Category: Sports

A generous gesture A local company in Dar es Salaam has donated new sports kits to several soccer teams in the city, as part of its corporate social responsibility program. The company, which is involved in the construction sector, handed over the kits to the teams at a ceremony held at the National Stadium on Tuesday. The kits, which include jerseys, shorts, socks, boots, and balls, are meant to support…

The Otago athletics championships were held at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin over the weekend, despite the wet and windy conditions. The event saw some impressive performances from athletes of all ages, who broke several records and qualified for national and international competitions. Young stars shine in sprint events One of the highlights of the championships was the sprint events, where young stars showed their speed and talent. In the…

Glen show their class in extra-time Glen made history by becoming the first Derry club to retain the Ulster Club Football Championship title after a hard-fought 1-18 to 0-12 win over Scotstown at the Box-It Athletic Grounds on Sunday. The Watty Grahams showed their quality and resilience in extra-time, outscoring the Monaghan champions by 1-07 to 0-01 to seal their second provincial crown in a row. The game was a…

The world of sports is full of lucrative contracts and endorsement deals that make some athletes earn millions of dollars every year. But who are the top earners in 2023, and how much do they make? Here is a list of the 10 athletes with the most lucrative contracts in the world, ranked by their annual income from both their sports and their off-field ventures. Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list…

The Indonesian Rowing Association (PODSI) has announced its plan to prepare 24 rowing athletes to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The association hopes to achieve better results than the previous Olympics, where Indonesia failed to win any medals in rowing. PODSI sets target for Paris 2024 According to PODSI chairman Raja Sapta Oktohari, the association has set a target of sending 12 men and 12 women rowers to…

A ‘whirlwind’ experience Hannah Miley, one of Scotland’s most successful swimmers, has opened up about the “whirlwind” experience of becoming a mother to a premature baby. The Commonwealth Games champion gave birth to her daughter, Bonnie, in October, six weeks before her due date. She and her husband, Ewan, spent weeks anxiously waiting before they could bring her home from hospital in Aberdeen. Miley, who was aiming for her fourth…

A hockey player from the ECHL’s Maine Mariners got into trouble for firing a chicken nugget into the crowd during a game against the Worcester Railers on Friday night. A bizarre incident The incident happened in the second period of the game, when Maine’s forward Ty Ronning was celebrating a goal by his teammate Mathew Santos. Ronning grabbed a chicken nugget from a fan’s box of food and shot it…

Singapore is looking to attract more competitive squash players ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut in 2028, as the country celebrates the inclusion of the racquet sport in the Los Angeles Games. Squash finally makes it to the Olympics Squash has been lobbying for Olympic inclusion for years, but was repeatedly rejected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The sport was shortlisted for the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Games, but…

A life-changing event Matt Crossen was a 23-year-old semi-professional footballer with high hopes when his life changed dramatically in 2013. He suffered a stroke that left him with cerebral palsy, a condition that affects movement and coordination. He had to learn how to walk, talk, and do basic tasks again, but he never gave up on his passion for football. “I spent six days in hospital, learning to walk, talk,…

The college football playoff selection committee announced the four teams that will compete for the national championship on Dec. 3, 2023. The committee chose Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and Cincinnati as the top four teams, leaving out Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oklahoma State, who were ranked fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Alabama and Georgia rematch in the semifinals The committee decided to keep Alabama and Georgia as the No. 1…