“Really sad. ” That was the first reaction of Mitchell Obi, the immediate past president of continental sports writing body, AIPS-Africa, after learning of the passage...
The Lagos State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (Lagos SWAN), has expressed deep sorrow over the death of one of its members, Adeyinka Adebayo....
Former Italy and Juventus striker Salvatore Schillaci, a star of the 1990 World Cup on his home soil, has died at the age of 59, his...
Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being doused in petrol and set alight by her former partner, was due to be buried on Saturday with...
The funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson, the first foreigner to manage England’s national soccer team, was held on Friday in the small Swedish town where he grew...
The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died...
Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, in...
Former Cote d’Ivoire defender Sol Bamba has died aged 39, Turkish club Adanaspor, where he was technical director, announced on Saturday. Bamba played for Cardiff City,...
South American football was in mourning on Tuesday following the death of Uruguayan defender Juan Izquierdo, who collapsed on the pitch after suffering an irregular heartbeat...
The President of the Nigerian Boxing Boxing Board of Control (NBBC), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo has expressed sadness over the death of Nojim Maiyegun, Nigeria’s first Olympic...