Jude Obafemi, THEWILL

Amusan Breaks World Record In World Championships 100m Hurdle Semi-Finals

July 25, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Tobi Amusan remarkably broke the women's 100-metre hurdles world record in the wee hours of Monday, during the World Championships' semi-final in Oregon. Kendra Harrison's previous record of 12.20 seconds was broken by the new...

Jim Irsay Buys Muhammad Ali’s 1974 WBC Belt For $6.18m

July 25, (THEWILL) - Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, has acquired the heavyweight championship belt that Muhammad Ali earned by defeating George Foreman in "The Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974, for $6.18 million, at an auction. In...

Verstappen Takes Advantage Of Leclerc Crash To Claim French GP With Hamilton Second

July 25, (THEWILL) - At the French Grand Prix on Sunday, Max Verstappen claimed his seventh victory of the 2022 Formula One season to maintain his momentum towards the defence of his title. Unfortunately, race challenger, Charles Leclerc, after winning...

Nigerian 4x100m Quartet Break African Record, Miss Out On Medals At World Championships

July 24, (THEWILL) - After thirty years, the Nigerian quartet of Joy Udo-Gabriel, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Grace Nwokocha, broke the Women's 4x100m African Record on Sunday morning, during the event's final at the ongoing World Championships in...

Arsenal Put Four Past Chelsea In Another Preseason Victory

July 24, (THEWILL) - Arsenal beat English Premier League rivals, Chelsea, 4-0 in Orlando, Florida, to record their most impressive preseason performance to date and make it five straight victories in an excellent set of matches. The Gunners have now...

Raphinha Gives Barça 1-0 Preseason El Clasico Win Over Real Madrid

July 24, (THEWILL) - In a friendly El Clasico match in Las Vegas, new signing, Raphinha, scored a debut goal, giving Barcelona their preseason victory over Spanish arch-rivals, Real Madrid. The match was played in front of 61,000 spectators at...

Disappointing UFC London Main Event Ends With Horrific Aspinall Knee Injury Against Blaydes

July 24, (THEWILL) - In Saturday's late night UFC London main event from the O2 Arena in England, the heavyweight title fight between Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall ended disastrously when Aspinall blew out his knee in the opening...

Rivers United’s Blueprint For Sporting Success

July 24, (THEWILL) -On Thursday last week, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, gave each player in the state-owned football team, Rivers United, the sum of $20,000, or more than N12 million, as reward for winning the Nigerian Professional...

Pimblett Continues Winning Streak With Second-Round UFC London Win Against Leavitt

July 24, (THEWILL) - At UFC London on Saturday night, Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett defeated Jordan Leavitt by second-round submission to continue his UFC winning streak. Early in the second round, Pimblett submitted Leavitt with a rear naked choke to...

Euro 22: Extra-Time Penalty Helps France Scale Over Netherlands To Reach Semi-Final

July 23, (THEWILL) - In the Euro 2022 quarter-final played at Rotherham on Saturday, Eve Perisset's extra time penalty ended a tight contest between France and the Netherlands, allowing the French advance to the final four. Despite dominating the first...

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Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
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