Team Nigeria’s Rafiatu Folashade Lawal successfully defended her Commonwealth Games title in dominant fashion, smashing records on her way to gold in the women’s 58kg weightlifting event, DAILY POST reports. Lawal finished first with a combined total of 229kg, setting a new Commonwealth Games record and leaving the rest of the field trailing behind. Canada’s…
Chelsea boss, Xabi Alonso, has described the club’s new signing, Morgan Rogers, as a flexible player. Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea’s first pre-season fixture against Western Sydney Wanderers on Tuesday, Alonso said that Rogers’ arrival at Stamford Bridge is a great signing. Chelsea recently signed the England international from Aston Villa…
Ukrainian professional boxer, Oleksandr Usyk, has backed Anthony Joshua to beat Tyson Fury in his next bout. Usyk said this while reacting to Joshua’s dramatic knockout victory against Albanian professional boxer Kristian Prenga over the weekend. Speaking to TalkSport, the two-time undisputed champion hailed Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now…
The organizers of the Ballon d’Or awards, France Football, will officially release the 30-player nominee list and voting deadline to its global panel of journalists in August 2026. However, fans and pundits already know some of the prominent names that will make the cut. The evaluation period for the 2026 award is from August 1,…
Galatasaray midfielder, Renato Nhaga, has disclosed that teammate, Victor Osimhen helped him to settle in the Turkish Super Lig club. Speaking in an interview via Le Marca Sports, the 19-year-old said that the Super Eagles striker always protected him and encouraged him since his arrival in Turkey. The Guinea-Bissau international described Osimhen as a role…
Arsenal are very keen to sign Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid and are ready to make him their highest-paid player ever. According to the UK Telegraph, the Gunners are willing to improve on his current £400,000-a-week salary to maximize their chances of completing the deal. Currently, Arsenal’s best-paid player is Bukayo Saka. Saka takes home…
