Sports Zone 21-03-2023

Enjoy the crew banter and discuss news update around the world.

- President of Africa Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), Khaled El-Salhy, has commended Quadri Aruna for his exploits at the just-ended World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash.

- Ahead of the 2023 Confederation of African Athletics U-18 and U-20 championship, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has set March 20, 2023 as the deadline for entry submissions for the All Comers U18 and U20 combined selection trials championship.

- Sergio Perez drove what his team principal Christian Horner called his "best grand prix" to hold off team-mate Max Verstappen and win in Saudi Arabia, but the big Formula 1 story on Sunday was just how far ahead Red Bull are of everyone else.

- DEONTAY WILDER has announced he's ready to return to the ring as he bids to become a two-time heavyweight champion.

- The Grizzlies anticipate that All-Star point guard Ja Morant, who rejoined the team Monday after serving an eight-game suspension, will play in Wednesday night's home game against the Houston Rockets.

- Nigeria’s Super Falcons have lined up two friendly matches against Haiti and New Zealand in April ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Australia and New Zealand.

- A total of 16 players have arrived at the Super Eagles’ John Woods Hotel Camp in Abuja ahead of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau on Friday and March 27, with nine more expected.

- Super Eagles goalkeepers trainer, Ike Shorunmu, has hit back at the Nigerian Football Federation, saying they lied to Nigerians over his absence from the team’s camp for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations double-header qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau on Friday.

- The Club Owners Association of Nigeria have expressed their delight over the qualification of Nigeria’s sole representative on the continent, Rivers United, to the quarter-final of the CAF Confederation Cup.

- FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has joined a host of others to pay tribute to former Super Falcons head coach, Ismaila Mabo.

- ROY HODGSON has agreed to come out of retirement in a bid to keep boyhood club Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

- Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban after the Football Association said its standard punishment for his sending off at Manchester United was "clearly insufficient"

- PSV Eindhoven have banned a supporter from their stadium for 40 years after he was found guilty of attacking Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic during a Europa League match.

- MARTINA Navratilova has revealed she is now cancer free - as she told how she feared not 'seeing next Christmas' after her devastating double diagnosis.

- A SKY TV reporter is in trouble with a Premier League club for making an uninvited visit to their dressing room on match day.