-time to score in his side’s dramatic shoot-out win over Slovenia in the Euro 2024
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Ola Aina (middle) battles with two South African defenders during the semifinals of the 2023 African Cup of Nations.

Forget 2026 World Cup, South Africans tell Nigerians

After beating Team Nigeria to top the medals table at the just-concluded 23rd African Senior Athletics Championships, in Douala, Cameroon, athletes and officials of Team South Africa shifted their focus to football
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One of the fights at the South-West elimination competition for the National Amateur Boxing and MMA Championships…at the weekend.

Lagos dominates South-West Amateur Boxing, MMA Hall of Fame Championships

Lagos State, at the weekend, dominated the South West zonal elimination of the National Amateur Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Championships, which featured fighters from all the states in the zone.
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Fron left , Chigo Nwughala, Digital Marketing Manager, Samsung Electronics West Africa; Agbo Francis, silver medal winner, professional category; Tijani Quwam, gold medal winner and Moshood Garuba, bronze medal winner at 3rd Cycling championship

Quwam, Nunachi win Cycling Lagos Championship

Professional cyclist, Tijani Quwam, at the weekend, outpaced the field to win the third Cycling Lagos Championship, which featured riders from across the country.   Riding in the men’s category, Quwan, from
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Portugal's forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo, goalkeeper #22 Diogo Costa and defender #03 Pepe arrive on the pitch for the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Portugal and Slovenia at the Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt am Main on July 1, 2024. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)

Ronaldo starts as Portugal change shape in Slovenia last 16 Euros clash

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the line for Portugal in their Euro 2024 last 16 clash with Slovenia on Monday in Frankfurt, looking for his first goal of the tournament. The 39-year-old striker will
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England goalkeeper Earps joins PSG

England goalkeeper Mary Earps has joined Paris Saint-Germain women, the French club announced on Monday. Earps had been linked with PSG since announcing on June 29 she would not renew her contract
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