Floyd Mayweather took his mind off his upcoming fight with Conor McGregor to attend the 2017 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Mayweather will face UFC star McGregor in Las Vegas on August 26 in an unprecedented fight. The undefeated boxer who is coming back from retirement for the August 26 fight was looking fly at the BET Awards. The millionaire fighter was his usual flamboyant self, dressed in a chequered red, green and blue designer suit. At the event, Mr Money posed for photos with the likes of Karrueche Tran and rapper Too Short. He was also pictured with rapper…
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Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, fired back Monday at John McEnroe’s remark that she would only rank about 700th on the men’s tennis circuit. McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam singles winner, called Williams “best female player ever — no question,” in comments to National Public Radio aired Sunday. But asked why she should not be considered the best of all time, McEnroe added: “If she had to just play the circuit — the men’s circuit — that would be an entirely different story.” tells McEnroe, speaking on a tour to promote his new book “But Seriously,” said…
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare on Sunday, June 11 showed good form to run a personal season’s test time of 11.16 seconds at the Fanny Blankers-Koen in Hengelo, Netherlands to warm up for Oslo Diamond League. Okagbare finished second behind Dutch Dafne Schippers and ahead of SA’s Horn Carina (11.35) and Polish Ewa Swoboda. This feat comes just following her listing for the long jump event at the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Thursday, June 15. Ahead of her trip to Oslo, which is her first, the 28-year-old jumped 6.52m earlier this month at the Pre-Fountaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, USA.…
Novak Djokovic on Monday credited perfect timing for his decision to seek a wild card at Eastbourne for the struggling Serb’s first Wimbledon warm-up event in seven years. “Because of the old schedule (two weeks between Paris and Wimbledon as opposed to the current three) we had a week less,” the three-time Wimbledon champion said on Monday. “Usually the Queen’s and Halle tournaments were starting the week after Roland Garros, which was a bit challenging obviously coming from the slowest to the fastest surface in sport. It’s a big shift, only few days. “That’s one of the reasons why I…
Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco on July 21, organisers announced on Wednesday. The Jamaican sprinting legend is competing in his final season before retirement and will use the Monaco event as a warm-up for the world championships in London that start on August 5. The world-record holder (9.58sec) won his first race of the year in Kingston earlier this month in 10.03sec, and is also due to run in Ostrava on June 28. Bolt, who has won three Olympic 100m-200m doubles, will only compete in the 100m for…
British distance running legend Mo Farah said Tuesday he had no regrets about calling time on his glittering track career to focus on road racing. The four-time Olympic gold medallist will race his last 10,000m on the IAAF circuit at the Golden Spike meet in the northeastern czech city of Ostrava on Wednesday. Then comes an outing at the London Diamond League over 3000m, followed by a training camp in southern France to finetune preparations for the August 4-13 World Athletics Championships in the British capital. It is no exaggeration to say Farah has successfully overcome Kenyan and Ethiopian team…
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt insists this “emotional” season will indeed be his last, bringing the curtain down on a glittering career which galvanised track and field at a time of doping and corruption scandals. Bolt has won eight Olympic and 11 world gold medals in his career, but importantly was the outgoing, larger-than-life personality on whom athletics administrators could rely for a positive slant, an athlete widely recognised globally. Asked whether he might carry on after this season, Bolt said: “No, I don’t think so! “It’s just been a great career, I’ve really enjoyed the ups and downs, all…
Olympic Games silver medalist Yohan Blake copped his third sprint double at the Jamaican national track and field championships on Sunday, winning the 200 meters in 19.97 seconds. It was just the second 200m race of the year for Blake who also won the 100m on Friday night and says he is pleased with how his comeback is progressing. “I have been working for this, making my comeback,” he said. “I just want to keep doing what I am doing.” Blake dominated a 200m field that was without superstar Usain Bolt, as he easily beat Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Dwyer…
Andy Murray suffered an injury scare ahead of Wimbledon as the world number one pulled out of an exhibition match at the Hurlingham Club due to a sore hip on Tuesday. Murray had scheduled two matches at the Aspall Tennis Classic event following his shock first round exit against Australian world number 90 Jordan Thompson at Queen’s Club last week. The 30-year-old Scot had been due to face Lucas Pouillie, but his management announced on Tuesday that he would not take to the court because his hip was “a bit sore”. The decision was described as a precaution, with Murray…
Germany manager Joachim Loew wants the names of any players caught doping to be made public, after Russian football was on Wednesday accused of tampering with urine samples. A year before they host the World Cup, Russian football has come under the spotlight amidst fresh allegations of drug abuse. Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, the author of an explosive report into Russian doping, has told German broadcaster ARD he has new evidence suggesting that positive tests taken from Russian players were swopped with clean samples. Loew says any footballer caught doping must be named and shamed. “It’s an ongoing investigation and…
Jose Mourinho had the chance to say his last goodbye to his father Jose Manuel Mourinho Felix as he helped carry the casket at the funeral. Mourinho confirmed the death of his father on Sunday, June 25 after a long-term illness. At the funeral on Tuesday, June 27, Mourinho helped carry the coffin into the church and was also seen comforted by friends and family members. His wife Matilde, daughter Matilde and son Jose Jnr were with him at the funeral. His assistant at Manchester United Slivino Louro, United goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez Blanco and Aitor Karanka also attended. Felix…
Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio warned against underestimating a youthful Germany in Thursday’s Confederations Cup semi-final because of the wealth of experience many of them have already gained. Of the eight teams at the tournament the Germans brought the youngest squad to Russia’s Confed Cup with an average age of just over 24. Despite leaving their 2014 World Cup-winning stars at home, the Germans earned their semi-final place by topping their group after beating Australia and Cameroon and fighting back to draw 1-1 with South American champions Chile. Osorio pointed out that the likes of Paris Saint-Germain’s Julian Draxler, 23,…
Germany are the kings of the penalty shoot-out — but the world champions hope to see off Mexico in Thursday’s Confederations Cup semi-final without needing dreaded spot kicks. The Germans have won all five penalty shoot-outs they have faced since 1976 at either World Cup finals or European championships. Joachim Loew’s team face the Mexicans in Sochi for a place in Sunday’s Confed Cup final in St Petersburg against either Portugal or Chile, who meet later on Wednesday in Kazan’s other semi-final. Having won their Confed Cup group, Germany are on a 13-match unbeaten run, dating back just under a…
After completing his move to Everton, Nigerian star Henry Onyekuru announced the signing first before the club. As Pulse Sports reported on Tuesday, June 27, Everton beat the likes of Arsenal and West Ham to the signing of Onyekuru. The Nigeria international had a brilliant season with Belgian side KAS Eupen scoring 22 goals to finish joint-goalscorer in the Belgian top division. Ahead of his move to Everton, the 20-year-old underwent a successful medicals at Everton’s Finch Farm training base. After completing the move, the forward took to his Instagram to announce the move before the club’s official statement. “So…
Claudio Bravo was Chile’s hero on Wednesday as they beat Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out in the Confederations Cup semi-finals. The Manchester City goalkeeper saved all three penalties from Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani, while Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez nailed their spot-kicks for the South Americans. “We are satisfied with the result and how we played, but we have still not won anything,” warned the 34-year-old Bravo. Chile progress to Sunday’s final in St Petersburg to face either Mexico or Germany, who meet Thursday in Sochi in the other semi-final. “I’m very proud of…
Cameroon captain, Benjamin Moukandjo is confident that they will beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Cameroon and Nigeria face off in a doubleheader in August/September for the top spot in Group B of African qualifiers. Cameroon are second in the group after two games with two points while Nigeria top with six points. The Indomitable Lions just left Russia, venue of next year’s FIFA World Cup where they played in the FIFA Confederation Cup. “We showed that we’ve got quality, but obviously, we’ve still got work to do if we’re going to…
Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be the latest high-profile player making a move to China. Aubameyang is expected to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer and has been linked with the likes of Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and Real Madrid. According to SportBild however, the Gabonese forward is a subject of a huge bid from Tianjin Quanjian. Dortmund CEO Joachim Watzke has made it clear that they will not let their star striker leave for less than £63million. The bid from Tianjin seems to be in the excess if £70million and they are also ready to pay the 28-year-old a…
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last week bowed to profit taking losing N583 billion with loses by some blue chips. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation which opened at N11.691 trillion lost N583 billion or 4.99 per cent depreciated by 4.99 per cent to close N11.108 trillion. The All-Share Index dipped by 1688.42 points or 4.99 per cent to close at 32,122.14 against 33,810.56 achieved in the corresponding week. NAN reports that 23 equities appreciated in price during the week under review lower than 38 equities in the previous week, while…
In Ondo State, five people have been reportedly infected with the deadly Lassa fever. this was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Taye Oni, who spoke with journalists in Akure on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Oni confirmed that the disease had affected two people in Owo Local Government and two people in Akoko North-West Local Government. Oni said, “Of the cases recorded by the state government, we have a 56-year-old male, a 47- year-old female and another two people in Akoko South-West. This is not the usual time it occurs in Ondo State. It…
Prof. Charles Nwaekeaku of Nassarawa State University, says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) interventions in the Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX) is a temporary relief. Nwaekeaku, a lecturer at the Pubic Administration Department, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that CBN might not be able to sustain the interventions. “CBN’s intervention in the foreign exchange business is a welcome development but it is a temporary relief because the money CBN injects into the foreign exchange is money derived from oil.” “That means that anytime the price of oil falls again the money will vanish and we do…