Category: Athletics
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Cristiano Ronaldo extends reign as highest-paid footballer
The portuguese international is the world’s highest-paid footballer, according to a Forbes assessment. It is the sixth time Ronaldo is claiming the top spot in the last ten years. The news comes just days after Bloomberg reported that the 40-year-old had become the first billionaire footballer with a net worth of $1.4 billion. With earnings…
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🇹🇳🇱🇷 Tunisia vs Liberia: World Cup Qualifiers Reflect Africa’s Football Contrasts and Dreams
3-0 As the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers unfold, Tunisia’s commanding 3-0 victory over Liberia on September 4, 2025, encapsulates more than just a match result—it highlights the divergent footballing realities within Africa and the unifying dream of global representation. For both nations, this game carried profound implications, from Tunisia’s pursuit of a seventh World…
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Naomi Osaka condemns Latvian Jelena Ostapenko over heated US Open row with Taylor Townsend
Japan’s Naomi Osaka said using words like “no education” and “no class” to criticise a Black tennis player were among the worst things to say as the debate over a heated row between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko raged on at the US Open on Thursday (US time). Townsend, who is Black, overcame 2017 French…
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🇲🇽 Professional Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. deported, to stand trial in Mexico over alleged cartel ties
Earlier this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it had “deported prominent Mexican boxer and criminal illegal alien Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Aug. 18 . . .” The son of Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez, Chavez Jr. had a mixed professional boxing career. “Chavez is a known egregious public safety threat who had an active arrest warrant in…
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Good, bad and ugly from Packers’ 30-10 loss to Jets in preseason openerThe Green Bay Packers stumbled out of the gates in the preseason opener and lost 30-10 to the New York Jets after the mistakes piled up on Matt LaFleur’s team in all three phases. “That was a humbling experience,” LaFleur said. “Definitely not what we want to put out there. I don’t care, preseason, regular…
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Hulk Hogan, pro wrestling icon and pop culture mainstay, dies at 71
Terry Gene Bollea was the face of pro wrestling as the entertainment form took off in the 1980s. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, whose charisma and shirt-ripping showmanship brought the theatrical sports genre to new heights of mainstream popularity, died Thursday in Florida, officials said. He was 71. Clearwater police and firefighters rushed to his…
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe stuns Namibia to qualify for Rugby World Cup for first time since 1991
Zimbabwe qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time since 1991 after upsetting Namibia 30-28 in the Africa Cup final on Saturday. Zimbabwe is the second side from Africa, after world champion South Africa, to secure a berth in the expanded 24-team World Cup in Australia in 2027. The Sables are also only…
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🇲🇦 Atlas Lionesses roar into Afcon semi-finals, sparking celebrations in Rabat
Fans poured out of Rabat’s Olympic Stadium in high spirits on Sunday evening, following Morocco’s 3–1 win over Mali in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The victory secured the Atlas Lionesses a spot in the semi-finals and brought waves of celebration to the capital. Supporters gathered in large numbers, singing, waving flags, and expressing…
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🇱🇷 Kickball: a unique fusion of football and baseball for girls in Liberia
July 18, 2025 by Dominic Wabwireh Just before the kick-off, the Girls of Aries energize the crowd with their team song. The Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia buzzes with excitement. This is kickball, a blend of football and baseball.It’s played with feet instead of bats like in baseball, and there are no men involved.As…
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Nike Releases Exclusive Graphic Tees Celebrating the Air Max 95
Summary New Nike M90 “Air Max 95” graphic tees are set to drop June 20The pieces feature the Air Max 95, the “Max Heat” slogan and flame details Nike is dropping a bold new addition to its wardrobe lineup with the Nike NSW M90 Air Max 95 Graphic Tee, available in three colorways: electric blue,…
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