Tom Brady Not Retiring After All—Announces Return To Buccaneers
Future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, who announced his retirement from football in February following 22 NFL seasons and seven Super Bowl titles, said on Twitter Sunday he’s changed his mind, and will be returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to play in his twenty-third season in September. “I’ve realized my place is still […]
The Fighting Spirit of Young African Footballers Who Migrate Overseas
When Sadio Mané scored the decisive penalty to secure Senegal’s triumph over Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Isaak, a professional Ghanaian footballer in his late 20s, could not have been further away from the action. Watching the final online in his room in eastern Thailand, Isaak’s thoughts most likely turned to […]
Rafael Nadal Wins Australian Open — And Breaks Three-Way Tie For Most Grand Slam Titles
Tennis star Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men’s single title after defeating Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final Sunday, breaking a three-way tie between him, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for the most wins at the sport’s top four tournaments. KEY FACTS Nadal won 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5, marking the […]
Sexual Harassment In Sports, The Silent Vice In Rwanda
As more women join different sports disciplines, questions are being raised about how protected they are from sexual harassment. And, the fact that they join at a young age, they are more vulnerable to scrupulous men who in most cases are in charge of them. The New Times approached various personalities in sports and it […]
Baldmin Holdings Focuses On Women Empowerment
Baldmin Holdings, which won the contract to renovate Sabi Gold Mine, is pressing ahead with efforts to uplift communities it operates in, with a deliberate focus on women empowerment. The company, which is a member of Baldmin Projects South Africa, has a strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme run by the firm’s country manager Shingirai […]
Samson Siasia Appeals To CAS Over His Life Ban By FIFA
Former Super Eagles coach and Olympic medallist Samson Siasia has appealed the life ban slammed on him last month by FIFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland. Siasia who is battling to free his mother from kidnappers who are demanding a ransom fee of N50 million was banned for life by […]
Raissa Fedjio Opens First Football Academy For Girls In Cameroon
Cameroon’s top female football (soccer) star has opened an academy to teach the sport to girls. The academy is the first of its kind in Cameroon, where football is still largely considered a boys’ sport. Women’s Footballer Raissa Fedjio urged a group of 80 girls aged five to 16 to have the confidence to become […]
The PowerFul Fatma Samba
When newly elected president Gianni Infantino appointed Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura as his secretary-general in June 2016, Samoura, an African Muslim woman, became not only the first non-European to hold FIFA’s second-most powerful position but also the first female to sit at its top table. Samoura was born in Dakar two years after Senegal declared […]
Quadri Is The first Nigerian Player To win The International Table Tennis Federation Challenge
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri made history on Sunday as he became the first Nigerian player to win the International Table Tennis Federation Challenge Nigeria Open at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Quadri beat Frenchman Antoine Henchard 4-2 in the final of the men’s single in front of a capacity crowd at the […]
LASG To Develop Facilities For International Sports Competitions
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would develop sports facilities in the state in order to host international competitions. The Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr Kweku Tandoh, stated this in Ikeja at the Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration. He said the governor […]
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