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Tennis star Roger Federer has won the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for a record fourth time after a public vote.
The 36-year-old Swiss topped the poll ahead of five other shortlisted nominees.
Federer became the first man to win Wimbledon eight times and extended his record to 19 Grand Slam titles in 2017.
Boxer Muhammad Ali and athlete Usain Bolt are the only other people to have won the BBC award three times.
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The poll marks the prestigious trophy’s 70th anniversary but does not confer a new official prize. Instead, supporters were invited to choose the best past winner as part of the B.O.A.T. (Ballon d’Or of All Time) ranking.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the West Africa Masters Golf Foundation, custodians of the Rowland Adewumi Cup, organised the tournament, powered by Kabom Golf Developers.
Egypt retained both the men’s and women’s team titles at the 2026 ITTF Africa Championships in Tangier, Morocco, extending its dominance of African table tennis.
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