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Nigeria will host the World Polo Championship qualifiers from 9 to 16 November 2026 in Abuja, with India, Iran and Pakistan. The competition will be held at Guards Polo Club, a first in more than 120 years of polo in Nigeria, according to the Nigerian Polo Association.
Source: ThisDay
Nigeria’s women’s football team beat Comoros 2-0 and are now one win away from the third round of African qualifiers for the 2028 Olympic tournament. The Nigerian team are playing both matches at home in Ikenne-Remo because Comoros has no approved stadium, ThisDay reports.
Source: ThisDay
Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes’ ranking of the highest-paid athletes in 2026, with earnings of $300 million. The Portuguese player is ahead of his competitors thanks to his contract with Al-Nassr, sponsorships and investments, according to Forbes magazine.
Source: La Nouvelle Tribune
Steve Smith raised the record for catches by a fielder in Test cricket to 223 during the South Africa-Australia match in Durban. The Australian took four catches to overtake England’s Joe Root in a World Test Championship match, according to Beninwebtv.
Source: Beninwebtv
Coventry City beat Newcastle 4-1 in the Premier League, including a goal from Guinean striker Sidiki Cherif, to leave the relegation zone and rise to 14th place. The victory was the club's first against Newcastle since 1999, reports Citizen.
Source: Citizen
Coventry City comfortably beat Newcastle 4-1 on the sixth matchday of the Premier League, with goals from Jack Rudoni, Sidiki Cherif, Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni. The club thus scored at home in the English top flight again after 9,310 days, reports Benin Web TV.
Source: Beninwebtv
Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone is urging Julián Álvarez to keep improving despite his failure to score this season. The Argentine striker did hit the post against Alavés before the Champions League match against Manchester United, according to comments reported by Citizen.
Source: Citizen
Manchester City faces a heavy penalty after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. A points deduction, relegation or exclusion from the league are possible, while the club’s appeal could take several months, according to the BBC and Sky Sports.
Source: Citizen
Mozambique’s Under-17 team are preparing for their first appearance at a World Cup, scheduled from 19 November to 13 December in Qatar. Coach Luís Guerreiro has called up 28 players for the final stage of preparation, before group matches against Denmark, Argentina and Australia, RM reports.
Source: Rm
Austrian cyclist Valentina Cavallar says she underwent an anti-doping test at home a few hours after her mother died, with the body in a neighbouring room. The SD Worx-Protime rider denounced the painful and disrespectful procedure on social media, L’essentiel reports.
Source: L’essentiel
Arsenal lost Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi to injury during a training session held after their 2-1 victory over Leeds in the Premier League. Manager Mikel Arteta announced that both players would undergo further examinations before the length of their absence was known, according to the BBC.
Source: Nile Post
Burundi and Uganda drew 4-4 in the first leg of their qualifying tie for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, played in Nyabugete. Qualification will be decided in the second leg in Uganda, according to Patrick Sota’s report published by Iwacu Burundi.
Source: Iwacu Burundi
Burundian defender Yussuf Ndayishimiye played all 90 minutes of OGC Nice’s 2-1 win over Strasbourg, making several decisive interventions. He then wore the captain’s armband during the final minutes, ahead of Burundi’s matches against Zambia and Togo in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, reports Iwacu Burundi.
Source: Iwacu Burundi
Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinatshipi won the 400 metres in Budapest in 43.39 seconds, setting a new national record and beating Rai Benjamin. The victory earned him the inaugural Ultimate Championship title and $150,000, before he briefly felt unwell after the finish, according to Weekendpost.
Source: Weekendpost
The Botswana Athletics Association is preparing to organise the 2028 African Senior Championships after the event was awarded to Botswana. A meeting scheduled for 24 October in Palapye is due to launch the creation of the local organising committee and define its composition, according to the association and its acting president, Oabona Theetso.
Source: Weekendpost
Hearts of Oak coach Nebojša Kapor believes the lack of quality pitches is a major problem for Ghanaian football. He spoke after his team’s 1-0 victory over Port City on 11 October in the Ghanaian league, according to MyJoyOnline.
Source: MyJoyOnline
Mercedes driver George Russell could face another engine penalty at the Las Vegas Grand Prix after already being sent to the back of the grid in Singapore. The team plans to choose a circuit that makes overtaking easier for the power-unit change, according to TimesLIVE.
Source: TimesLIVE
Meeting in general assembly on 10 October in Garoua, Cameroonian club Coton Sport adopted seven resolutions to strengthen its organisation and improve its sporting performances. These decisions are set to open a new chapter in the club’s management and development, according to Actu Cameroun.
Source: Actu Cameroun
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