Category: Sports
Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury express readiness to fight
A match between Francis Ngannou and British boxer Tyson Fury is likely to happen soon, following confirmation by both parties of their readiness to face each other. It had been Ngannou’s wish to get into the boxing ring, right from the time he was still at the UFC. An unsuccessful negotiation for a less restrictive deal with the company resulted
CAF Champions League – semi-final 2nd leg – Esperance de Tunis eliminated after losing 1-0 to Al Ahly
Esperance de Tunis were eliminated from the CAF Champions League after losing to Al Ahly of Egypt (1-0) at a second-leg semi-final game played on Friday evening in Cairo. The only goal of the match was scored by Hussein Al Shahat in the 23rd minute. In the first leg, played last Friday in Rades, Al Ahly won by 3 goals
Volleyball African club championships (women): CF Carthage through to semi-finals
CF Carthage qualified for the semi-finals of the Volleyball African club championships (women), after defeating APR Rwanda 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-16), at a quarterfinal game played Friday in Nabeul. Quarterfinals results: MC Alger (Algeria) – Commercial Bank (Kenya): 3-2 Pipeline (Kenya) – Nyong and Kelle VB (Cameroon): 3-0 Zamalek SC (Egypt) – Naval Spikers (Nigeria): 3-0 FC Carthage (Tunisia) –
Champions league: Onana making history with Inter
Andre Onana has set a record as the first Inter Milan goalkeeper to have seven clean sheets in a single UEFA Champions League campaign. The Cameroonian and team Inter keeper, defeated home rivals AC Milan 2-0 to take the lead after the first match of their two-legged UCL semi-final. The second leg comes up on May 16. Inter Milan’s outing
Ruring’u Stadium Contractor Given Ultimatum To Complete Facility
Sports Principal Secretary, Jonathan Mueke, has pledged to deliver a complete Ruring’u stadium within the next six months to one year. Mueke has at the same time put the contractor working on the 20,000-seater capacity facility on notice to either complete the pending construction works or face the axe. Speaking when he toured the stadium, the PS revealed that the
Franco-Cameroonian born, Joel Embiid wins NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Cameroonian born Joel Embiid, 29 of the Philadelphia, USA 76ers has been named the National Basketball Association NBA’s Most Valuable Player, MVP for the 2022-23 season. EmbiId who finished second in the award behind Nikola Jokic in the past two seasons, was competing against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets star Jokic to claim the game’s top individual accolade on May
Robust Team Work Linked To The Stellar Performance Of University
University of Embu Vice-Chancellor Prof Daniel Mugendi has linked robust team work to the stellar performance of the university following the ranking of the university as the best performing state corporation in the 2021/22 financial year performance contracting evaluation. The VC said that the institution which started as Embu Agricultural Training College, a constituent college of the University of Nairobi
Training camp for handball players: List of 18 players selected for friendly matches against Argentina and Japan
The national coach of the Tunisian handball team, Patrick Cazal, unveiled the list of 18 players called for the training period, scheduled from April 24 to 28 in Hammamet, in preparation for the friendly matches against Argentina (April 26) and Japan (April 28), in Hammamet. Here is the list of players selected: Goalkeepers: Yassine Belgaied, Mehdi Harbaoui, Fraj Tekaya Right
Tennis-Suttgart Open (semi-finals): Ons Jabeur withdraws after injury in first set
Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur (world No. 4) was forced to withdraw from the semifinals of the WTA 500 Open in Stuttgart (Germany) on Saturday against world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland. Jabeur, who complained of calf pain from the first game of the match, finally had to give up after losing the third game in a row in
Tunisia’s U20 football team starts three-day training camp
Tunisia’s U20 national soccer team is starting a three-day training camp in Tunis from Monday, prior to the U-20 World Cup (May 20 -June 11). The camp includes three training sessions, scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Rades. Coach of the national team Montassar Louhichi had called up 30 players. They are: Makram Sghaier, Dhieddine Chihi, Adem Garrab, Youssef