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Boxing: Decisions That Shook Heavyweight Division

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2023

By Kunle Awosiyan Boxing, just like writing, can flow like a posch car on a smooth road. Memories of some bouts linger forever not only because they were entertaining but because of the judges’ decisions, which will always create fresh impression of those great battles. The judges in

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Foreign Affairs Minister decried Napoli’s treatment of Osimhen over penalty miss

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2023

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yussuf Tuggar has decried the mistreatment of Victor Osimhen by his club Napoli. The Minister insisted that Nigerian sportsmen and women in the diaspora must be treated with dignity. He made the assertion Friday against the background of a viral video trolling the Super Eagles striker for missing a penalty […]

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Breaking:Nigeria loses bid to host AFCON 2027

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2023

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as the joint hosts for the 2027 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Patrice Motsepe, CAF president, declared the tripartite bid the winner of the hosting rights for the 2027 AFCON in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday. The winners were announced after a voting session […]

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Zhilei Zhang: Unsung Power of A Southpaw

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2023

By Kunle Awosiyan His first fight against Joe Joyce made me to fall in love with him. Zhilei Zhang is a more relaxed boxer in the ring who can beat any heavyweight of this era on his good day. Currently the interim holder of the WBO since April this year, he had beaten Joyce twice […]

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Popular footballer shot dead, seven others injured

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2023

A player for Panama’s national football team has been shot dead in the city of Colón. Gunmen opened fire on a group of people, among them 26-year-old Gilberto Hernández, who had gathered in a building in the city. Hernández died and seven others were injured in the attack. It is not yet clear if the […]

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Wilder’s Power, Joshua’s Game And Limits of Their Tactics

Daily Dispatch September 2, 2023

By Kunle Awosiyan Before his trilogy with Tyson Fury in which he lost two and drew one in a controversial circumstances, Deontay Wilder nearly lost to a veteran, Luis Ortiz. Ortiz is old and has got no strength in his punches anymore, perhaps he would have put more pressure on Wilder in their second match. […]