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US into basketball final after big Serbia scare
The United States have survived an almighty scare as they reached the Olympic men’s basketball final with a narrow 95-91 victory over Serbia.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry trailed until late in the fourth quarter before turning the tid…
GBSF, J-ABS set to organize Koshien Baseball Championship in Accra
The Ghana Baseball and Softball Federation (GBSF), together with the Japan Baseball Softball Foundation (J-ABS) are set to organize the inaugural Koshien Baseball Championship scheduled for August 31, to September 1.
The event, which would take place…
CAF Champions League: Djiboutian referee Saddam Houssein to officiate Samartex, Victoria United clash
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the appointment of Referee Saddam Houssein Mansour from Djibouti to officiate the CAF Champions League first-leg encounter between FC Samartex 1996 and Victoria United of Limbe.
The highly-ant…
CAF President Dr Motsepe mourns passing of Issa Hayatou
Dr. Patrice Motsepe, current President of Confédération African Football (CAF) has expressed condolences to all member associations following the passing of its former President, Issa Hayatou.
The 77-year-old Cameroonian administrator passed away in …
American Lyles not expecting to compete in the Olympic relays
American sprinter Noah Lyles has confirmed he is all but certain to skip the Olympic relays after contracting Covid-19 in Paris.
The Floridian was hoping to become the first man since Usain Bolt at Rio 2016 to achieve an Olympic sprint double, but af…
China take seventh diving gold with women’s 3m springboard win
Chen Yiwen secured China a seventh diving gold at the Paris Games with a win in the women’s 3-metre springboard event on Friday.
The Chinese team can now complete a unprecedented gold medal sweep if they win the men’s 10m platform on Saturday.
Chen …
GB’s Aldridge becomes first Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing
Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille on Thursday.
The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots powered by huge kites, is making …
World champion Johnson-Thompson leads heptathlon after two events
Two-time and reigning world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain leads the women’s heptathlon after the 100-metres hurdle and the high jump on Thursday.
Johnson-Thompson scored a total of 2197 points after the two events, while top favourite…
Ghana’s men’s relay team disqualified for baton infringement
Ghana’s 4×100 men’s relay team couldn’t progress to the finals after a baton infringement.
Despite finishing the race at 38.62s, Ghana’s chances of progressing to the men’s 4x100m final were marred by the baton infringement resulting in the disqualif…
Australian player arrested in Paris after allegedly buying cocaine
An Australian hockey player has been arrested in Paris on the sidelines of the Olympics under the accusation of buying cocaine, the public prosecutor’s office said.
The suspected dealer was also arrested.
The identity of the person was not officiall…