Sports Zone 03-08-2023

Enjoy the crew banter and discuss different stories around the world.

- The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has expressed readiness for the 2nd Governor Douye Diri National Wrestling Classics as over 800 wrestlers from different states and clubs across the country compete for honours.

- D’Tigress have qualified for the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket in Kigali, Rwanda.

- Somalia’s sports minister publicly apologized Wednesday and ordered that the chairwoman of the national track and field federation be suspended after a seemingly untrained female sprinter represented the African country at the World University Games in China and took more than 20 seconds to finish a 100m race.

- Super Falcons will resume training today ahead of their round of 16 clash with England at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

- Nigerian Premier League champions Enyimba have released 11 players ahead of the 2023 Nigeria Professional Football League season

- Manchester City have agreed a 90m euro fee (£77m) with RB Leipzig for Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol.

- Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has had minor knee surgery and will miss the start of the Premier League season.

- Arsenal rounded off their pre-season campaign by beating Monaco to claim the Emirates Cup, with an enthralling friendly settled by a penalty shootout.

- Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves has been formally indicted by a Spanish judge after he was jailed for alleged sexual assault in January.

- Former Italy goalkeeper and World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon has retired from football aged 45.