Daily Archives: August 17, 2019

La-Liga Opener: Athletic Bilbao stuns Messi-less Barcelona 1-0

Defending Champions Football Club Barcelona made a nightmare start to the defence of their La Liga title on Friday by losing Luis Suarez to injury and then losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao, after a sensational late volley from substitute Aritz Aduriz. Suarez hobbled off in the 37th minute with what looked like a calf injury before Aduriz came on in ...

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African Athletics icon, Pa KAB Olowu goes home at 95

Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola (KAB) Olowu (OON), who died last Wednesday, August 14, 2019 and was buried on Thursday August 15 according to Muslim rites will be remembered by many especially athletics followers. The death of Pa Olowu who was part of Nigeria’s first delegation to the 1950 British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) and the 1952 Olympics Games has ...

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