Other Sports
1 Jul 2023
Team Hurricanes and D' Warriors are leading the log in Division A and B of the ongoing Mindgames Scrabble Premier League, which final holds in Lagos in October.
1 Jul 2023
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), yesterday, announced United States-based Nigerian coach, Rena Wakama, as new head coach of the national women’s team, D’Tigress, ahead of the 27th FIBA Africa Women's Championship scheduled for Rwanda from July 28 to August 6.
30 Jun 2023
Nigeria’s senior men’s rugby national team, Black Stallions, have been pitted against world champions, South Africa, and some other tough countries in the African men’s Sevens Rugby Olympics 2024 Qualifying Championship billed for Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, from October 16 to 17, 2023.
29 Jun 2023
Nigeria’s senior men’s rugby national team, Black Stallions, have been pitted against world champions, South Africa and some other tough countries in the African men’s Sevens Rugby Olympics 2024 Qualifying Championship ...
28 Jun 2023
Unless Corporate Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Sports come to Nigerian University Games Association’s (NUGA) rescue, the country will not participate in this year’s World University Games scheduled to hold from July 28 to August 8 in Chengdu, China.
27 Jun 2023
With less than a month to FIBA Afrobasket Championship billed to hold in Rwanda from July 28 to August 6, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) may have begun the search for a new coach, who will lead the women’s national team, D’Tigress, to the competition.
27 Jun 2023
Grange School, Ikeja and St. Saviours, Ikoyi, at the weekend, dominated the award ceremony of the Dolphin Swimming League hosted by Grange School.
25 Jun 2023
Giant of Africa graduate, Nigeria’s James Nnaji, is among 12 international players from eight countries in the 2023 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft released by State Farm on Thursday.
25 Jun 2023
Chairman of Ardova Plc, Alhaji Abdulwasiu Sowami, has explained that his firm decided to continue sponsoring the Prudent Energy Handball Premier League, now rechristened Ardova Handball Premier League, because it believes such support would help the country’s youths find productive outlets for their talents.
23 Jun 2023
Co-founder of Giants of Africa, Masia Ujiri, who is also the vice-chairman and president of Toronto Raptors Basketball Club of Canada, has announced that Nigeria will be joined by Congo DR, Tanzania and Kenya
22 Jun 2023
At the very last second, the Lagos professional gamer wins his battle of "Street Fighter", sending the crowd into roars of joy, a scene unimaginable a few years ago in Nigeria, where the eSports is now in full bloom.
21 Jun 2023
The country’s men’s rugby national team (Black Stallions) will begin their final preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying campaign in the United Kingdom today. The qualifiers start this weekend in Mauritius.
Sport
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Nigeria's fastest man this year, Favour Ashe, will not be part of the 4x100m team competing at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, which serves as a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This news is significant as the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has not provided a reason for Ashe's omission despite…
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Erik ten Hag says the media reaction to Manchester United's performance in the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry was "a disgrace", robustly defending his side's achievement in reaching a second straight final. United surrendered a 3-0 lead at Wembley on Sunday and were saved from a humiliating exit in extra time only by a VAR…
15 hours ago
Some players of the Nigerian women's national team, the Super Falcons, were at their mercurial best at the weekend, treating their fans to a goal scoring spree in their various clubs across the world.
16 hours ago
The World Relays in Bahamas presents Team Nigeria another opportunity to qualify its relay teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is not leaving anything to chance.
17 hours ago
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been dominant in some of the events completed at the ongoing National Oil and Gas Games, which began at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, yesterday.
1 day ago
Enugu Rangers were beaten 2-0 in Port Harcourt, yesterday, by Rivers United, but the Flying Antelopes hold on to their lead in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) as their closest rivals, Enyimba of Aba and Lobi Stars, could only draw their respective games.
1 day ago
Nigeria’s oldest football competition, the Challenge Cup, which has been renamed the President Federation Cup, will soon regain its lost glamour, Managing Director of GTI Asset Management Limited, Mohammed Lawal...
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The Nigerian Powerlifting Federation (NPF), in conjunction with Marslimit Powerlifting Club (MPC), has concluded plans to host its first Powerlifting Open Championship/Clinic.
2 days ago
Organisers of the first Rivers State International Marathon say the state is extending its frontier as the treasure base of Nigeria to becoming an international destination for sports. Idah Peterside, head of media of the first full international marathon to be held in the South South region of Nigeria, says the event is a confirmation…