It was the third day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Hidilyn Diaz’s world was about to change forever. Five years of preparation, pain and patience came down to one crucial moment. The room was quiet as she approached the weightlifting platform for her final lift in the women’s 55kg category. China’s Liao Qiuyun was […]
The Six Nations finale with France on Saturday is an opportunity for England to show they can match the best in the world, says forward Sam Simmonds. Eddie Jones’ side go to Paris hoping to stop France sealing a Grand Slam and in the process salvage another underwhelming Six Nations campaign. “They’re probably the form […]
Players should not be penalised because of the “decisions of an authoritarian leadership”, the head of the Women’s Tennis Association says. Steve Simon says he “feels very very strongly” that players from Russia and Belarus should be able to continue to compete on tour. They are not currently allowed to play under their country’s name […]
She’s arguably the greatest female basketball player of all time, and she’s been detained in Moscow amid a war. Fans want to know why more people aren’t paying attention. In one of the last public sightings of Brittney Griner, captured on CCTV, the American professional basketball player is seen walking through airport security trailing a […]
The Formula 1 cars that start the new season in Bahrain this weekend represent the biggest year-on-year change for 40 years – and possibly ever. Aerodynamicists in the F1 teams – such as myself – have been working on their designs on and off since 2019, and this weekend represents a time of extreme anxiousness […]
Darwin Nunez scored the winner as Benfica beat Ajax in Amsterdam to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. After an entertaining first leg ended 2-2 in Lisbon, the return was far tighter and the visitors had done little to threaten before Nunez struck. The Uruguayan beat Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana to head in a whipped free-kick […]
Manchester United’s limitations were laid bare as Atletico Madrid did a classic Champions League number on them to snuff out their slender hopes of success for another season. United’s limitations mean a last-16 exit is about par for the course given their current reduced status. And those limitations mean their only hope of anything resembling […]
Hope Restored Again As Maurice Emeka Akueme hands over Five-Star Edifice to Widow[VIDEOS] Hope Restored Again As Maurice Emeka Akueme hands over Five-Star Edifice to Widow[VIDEOS] ~ Commissions the New House and Hands Over Documents to the widow By Chris Ike Enemoh Commissioning of the new house The Maurice Akueme Foundation built a beautiful home […]
Maurice Emeka Akueme’s Gigantic Move For Widows in Enugu State, Commendable; Delivers New House to Widow in Enugu ~ By Aneke Sochi Cyracus Mother Theresa, in her lifetime, would make us know that it isn’t really how much we give but how much love we put while giving. This love of course is reciprocal to […]
National Council of Enugu State Students[NACESS] Accompanies Patron Chief Maurice Akueme to Identify With Council’s Royal Father; HRH Igwe Emma Ugwu ~ Takes a Tour to NACESS National Secretariat…. ~ Akueme Pledges to Take up Office Rent and Responsibilities Worth Over 500k The leadership of the National Council of Enugu State Students has accompanied one […]