The boxing events at the 2nd Niger Delta Games on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State, produced thrilling and fierce contests, with a lot of talent on display from across the region.

In the preliminary rounds, the female 51kg bout saw Sarah Victory of Bayelsa State defeat Kelechi Anita Amarachi of Abia State, while in the female 60kg category, Naomi Alexander of Akwa Ibom beat Okugumi Destiny of Delta State. In the male 60kg preliminaries, Pender Victorious of Delta State overcame Oji Chibuike of Imo State, and in the male 70kg category, Christian Umoren of Akwa Ibom defeated Adu Kolawole of Ondo State.

The quarterfinals featured exciting battles across multiple weight classes. In the female 51kg category, Obaseki Esosa of Edo State beat Okorie Princess of Imo State, while Teniola Odunayo Buliyaminu of Ondo State defeated Okolo Victory of Delta State. Future David of Akwa Ibom also advanced, defeating Henshaw Baomi of Rivers State.

In the male 60kg category, Princewill Effiong of Akwa Ibom defeated Howells Emmanuel, while Akimusere Gbenga of Ondo State overcame Gabriel Asuquo of Cross River State.

The female 54kg category was also competitive. Ighomi Victory of Delta State defeated Osareti Victory of Edo State, Happiness Gift of Cross River State beat Abai Opeyemi of Ondo State, and Thompson Thiery of Imo State overcame Ejeje Emmanuela of Cross River State. Adoki Victoria of Rivers State defeated Uwakmfon Umoren of Akwa Ibom in another notable bout. In the male 65kg contest, Jedidiah Bassey of Akwa Ibom beat Solomon Destiny of Bayelsa State.

The day’s bouts highlighted the depth of boxing talent in the region, with close contests and impressive displays of skill, technique, and determination from all participating states.

The boxing competitions at the 2nd Niger Delta Games will continue on Sunday, with athletes aiming to progress further and add medals for their states.

The second Niger Delta Games is organised by Dunamis-Icon Limited and fully sponsored by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-1 to win the Doha title for the first time in his career.

The win marks the 26th title of his career at just 22 years old, improves him to 12–0 in 2026, and gives him his second title of the season, his best start to a year.

During the match, Alcaraz was also seen smiling at a fan’s sign that read:
“Carlos you have two options, you can adopt me, or you can sign this.”

After the match, Fils congratulated him with humor.

“Cabrón … you played very good. You made a hell of a job man. It’s a joke. Congrats to you and your team. I wish you many more. Keep going like this.”

Alcaraz responded warmly.

“Arthur, it’s a pleasure to share the court with you man. I told you that more than making results and everything, for me it makes me really happy seeing you on the court once again. I know you struggled physically. You struggled with injuries. I’ve been through that. To be able to forget that and start again, playing such great tennis… making finals, it makes me really happy to share the court, locker, and tournament with you. Great job with your team and family as well. Keep going. For sure we’re gonna share great moments.”

He also reflected on his strong start to the season.

“It’s been a great start of the year. It wasn’t easy to be honest. Because I had to be strong mentally with my team. I’m really happy and proud of everything I’ve done in the pre-season and the first tournaments of the year. Playing great tennis. Really really happy about this week. I think we’ve done a great week. Not only on the court, but off the court. It means a lot to me, this trophy. So I want to say thank you to my team over there who makes a great job every day. Every day I’m making myself even better. Thank you.”

Alcaraz leaves Doha unbeaten, confident, and building momentum early in the season.

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Everyone got the matchup they wanted for the men’s hockey Olympic gold medal game.

Sunday, the 46th anniversary of the “Miracle on Ice,” will feature the United States against Canada, which is without a doubt the fiercest international rivalry in all of sports, going for all the marbles.

Unfortunately for Americans, Canada has owned this rivalry since day one. 

This will be the eighth time the United States and Canada have played for Olympic gold, and the only time the Americans have won was back in 1960. They also faced off for gold in 1920, 1924, 1932, 1952, 2002 and 2010. In the best-on-best format, the U.S. is 5-15-1, and three of those victories came in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

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Canada’s Brandon Hagel, left, fights with United States’ Matthew Tkachuk during the first period of a 4 Nations Face-Off hockey game in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.  (Graham Hughes//The Canadian Press via AP)

The very first meeting between the two countries in a best-on-best format was back in the 1976 Canada Cup, which Team Canada won 4-2. The Americans did not earn their first win over their northern neighbors until 20 years later, after losing seven of their first eight meetings and tying in the other.

The U.S. won that year’s World Cup, taking home the best-of-three series against Canada, but since then, it’s mostly been Canadian dominance again.

Canada has gone 7-2 against the Americans since 1998, and four of those wins were absolute gut-punches to the United States. Canada took home the 2002 Olympic gold medal in Salt Lake City over the Americans, but more famously, Sidney Crosby’s golden goal eight years later also came at the expense of Team USA in front of a Vancouver crowd. Four years later, Canada again defeated the U.S. in the Olympic semifinals, and last year, Canada won the 4 Nations Face-Off with an overtime victory against the Stars and Stripes.

Matt Boldy of Team United States and Sidney Crosby of Team Canada shake hands after the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship game between Team Canada and Team United States at TD Garden on Feb. 20, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Chase Agnello-Dean/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images)

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The United States’ only wins in the aforementioned span came during group play of both the 2010 Olympics and last year’s 4 Nations. So, it’s been quite a while since the Americans had true bragging rights. Overall, Canada leads the best-on-best series, 15-5-1.

These two teams are already very familiar with each other, as both rosters are largely composed of the same members as last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, where three fights occurred in the first nine seconds in the countries’ first best-on-best game in nine years.

Tensions between both teams and the fans were sky-high in that tournament, as it was fresh off President Donald Trump‘s “51st state” comments and tariffs against the country.

Canada’s Sidney Crosby (87) is checked by United States’ Charlie McAvoy (25) as Vincent Trocheck (16) looks on during first period 4 Nations Face-Off hockey action in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.  (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

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But this is the true big stage, with revenge, bragging rights and Olympic gold on the line.

The gold medal game will take place Sunday at 8:10 a.m. ET.

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The Los Angeles Chargers have undergone a coaching overhaul this offseason, following a second consecutive postseason exit in the wild-card round in 2025.

The Chargers announced the hiring of eight new coaches on Friday with San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey‘s brother Max being hired as the running backs coach.

NFL fans reacted to the 49ers running back’s brother joining the Chargers’ coaching staff.

“Nepo hire.”

“How much help does Justin Herbert need?”

“Mccaffery at running backs coach !! Great signing. This year, running backs are having going to have a great year!”

“One polar bear but overall very positive outlook for the season so ill overlook it.”

“Nice overhaul of the offense. Now lets go see some improvement in the roster and on field play.”

Max, who was wide receiver for the 49ers during his brief playing career, was hired as the Miami Dolphins‘ offensive assistant in March 2023. Meanwhile, Christian is on a $38,000,000 contract with the 49ers.

The Chargers announced the following hires on Friday:

“Butch Barry (offensive line), Julian Campenni (assistant defensive line), Rob Everett (offensive assistant), Adam Gase (pass game specialist), Chandler Henley (tight ends), Denzel Martin (assistant outside linebackers), Max McCaffrey (running backs), and Sean Spence (linebackers).”

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