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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa recently celebrated the growing popularity of the game in Nigeria, when the yearly Homecoming Festival returned to Lagos over the Easter weekend.

Red House emerged overall winner at the 11th annual inter house sport competition of Silversands Hall Schools, which held on Thursday in the school premises, Pinnoch Beach Estate, Osapa London, Lekki., Lagos Green and Blue Houses finished second and third respectively. The winners got medals and trophies at the end of the competition. The event,…

French President Emmanuel Macron backed the idea on Thursday of Franco-Malian singer Aya Nakamura performing at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, following criticism from conservatives about the prospect.

After independence, Nigeria was a leading force on the continent in several track and field events, which she now plays second fiddle.

Destiny Chilemanya was in fantastic form as the University of Benin Cricket Club defeated defending champions, No Limit CC, by 70 runs to win the Edo State Cricket League title on Monday.

A business forum involving top executive officers of sports management firms globally has ended in the United States, with the Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management, Bukola Olopade...

The Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, at the weekend, passed a vote of no confidence on its interim management board and dissolved it with immediate effect.

Edo Boys High School, Ugbowo, Edo State, has won the 24th edition of the Howzat National Junior Cricket League, which gave them the Philip Asiodu Trophy.

Contrary high hopes that the country may finally win another gold medal at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Games, Nigeria Wrestling Federation President, Daniel Igali, has said that the country is not prepared to break that jinx.

Nigeria’s former number one golfer, Sunday Olapade, was at his imperial best at the Lakowe Lakes Golf Resort as he beat the field, comprising some of West Africa’s best players, to win the Second Custodian Classic at the weekend.

The National Association for Physical Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD), Lagos State chapter, has said that it would, in conjunction with the National Institute for Sports (NIS), hold a three-day seminar/workshop from April 16 to 18 at the Gymnasium hall, National Institute for Sports, National Stadium, Lagos.

This year’s Ikoyi Club 1938 Veteran’s Invitational Kitty, which celebrates camaraderie, skill, and the enduring values of golf, among its veterans, will champion inclusivity and charity, the organisers have said.