The Nigerian women’s 4x100m relay team will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA after France’s withdrawal due to its failure to name a team for the event. The French Athletics Association on Thursday, June 30 unveiled its list of athletes for the championships without including its women’s 4x100m relay team while six athletes namely Amandine Brossier, Shana Grebo, Diana Iscaye, Sokhna Lacoste, Sounkamba Sylla and Marjorie Veyssiere were named in the 4x400m team. Although no official …
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Roger Federer has been crowned No 1 on Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athletes list for the first time in his career. The Swiss tennis legend edged out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Rinaldo, Neymar, and LeBron James to take the top spot after he earned a total of $106.3 million over the past 12 months, making him the first tennis player to top Forbes’ world’s 100 highest-paid athletes list. Federer, who is a 20-time grand slam champion, boasts the best endorsement …