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SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - Tito Okello scored against the country of his birth as Uganda lost 1-0 to South Sudan at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Monday. It meant the Sudanese picked up their first win...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - Zimbabwe played out a 2-2 draw at home against the Desert Foxes of Algeria in a hotly contested Group H African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers match at the National Sports Stadium, Harare. It...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - Sao Tome and Principe hosted South Africa on Monday in their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group C return leg qualifier at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth. In a game of double...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - American boxing legend, the undefeated Floyd Mayweather, is coming out of retirement and is scheduled to fight in Japan next year. The boxer would headline an event tagged “Mega 2021” in Tokyo though his opponent...

Novak Djokovic started his ATP Finals campaign strongly with a 6-3, 6-2 win over tournament debutant Diego Schwartzman. After the two players traded routine holds to kickoff the match, Schwartzman made the first move, capitalising on an error-strewn Djokovic service...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - A record number of young basketball talents of Nigerian origin are in consideration for inclusion into some of the best basketball teams in the world. As many as seven Nigeria-origin players, two of whom...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - Abductors of ex-Super Eagles player, Christian Obodo, who took him in on Sunday evening in Delta State have released the 36-year-old. The kidnapping, THEWILL gathered, happened along Refinery Road in Effurun, Uvwie Council Area sometime...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - The final of the Governor Wike Pre-season Championships was a pulsating affair that pitched host team Rivers United against co-finalist Bayelsa United in a contest that needed penalty shootouts to determine a winner. Theophilus Afelokhai,...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - World number one golfer American Dustin Johnson won his first Masters by five strokes finishing with a record-breaking low score of 20 under par at Augusta. The 36-year-old posted a four-under 68 on Sunday...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 16, (THEWILL) - Former Liverpool and Barcelona star, Javier Mascherano has retired from football, after a superb 17-year career. Mascherano, 36, was playing for Estudiantes in his native Argentina after departing Chinese Super League outfit Hebei Fortune in...