Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning the Refugee Olympic Team’s first ever medal after three impressive wins in the Tokyo Games’ taekwondo tournament on Sunday. Alizadeh shocked two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones in the round-of-16, beating the British champion 16-12. Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning…
Nobody was watching Ahmed Hafnaoui in lane eight of the Olympic pool but all eyes were on the Tunisian teenager at the finish. Hafnaoui was the stunning winner of the 400 metres freestyle at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, beating a field of faster and older swimmers. The 18-year-old finished in three minutes, 43.26 seconds,…
Dutch rowing coach Josy Verdonkschot has tested positive for COVID-19, the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOCNSF) said on Sunday and has gone into a 10-day quarantine in Japan. The news comes after 21-year-old Dutch single sculls competitor Finn Florijn tested positive on Friday. Another staff member on the Dutch rowing team, as well as Dutch taekwondo…
The leading scorer in the NPFL Silas Nwankwo has told SCORENigeria his personal target for the season is to score 25 goals.The 18-year-old Nasarawa United striker, who has far scored 16 goals in the league and one in the Aiteo Cup, said he hope to score at least 25 goals in all competitions this season.“My…
Exciting youngster Akinkunmi Amoo, who is wanted by several top clubs across Europe, has changed his agents.Amoo, 19, has parted ways with Patrick Mork and he has communicated this decision to his club Hammarby.It would be recalled that Mork also recently went separate ways with another Nigeria star, Alhassan Yusuf, who has since transferred from…
Cyriel Dessers grabbed an assist for KRC Genk in their opening 2021-2022 Belgian Jupiler league match against Standard Liege on Friday.Dessers started the game from the bench as Genk’s coach kept faith with last season’s top scorer Paul Onuachu.Super-sub Cyriel Dessers, however, came off the bench for his compatriot Onuachu immediately after Konstantinos Laifis gave…
Manchester United officially announced the signing of England international Jadon Sancho on Friday, July 23.Sancho, who is represented by a Nigerian agent Emeka Obasi, has put pen to paper a deal which will keep him at Old Trafford until June 2026, with the option for an additional year.Manchester United have confirmed that the former Borussia…
LaLiga 2 side Almeria have officially unveiled their new kit for the upcoming 2021/2022 season, and their Nigerian star was part of the unveiling.Almeria unveiled their new kit on Thursdays afternoon, and at the centre of it all was Nigerian top goal poacher Sadiq Umar, which was announced via the club’s Twitter handle.Puma designed the…
Gateway United coach Hakeem Busari said his side will now shift focus to the Nigeria National League, after their elimination from the 2021 Aiteo Cup.Gateway United fairytale in the competition came to end after 4-5 penalty defeat to Bayelsa United in one of the quater final fixtures played on Friday.The game ended 1-1 after regulation…
