Top Five Stories From Sunday You Must Read Today
10th September 2018
Fatuma 'Iron Fist' Zarika announced that she will retire in 2020, Naomi Osaka wins US Open
- World Boxing Council (WBC) Women's Super Bantamweight champion, Fatuma ‘Iron Fist’ Zarika gave an extra two years to her career
- At least one person was killed and nearly 40 were injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Sunday
- Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah scored twice and missed two penalties as Egypt made a dream debut under Mexican coach Javier Aguirre
NAIROBI, Kenya- We find out more about the new 2018 US Open champion Naomi Osaka, who was crowned the queen after defeating Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in Saturday's final.
World Boxing Council (WBC) Women's Super Bantamweight champion, Fatuma ‘Iron Fist’ Zarika gave an extra two years to her career as she plans to retire from the trade in 2020.
At least one person was killed and nearly 40 were injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Sunday in which Madagascar hit back twice to draw 2-2 with Senegal.
Also in yet another AFCON Qualifier, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah missed two penalties and scored twice in Egypt's 6-0 drubbing of Niger.
Here are the top five stories from Sunday compiled by SportPesa News:
Naomi Osaka: The Making Of The US Open Champion
NEW YORK, United States- In an age of robotic press conferences where players are staying focussed and taking it one match at a time, Naomi Osaka breezes in, confesses to being fond of sweating, eating 500 bagels a day and having only one friend. It's all peppered with liberal doses of 'likes', 'you knows' and 'stuff'. READ MORE
Zarika To Engage In Coaching, Promotion Upon Retirement
NAIROBI, Kenya- World Boxing Council (WBC) Women's Super Bantamweight champion, Fatuma ‘Iron Fist’ Zarika gave an extra two years to her career as she plans to retire from the trade in 2020. She made this announcement after successfully defending her belt for the second time against Yamileth ‘Yeimi’ Mercado of Mexico at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. READ MORE
Senegal, Madagascar Share Spoils In Tragic AFCON Qualifier
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar- At least one person was killed and nearly 40 were injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Sunday in which Madagascar hit back twice to draw 2-2 with Senegal. The casualty figures were confirmed by the director of a hospital in the Malagasy capital Antananarivo, where the Group A match was staged in the 30,000-capacity Mahamasina Stadium. READ MORE
Salah Scores, Misses From The Spot Twice In Egypt Rout
JOHANNESBURG, United States- Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah scored twice and missed two penalties as Egypt made a dream debut under Mexican coach Javier Aguirre by crushing Niger 6-0 Saturday in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Salah had clashed with Egyptian football officials ahead of the matchday 2 qualifier in Alexandria for the 2019 finals over image-rights violations and personal security. READ MORE
Three Things We Learned From England's Defeat To Spain
LONDON, United Kingdom- Spain rained on England's World Cup parade by coming from behind to win 2-1 at Wembley and give new coach Luis Enrique a winning start to the Nations League. England were looking to seize on the momentum of reaching the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years and went in front early through Marcus Rashford. READ MORE