Category: Sports

Italian Christian Daghio has tragically died after a boxing title fight in Bangkok, Thailand. The 49-year-old, a former champion in Muay Thai and boxing, passed away in the hospital Friday after he was put in a coma due to injuries suffered during the WBC Asia title match against Don Parueang on October 26. He leaves behind his wife and 5-year-old daughter. Footage shows Daghio being knocked out in the 12th round after receiving several huge punches to his head and face. He was immediately treated by medical staff in the…

Leicester City players and officials are flying to Thailand to attend the funeral of the club’s owner who died in a helicopter crash. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s funeral began at a Bangkok temple on Saturday with Buddhist bathing rituals and will be followed by recitation ceremonies. Players will be attending services on Sunday and Monday after beating Cardiff 1-0 in the first game since his death. Before the match they wore T-shirts featuring a picture of Mr Vichai. They stood for a minute’s silence along with Leicester City staff and fans ahead of…

Zambia has lost one of its top female football referees after she succumbed on Wednesday morning to injuries sustained in an accident on Saturday. Leah Namukonda, one of two female FIFA accredited officials, died at Ndola Central Hospital in northern Zambia where she was admitted. She had gone to see a friend hours after officiating a domestic league match and she was involved in a road accident, according to Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Vice-President Rix Mweemba. “We are devastated as an association because she was one of the few…

The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday, a source close to the family has said. One witness said he saw Leicester player Kasper Schmeichel run out of the stadium towards the scene of the crash. It is not known how many other people were on board the helicopter. Leicester had drawn 1-1 against West Ham United…

Manchester United are reportedly set to announce the signing of Paul Woolston after the goalkeeper was released by Newcastle. Woolston impressed while on trial with United earlier this summer and the 20-year-old is understood to have reached an agreement with the Premier League giants. The Red Devils have been keen to bring a new ‘keeper to the academy to provide competition for Under-23 starlets Matej Kovar and Alex Fojticek. According to Manchester Evening News, United will officially unveil Woolston in the coming hours.   Newcastle decided to release Woolston at…

Organizers of Cycling Lagos 2018 and its partner, Simba Group have unveiled the jersey for the grand finale of the event scheduled for to hold on Saturday October 27, 2018. The unveiling event was done at the Teslim Balogun Stadium ahead of accreditation that will hold Friday, a day before the grand finale. The event which is being supported by the Lagos State Sports Commission is expected to feature cyclists in three categories that include; the Corporate Race, Amateur Race and the Celebrity Race. The celebrity Race is expected to…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles walloped their Libyan counterparts 4-0 on Saturday in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played inside the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo. Odion Ighalo stamped his authority in the Super Eagles with his hat-trick in the 4-0 superlative performance The victory has moved the Super Eagles to second position in the Group E with six points behind South Africa who defeated Seychelles 6-O in the other group’s fixture thus having seven points. Libya drop to the third position, while Seychelles are at the bottom of the…

A total of 40 teams from the country are participating in the Kaduna Polo centenary tournament scheduled for October 13 to 25. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday in Kaduna President of the club, Suleiman Abubakar (Walin Keffi) said the tournament would take place at the polo club in Murtala Mohammed Square Kaduna. According to him, the centenary tournament is tagged “Tournament as celebration of legacy’’. “The Kaduna Centenary Polo Tournament has witnessed an unprecedented turn out of sponsorship and participation, just as all is set for its galloping off…

Senegal will host the next edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It will be the first African nation to host the event. Four other African countries – Botswana, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia – were in the running to host the event, but Senegal was chosen as it provided the “best value proposition and the greatest opportunities at this moment in time”, the IOC said in a press release. The competition will be held in three cities: Senegal’s…

Sierra Leonean referee Victor Marah died after collapsing while officiating a community league football match in Freetown on Tuesday. The incident happened a few minutes before the end of a well-attended match between Kroo Bay and Falcon 12 FC. Attempts were made to revive the 27-year-old but he was pronounced dead after being rushed to hospital. The exact cause of death is not yet known. Marah took part in a Confederation of African Football (Caf) referees’ course in Cairo just a few weeks ago.