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JARRELL MILLER has broken his silence after his world heavyweight title fight against Anthony Joshua was cancelled, after the former failed two drugs tests. The American heavyweight was set to face off against Anthony Joshua for the latter’s WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world titles on June 1, but has now been denied a licence. That was after Miller failed ...

Prof. Asarf Sobhy, Egypt’s Minister for Youths and Sports, says the six stadia for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, will be ready by mid-May. Sobhy, stated this on Friday in Cairo, when journalists from 20 African countries including Nigeria, participating in the 53rd training course for Young African Journalists, paid him a courtesy visit. He said that Egypt was ...

North and South Korea – who are still technically at war – remain in the running to host the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup. South Korea’s Football Association has registered to bid for the tournament, expressing an interest in doing so with the North Korean FA. Any joint bid would be the latest in a number of displays of sporting ...

World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday, losing 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Djokovic, twice a former champion in Monte Carlo, lost his serve five times as 10th seed Medvedev gained revenge for his last-16 defeat by the Serb at this year’s Australian Open. “This was the ...

Kofi Kingston, a wrestler of Ghanaian descent made history after beating Daniel Bryan on Sunday, April 7 to become a world champion for WrestleMania 35. Kofi Kingston who has been wrestling for the past 11 years and he became the second African American (following Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) and first native to hold WWE’s signature title since it debuted in ...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS), has denied reports, which suggests that an amount of $8 million, has been budgeted for the senior national team, the Black Stars for their participation in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. According to the report, the Sports Ministry have approved the said budget to cater for the Black Stars ...

Tottenham beat Manchester City 4-4 on away goals to reach Champions League semi-finals UEFA Champions League results, semi-final match-ups Semi-finals, second leg At Manchester, England Manchester City (ENG) 4 (Sterling 4, 21, Bernardo Silva 11, Aguero 59) Tottenham (ENG) 3 (Son 7, 10, Llorente 73) 4-4 on aggregate; Tottenham win on away goals At Porto, Portugal Porto (POR) 1 (Militao ...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri announced on Tuesday he would be staying on as coach with the Italian giants next season despite another Champions League disappointment. Cristiano Ronaldo’s side crashed out of the championship to Dutch side Ajax after a 2-1 loss on the night in Turin and 3-2 aggregate defeat. “I met the (club) president (Andrea Agnelli) a couple of ...

Heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller has tested positive for the banned substance GW1516 ahead of his scheduled challenge of unified world titleholder Anthony Joshua, three sources with knowledge of the results told ESPN on Tuesday. The fight is scheduled to take place on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York and to serve as the American debut ...

Former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) super bantamweight titlist, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe, has targeted finishing his career at welterweight before quitting. Dogboe explained in an interview with the Graphic Sports that he was looking forward to becoming a multiple-division world champion at the end of his career. Having pitched camp at Keta in the Volta Region, the 24-year-old is preparing ...