Boxscore News | TORONTO (January 16, 2023) – One thing that Christian Koloko is determined about is that playing for his Cameroonian national team remains one of his top priorities. When will that happen? It’s matter of time, he has revealed. Koloko featured in the 2017 Basketball Without Borders Africa …
Read More »UFC releases heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou from contract, strips him of title
CBS | Ngannou and UFC have had ongoing contractual battles for years as he recovers from knee surgery. Francis Ngannou is no longer UFC heavyweight champion and now free to sign with any other combat sports promotion. Ngannou’s split from the UFC comes after more than a year of contract …
Read More »Quebec police say killing of health care worker from Cameroon was a homicide
Global News | Quebec provincial police say they are investigating the death last week of a health-care worker from Cameroon as a homicide. The body of Nadine Flora Alinanyinyi, 34, was found Thursday in her apartment in Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., about 40 kilometres east of Montreal. A two-month-old baby was found unharmed …
Read More »Members of Pittsburgh’s Cameroonian community say they want to find healing and justice
90.5 WESA | People from around the world will convene in Pittsburgh this weekend to discuss the history of violence in Cameroon. Members of the Cameroonian community in the United States say they hope to take a look at their past to heal for the future. The conference will examine …
Read More »Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. The …
Read More »World Cup heroics earn Ranking rises
FIFA | Morocco and Australia register major rises, while Argentina just miss out on top spot in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. A thrilling FIFA World Cup™ has made a major mark on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, with several of the tournament’s surprise packages soaring up the global ladder. Morocco …
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