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11 Aug 2023
UFC President, Dana White, believes a potential fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk would easily be the most lucrative bout in sports history, reports mmafighting.com.
10 Aug 2023
The Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF) will hold the sixth CCSF Invitational Taekwondo Open on Saturday at the Indoor Basketball Hall of the M.K.O Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
9 Aug 2023
As part of its efforts to groom world-class athletes for the country, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Council of Rivers State has revealed plans for a grassroots development programme that will create opportunities for primary and secondary schools students in the area to hone their talents. Speaking on the project, the council’s Chairman, Vincent Job, said he has discovered that…
9 Aug 2023
Emerging Nigerian basketball star, Myles Hosten, has been voted to the Basketball Without Borders’ (BWB) 2023 Boys All-Stars team. 
9 Aug 2023
Israel Adesanya looks set to defend his middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in September. Adesanya regained the 185lb crown from Alex Pereira earlier this year, and looked set to make his first defence of his regained crown against South African Dricus du Plessis in the main event of the card in Sydney,…
8 Aug 2023
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, hosted the D'Tigress of Nigeria to a reception at the State House, Abuja.
7 Aug 2023
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the weekend led a grateful nation in showering encomium on Africa’s best women basketball team, D’Tigress, who on Saturday defeated Senegal to retain the FIBA Afrobasket Championship in Kigali, Rwanda.
6 Aug 2023
A group of protestors forced the men's cycling world championships road race in Scotland to be suspended for nearly an hour on Sunday after blocking a country road between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
5 Aug 2023
History was made today as Nigeria’s D’Tigress emerged victorious 83-74 in a thrilling showdown against Senegal in the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Final. The highly anticipated clash, held at the BK Arena, in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, lived up to its billing as one of the most evenly-matched Finals in the tournament's history with Nigeria…
5 Aug 2023
It is the morning of July 29, 2023. I am at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos, Nigeria.
5 Aug 2023
Nigeria’s U-18 girls’ handball team are currently in training camp at Rowe Park, Yaba, Lagos preparing for  the International Handball Federation (IHF) Trophy Africa Continental Phase Championship...
5 Aug 2023
The Nigeria Mixed Martial Arts Federation (NMMAF) has urged coaches, fighters and all the practitioners of the sport to embrace all training programmes organised by the federation as a strategy for grassroots development of the event.

Sport

38 mins ago
A Nigerian coach is in line to be named as the new helmsman of the Super Eagles as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are poised to announce the new head coach, bringing an end to weeks of speculation and discussion regarding the replacement for Jose Peseiro. The NFF's decision-making process involved a deliberation on whether…
2 hours ago
Xavi Hernandez said Thursday he has decided to stay on as Barcelona coach for a "cocktail of reasons," including support from key figures at the club and supporters.
11 hours ago
The NPFL has fined Kwara United N6 million for allegedly thwarting the live broadcast of their week 31 game against Akwa United.
12 hours ago
Manchester City have confirmed that striker Erling Haaland will not be fit for their clash with Brighton today.
12 hours ago
The Katsina State government has disclosed plans to host Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria’s (YSFON) National U-18 Football Championship on May 7.
12 hours ago
Delta State athletes and officials have called on Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to constitute the Sports Commission board to enable them prepare well for this year’s National Youth Games, which the state is hosting soon.
13 hours ago
Thomas Partey has told his Arsenal teammates they have to win their last four Premier League games starting with Tottenham on Sunday, to win the title, writes football.london.
13 hours ago
In their quest to discover the next big talent that will come out of Nigeria and take the world of football by storm, Digital Scouting Africa was in Jos North and Jos South local government areas of Plateau State and the city of Kaduna, in Kaduna State, for the talent identification phase. Days 2, 3…
13 hours ago
Chevron’s Otokini Ogwuche was majestic on the chess board, where she dusted all comers to win the ladies’ event gold medal.
1 day ago
Everton secured their first win in a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park since 2010 to leave Liverpool's Premier League title aspirations in ruins after a 2-0 defeat on Wednesday.