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Euro 2024: Williams, Yamal and Spain on top of Europe

A fourth Euro trophy for Spain. The Spanish football squad, nicknamed “Roja”, won the Euro 2024 last Sunday after beating England 2-1 in the last minutes of the game. Spanish striker Nico Williams, Ghanaian roots, scored the first goal of his team. The pass came from Lamine Yamal, his young teammate (17 years old) born from a Moroccan father and a mother from Equatorial Guinea. … Continue reading Euro 2024: Williams, Yamal and Spain on top of Europe

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NBA : Who can still compete for the Larry O’Brien trophy?

The NBA playoffs are currently raging in the US, and this 2023/2024 edition is a good vintage with a bunch of very good quality confrontations. The opposition between the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia Sixers in the first round of the playoffs was a tough one, eventually won 4-2 by the Big Apple franchise who sent Cameroonian center Joel Embiid on vacation earlier than … Continue reading NBA : Who can still compete for the Larry O’Brien trophy?

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African Cup of Nations 2024 : miraculous Ivory Coast

1 / 2 Who would have thought that Ivory Coast would still be alive in this African Cup of Nations after the first round? 3 points only, two defeats and a third rank after the group phase, without speaking about the headaches triggered off by that incredible defeat 0-4 before Equatorial Guinea for the sake of the last game of the first round. Nobody was ever expecting an 1/8 … Continue reading African Cup of Nations 2024 : miraculous Ivory Coast

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African Cup of Nations: the cooling break to refresh body and mind.

If you are attending some football games in this current African Cup of Nations being played in Ivory Coast (or watching them on TV if you have Beinsports or any other national channel), you may have witnessed the so called “cooling break” in each middle of first and second half: this five-minute break has been established to enable players and referees to quench thirst in times of heavy warmth in … Continue reading African Cup of Nations: the cooling break to refresh body and mind.

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Victor Boniface, from Akure (Nigeria) to Leverkusen (Germany)

For Victor Boniface, travelling tastes really good. The road towards success led him through Nigeria, Norway, Belgium and Germany. A tremendous journey for the 22-year-old football player, who is currently leading the German league with Bayer 04 Leverkusen before clubs like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The Nigerian youngster was first an Akure kid raised in the Ondo State, also nicknamed the Sunshine State due … Continue reading Victor Boniface, from Akure (Nigeria) to Leverkusen (Germany)

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Rugby: After a fourth world cup, Rassie Erasmus about to coach the Springboks again

The rugby world cup came to an end a couple of days ago, and the Springboks are making the headlines again: after their short victory 12-11 against the All Blacks in final of the tournament in Paris, making them the best nation in rugby ever with four world cups in their trophy case (1995, 2007, 2019 and 2023), the South Africans are about to work … Continue reading Rugby: After a fourth world cup, Rassie Erasmus about to coach the Springboks again

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Rugby World Cup 2023: In quarter finals, Springboks will face up to host country France

The crucial rounds of the rugby world cup are bound to happen. After a group phase where the players of coach Jacques Nienaber destroyed most of their opponents but Ireland (victories against Scotland 18-3, Romania 76-0 and the Tonga Islands 49-18 for a single defeat against Ireland 8-13), it is high time to move on and see whether or not the Springboks have the weapons … Continue reading Rugby World Cup 2023: In quarter finals, Springboks will face up to host country France

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Rugby World Cup 2023: Boks and Namibia, so close but so far

The Rugby World Cup 2023 organized in France has been a success so far, but not for everyone: France started their tournament in the best way possible with a mastered victory against New Zealand 27-13. The All Blacks redeemed a few days after by beating Namibia 71-3. In the meantime, France was winning against Uruguay without convincing 27-12. If France and New Zealand should see … Continue reading Rugby World Cup 2023: Boks and Namibia, so close but so far

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FIBA World Cup: is Greece going to play without the Greek Freak?

The upcoming FIBA World Cup is coming close and basketball fans will have the opportunity to have fun after the last NBA playoffs that put the Denver Nuggets of Serbian MVP Nikola Jokic on top of the best league in the world. If the Colorado franchise grasped the Larry O’Brien trophy in June, things did not end up well for the Milwaukee Bucks of Greek … Continue reading FIBA World Cup: is Greece going to play without the Greek Freak?

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World Cup 2022 : Morocco in quarter finals !

Morocco’s football world cup in Qatar is already a genuine success, even though the Lions of Atlas will not stop on such a good way : the team coached by Walid Regragui kicked out Spain in round of sixteen of the tournament (0-0, 3-0 on penalty kicks) and is going to meet Portugal next Saturday in quarter finals, which looks like a real achievement for all … Continue reading World Cup 2022 : Morocco in quarter finals !

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