• ABRAHAM HAILED AS PREMIERSHIP STRIKER1

      BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT SELHURST PARK   THE SWANSEA manager Paul Clement has hailed Tammy Abraham as a Premier League Striker. This was after he scored his first Premier League goal in their 0-2 win over Crystal Palace.  The result was also the Swan’s first League win of the season. The manager also reserved

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  • OBIRI WINS 5000M GOLD TO DENY AYANA THE DOUBLE0

      BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM   Kenya’s Hellen Obiri has gone from being the nearly woman on the track to World Champion as she took the 5000m gold at the London World Championships, thus denying Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana the double.  Obiri won the race in 14:34.86.  Based on how the season had

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  • SCHIPPERS TAKES 200m TITLE AS DINA NARROWLY MISSES OUT

    SCHIPPERS TAKES 200m TITLE AS DINA NARROWLY MISSES OUT0

        BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM   For once at these World Championships, the favourite to win an event delivered. Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers successfully defended her 200metres world title, as she took gold in 22.05 seconds.  Her victory was never in doubt, as she got better round after round. She said:READ MORE
  • 76ERS TO PLAY BOSTON CELTICS IN NBA REGULAR SEASON GAME IN LONDON1

    HE NATIONAL Basketball Association (NBA) and Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) announced today (August 10) that the NBA London Game 2018 will feature the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics playing a regular-season game at The O2 on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Tickets for the game will go on sale in October 2017. Fans can register their

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  • PHYLLIS FRANCIS STRIKES GOLD

    PHYLLIS FRANCIS STRIKES GOLD0

    Salwa Eid Nasar, Phyllis Francis and Alyson Felix at the post race press conference. Photo by Ayodele Odumade  BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM   In one of the most dramatic races of the 2017 World Championships, here in London, American Phyllis Francis did not stick to the script as she won the Women’s

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  • BLESSING QUALIFIES FOR LONG JUMP FINAL0

        BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM   After a disappointing showing in the 100m at these World Championships, in which she failed to qualify for the final, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor has qualified for the final of the Long Jump with a distance of 6.51m.  She was 8th out of the 12 qualifiers. However,

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