Coach Amir Abdou has stated that his desire to make history with the Mauritania will spur them on when they meet Senegal in the quarter-final of African Nations championship (CHAN).

Aryna Sabalenka shook off a slow start to power past American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-1 and moved into the Australian Open third round on Thursday, as normal service resumed at the season’s first Grand Slam after two days interrupted by heat and rain.

The management of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu says Abdul Maikaba, the club’s Technical Adviser, is still in charge.

Defending champion Rafa Nadal bowed out of the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after suffering an injury during his 6-4 6-4 7-5 defeat by American Mackenzie McDonald.

Nigeria’s Mixed Martial Arts Fighter and 2015 African Games Gold Medalist, Emmanuel Nworie ‘The Marchine’ will on Saturday battle Ghanaian Daniel Apah ‘The Road Map’ in the Battle of the Gladiators in Lagos.

The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) says more than 500,000 tickets have been sold for the 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup holding in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Akinade Onigbinde, the Technical Adviser of Doma United Football Club of Gombe, says the absence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was not good.

Play was suspended at the Australian Open on Tuesday afternoon because of extreme heat.