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A Birthday Wish To Ali In Heaven

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2023

By Kunle Awosiyan Muhammad Ali would have clocked 81 today. The greatest of all boxers was born January 17, 1942 in Louisville, USA. Born black and named Cassius Clay, Ali changed his name to Muhammad to remove the slavery identity and become a free man who would later dominate the ring and

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Ex-Zambian footballer, Philemon Mulala mauled to death by his three dogs in South Africa

Daily Dispatch January 9, 2023

A former Zambian national football star, Philemon Mulala, was mauled to death by his three dogs in South Africa. Mulala, 60, was attacked at his home in Lichtenburg, North West, on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Provincial police spokesperson, Captain Sam Tselanyane, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, January 9. “It is alleged that on […]

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U-20 AFCON: Foreign professionals to join Flying Eagles next week

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2023

Foreign-based professionals will join the Flying Eagles camp in Abuja next week ahead of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. Head coach, Ladan Bosso called up 35 players for the second phase of their camping exercise on Saturday. Bosso has also pencilled down foreign-based quartet, Ibrahim Mohammed, Ahmed Abdulahi, Lekan Oyedele and Samson Lawal for […]

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Boxing or Acting, Where Is Joshua’s Spirit?

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2023

By Kunle Awosiyan Like many of those who came before him, boxing rescued Anthony Joshua from the street, took him to the gim and made him a star in the ring for the world to see. Perhaps boxing had not come, this British-Nigerian could have succeeded as a body builder due to his God given […]

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Pele, Ali and death of gods

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2022

By Kunle Awosiyan Just as tourists trooped to Muhammad Ali Centre at Louisville, Kentucky USA after the death of the boxer, the Pele Museum in Santos, Brazil is wide open to tourists after the death of the soccer legend on Thursday. Edson Arantes de Nascimento, (Pele) played his last game without kicking a ball but […]

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Buhari mourns soccer legend Pele

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined world leaders in expressing grief over the death of Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele who died  on Thursday. The world’s greatest ever football player succumbed to death after suffering a debilitating bout of cancer. He won three World Cups and scored over 1,281 goals, becoming […]