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15 Mar
Team Nigeria’s men’s handball side, which defeated Togo on Wednesday in their opening game of the event at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, will meet their Malian counterparts in their second game of the competition.
14 Mar
Some of the country’s top stars, including number one professional golfer, Francis Epe, have registered to play in the Acropolis Golf Club’s maiden tournament slated for April 5 in Ihiala, Anambra State.
13 Mar
Team Nigeria’s weightlifters have been at their imperial best at the ongoing African Games in Ghana. Nigeria was fourth on the medals table at the weekend before the lifters took centre stage on Monday and yesterday, weighing in with 15 gold medals to raise the country’s haul to 22 gold medals. The weightlifting events are…
12 Mar
Team Nigeria has moved to second position in the medals table at the African Games 2023 in Accra, Ghana. Nigeria's leap is not unconnected to its gold medal rush in wrestling and weightlifting. Currently, Team Nigeria has 16 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze medals. Team Egypt tops the medals table with 48 gold, 19…
11 Mar
Nigeria's Edidiong Umofia put up a memorable performance, winning three gold medals in Monday's weightlifting event at the African Games 2023. Competing in the 67kg, Umofia lifted 135kg in snatch and 165kg in clean & jerk for a total of 300kg. His feat has now taken Team Nigeria's gold medal haul to 10. On Sunday,…
11 Mar
The national women’s cricket team at the weekend defied all odds to berth into the semifinal of the event at the ongoing Ghana 2023 African Games.
11 Mar
The boisterous Ihiala City in Anambra State will on April 5 welcome its first world-class golf facility, which will be known as Acropolis Golf Course, the sponsors of the project have said.
11 Mar
Team Nigeria waited till yesterday evening to begin its gold rush at the ongoing Ghana 2023 African Games, where the country’s wrestlers and badminton stars have dominated the scene.
9 Mar
After suffering defeats in table tennis and football events, Team Nigeria will today begin its quest for medals in the Weightlifting event at the 2024 Africa Games.
8 Mar
Ahead of the planned congress and elections of the Nigerian Archery Federation (NAF), the World Archery Federation has warned NAF against disenfranchising key stakeholders in the exercise.
8 Mar
Former Captain of the Squash Section of the Ikoyi Club 1938, Dr Olubunmi Apata, was elegant in the courts as he beat the 45-strong field to win the Kaks Projects Squash Rumble, which featured players from across the country.
8 Mar
Supreme Education Foundation School, a beacon of academic excellence and holistic development located in the thriving heart of Magodo Phase 2 gladly announces the success of its 21st Annual Inter-house Sport Competition held on Thursday 22nd (Junior school) and Friday 23rd (High School) February 2024. The two-day event was an array of colourful activities well…

Sport

5 hours ago
The NPFL has fined Kwara United N6 million for allegedly thwarting the live broadcast of their week 31 game against Akwa United.
5 hours ago
Manchester City have confirmed that striker Erling Haaland will not be fit for their clash with Brighton today.
5 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.
5 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.
6 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.
6 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…
6 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.
1 day ago
Football teams that have registered for the much anticipated Alimosho Football Coaches Council Under-16 League have been warned to desist from all sorts of football unprofessionalism that can bring the league and football into disrepute. According to the leader of Alimosho Football Coaches Council, Mr. Samuel Uchenna Eke: "We want to do better than last…
1 day ago
Manchester City's Premier League title bid suffered a blow after Norway striker Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday's crucial clash at Brighton. Haaland missed City's 1-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the Champions League quarter-final exit against Real Madrid last…