Winners emerge as champion of champions competition climaxes in Bayelsa

South Korea's soccer player Son Heung-min returned home to a rousing welcome on Tuesday after the Tottenham Hotspur forward ended the season as the Premier League's joint top scorer with Mohamed Salah.

Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Open at The Country Club by one shot over world number one Scottie Scheffler and Will Zalatoris on Sunday to claim his first major title. Fitzpatrick, who began the day in a share of the lead with playing partner Zalatoris and one shot clear of defending champion Jon Rahm, shot a closing two-under-par 68 that left him at six under on the week at the year's third major.

Male or female, no one has won more African Player of the Year awards than the incredible Asisat ‘SuperZee’ Oshoala. We just can’t stop celebrating Africa’s greatest, Asisat Oshoala.

Kenya's electoral commission has announced William Ruto as winner of the East African country's presidential election amid chaotic scenes, including commission officials disowning the result.

Salmon Rushdie described him as "one of the most important voices of his literary generation" and "an author who must be read". Booker Prize winner Marlon James speaks to Eve Jackson about his trilogy dubbed the "African Game of Thrones".

Nigeria is suffering its worst flooding in a decade largely because of heavy rain and climate change. Properties worth millions have been lost with hundreds injured. GuardianTV speaks to a resident of Bayelsa, one of the many states badly hit by the flood, and here is how she narrated the current state of things in the South-South state.

So close yet so far for the indomitable lions of Cameroon as Vincent Aboubacar's 92nd minute strike snatched victory over Brazil. But they still crash out after the Swiss recorded a brilliant win over Serbia in a five-goal thriller.

A German photographer has won first prize at an international competition with an entry generated by AI. He refused the award, provoking debate on the role of AI in image-making.

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has been named the NBA's most valuable player for the 2022-23 season. However, he won’t be getting any additional prize money for winning the award. The lack of money isn’t an issue for NBA MVP winners, as many have been among the highest-paid players in the league.

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A commission of international experts has concluded that Bayelsa, one of the main oil-producing states in Nigeria's Niger Delta, will need $12 billion to clean-up oil spills that were blamed on two oil majors.

Israel grabbed a last gasp winner to defeat Uzbekistan at the FIFA Men´s U/20 World Cup on Tuesday in Mendoza. 18-year-old Maccabi Haifa forward Anan Khalaili scored the only goal of the game in the 97th minute, tapping in from close range after reigning Asian champions Uzbekistan failed to clear from a free-kick.