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Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva participated in the women’s team final at the Olympic Games on Tuesday, securing a bronze medal despite having a bandaged face and a black eye.

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July 31, 2024

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She sustained the injury from a fall on the uneven bars during warmups just before the competition started.

Brazil began the competition on the uneven bars, but Saraiva’s fall occurred during warmups, so her scores were not affected.

Despite her injury, Saraiva performed in all four events during the team competition, achieving a commendable score of 13.666 on the uneven bars shortly after her fall. This was the second-highest score for Brazil on the bars.

Saraiva had a noticeable black eye while competing on Tuesday and wore a bandage across her right eyebrow. Images of her performing with these injuries quickly went viral on social media.

Saraiva played a crucial role in leading Brazil to its first-ever team medal in women’s gymnastics at the Olympics on Tuesday.

The team secured the bronze medal with a total score of 164.497 points, finishing behind the United States, which won gold with 171.296 points, and Italy, which won silver with 165.494 points. Brazil narrowly outscored Great Britain, which placed fourth with 164.263 points.

Saraiva competed in all four events during the team final alongside Rebeca Andrade, who is considered one of the top gymnasts in the competition and a significant rival to American gymnast Simone Biles.

The Brazilian team improved upon its fourth-place finish in the qualification round.

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Unity Cup 2025: Chelle hints on inviting new players

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April 10, 2025

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Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle says the Unity Cup will provide him the opportunity to beef up his team with new players.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria, Black Stars of Ghana, Reggae Boys of Jamaica and Soca Warriors of Trinidad and Tobago will compete in the 2025 edition of the competition.

Chelle kept faith with majority of the regular stars for the last month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.

The Malian declared that he will call up new players to strengthen the team.

“We are looking forward to taking part in the Unity Cup as it will give us the chance to try out a few new players in different roles, helping us to strengthen our squad before the matches in September and October,” the 47-year-old told thenff.com.

The Unity Cup will run from May 27 to May 31, 2025.

All the matches will be played at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium in London.

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Champions League: Nigerian singer, Joeboy loses N3million bet as Arsenal thrash Real Madrid

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April 9, 2025

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Nigerian singer, Joeboy, lost a N3million bet after Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

Seven hours before kick-off, Joeboy posted a betting slip with the caption, “Cashing out on Arsenal tears tonight!”

The Controller crooner could have won N10,345,000 if Madrid has won at the Emirates.

But Declan Rice curled in two beautiful free-kicks to give the Gunners the lead, before Mikel Merino added a third.

The result left Joeboy short of words, as he could only tweet “Goodnight” at full time.

Arsenal will be looking to book their place in the semi-final when they travel to the Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg next Wednesday.

Before that game, Mikel Arteta’s men host Brentford in the Premier League.

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Champions League quarter-final: Arsenal thrash Real Madrid as Inter beat Bayern

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April 8, 2025

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Arsenal on Tuesday night thrashed Real Madrid 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg tie.

The first half ended in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium.

However, in the second half, Declan Rice’s brace and a goal from Mikel Merino gave Mikel Arteta’s side a first leg advantage ahead of the return leg next week.

Meanwhile, in the other Champions League last-8 first leg tie played, Inter Milan defeated Bayern Munich 2-1.

Lautaro Martinez gave the visitors the lead in the first half.

But Thomas Muller equalized for the hosts.

However, Davide Frattesi scored few minutes later to give the Serie A side a first leg advantage ahead of the return leg next week.

Meanwhile, the remaining quarter-final fixtures will continue on Wednesday.

Aston Villa will face Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will clash with Dortmund.