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Thunder ‘Strikes’ Lakers In NBA Clash

December 14 Basketball, International Tournament, More 104 comments

*DRIVE: Kobe Bryant (left) tries to stop Kevin Durant who is driving away with the ball during their NBA match Friday night, 13 December, 2013. – Three games into his comeback from injury, Kobe Bryant remains a wor...

Concussion: Doctor Monitors Del Rio

December 12 More, Wrestling 190 comments

*Bryan (left) goes for a dangerous one against Fandango during their fight. – WWE Superstar Alberto Del Rio is currently undergoing top treatments after he suffered a concussion during a match with Sin Cara early t...

Youth Games: Niger, Imo Emerge Handball Champions

December 12 More, National Youth Games, Sports Federations, State Sports 48 comments

Niger State team have won the male handball category of the ongoing National Youth Games taking place at the Abuja National Stadium, after mauling Sokoto 26-15 in a fiercely contested game on Thursday evening. The highly...

Cross-River Dominate Boxing Event At Youth Games

December 12 Boxing, More, National Youth Games 891 comments

Cross River state athletes were exceptional on Thursday as three of their boxers dominated three categories in the final of the boxing event at the on-going National Youth Games, NYG. The Cross Riverians punched theirs w...

Athletes Can’t Aviod Drugs, Says Johnson

December 12 Athletics, International Tournament, More, Sports Personality no comments

Athletics will never be free of drug cheats and without the Olympics, the sport would be dead, four-time Games champion American Michael Johnson has said. The US track star pulled no punches as he discussed the future of...

Sokoto Take On Niger In Handball Final

December 12 Grassroots Sports, More, National Youth Games 53 comments

Sokoto State Handball team have set up a lucrative final match against Niger State after defeating Abia State in a semi-final match decided at the Package B section of the Abuja National Stadium on Wednesday. Sokoto who ...

Youth Games: FCT Win Male Basketball Final

December 12 Basketball, Grassroots Sports, More, National Youth Games, State Sports 762 comments

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, basketball team have won the Male category of the basketball event of the on-going National Youth Games (NYG). FCT edged their opponents, Ogun State 79:56 in the final game decided at ...

Youth Games: Bauchi’s Umar Clears Badminton Titles

December 12 More, National Youth Games, Players Profiles, Sports Federations, State Sports 57 comments

*Cross River and Abia States Volley Ball teams competing during the first National Youth Games in Abuja on 11 December, 2013. – Mustafah Umar from Bauchi State was the star of the Badminton event of the on-going Na...

Youth Games: Bayelsa, Osun Win Taekwondo Titles

December 11 More, National Youth Games, Taekwondo 408 comments

104 athletes on Tuesday took part in the taekwondo event as Bayelsa, Osun and Yobe States emerged champions in different categories of events at the National Youth Games held at the Velodrome of the National Stadium, Abu...

Youth Games: Delta Female Boxer Wins First Title

December 10 Boxing, Grassroots Sports, More, National Youth Games, Sports Federations 51 comments

*Okoro Vwerosuo (In Blue) of Delta State defeats Kalu Kasarachi of Abia State in the female boxing event at the ongoing first National Youth Games in Abuja. – Delta State boxer, Okoro Vwerosuo on Tuesday became the...

30 Eagles Begin Training For CHAN

December 10 African Sports, CAF Competitions, Football, More 79 comments

Nigeria’s Super Eagles Team B on Tuesday commenced training at the FIFA Goal Project site of the National Stadium in Abuja, ahead of next year’s African Nations Championship, CHAN slated for South Africa. Remarkably, all...

Abdullahi Counts Gains Of Youth Games

December 10 Grassroots Sports, More, National Youth Games, Sports Personality, State Sports 4 comments

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has said that some athletes with great potentials have been discovered at the on-going National Youth Games (NYG) in Abuja. Abdullahi said this when he visited the Na...

Obama Joins World Leaders To Remember Mandela

December 10 Corporate Briefs, More 169 comments

*U.S. President Barack Obama (back L) and his wife, Michelle Obama look at the official program booklet during Tuesday’s remembrance day for the late Nelson Mandela in South Africa. – Joyous, singing South Af...

Youth Games: NWF Boss Wants Age Cheats Sanctioned

December 10 Grassroots Sports, More, National Youth Games, School Sports, Sports Federations 612 comments

President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Chibudom Nwuche, on Monday in Abuja called for tough sanctions against states caught fielding over-aged athletes at the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG). Nwuche made ...

Ohuruogu Is Sportswoman Of 2013

December 6 Athletics, More, Sports Personality 55 comments

Nigerian born British athlete Christine Ohuruogu has been named Sunday Times & Sky Sports Sportswoman of the outgoing year 2013. The 400m champion was the first British woman to win two Athletics World Championship ...

Match-Fixing Scandal Rocks New Zealand

December 6 Cricket, More 73 comments

The focus was expected to be on Ross Taylor’s maiden double-century (217) and the good position the Black Caps were in declaring the innings on 609 for 9 this week, but an article in New Zealand Herald turned antip...

Ifako Ijaiye Host Mosan Okunola, As Lagos Junior League Hots Up

December 6 Football, Lagos Junior League, More 1,280 comments

Week 7 was the lowest scoring week since the commencement of this current Lagos Junior League, LJL, season with just 23 goals. Despite the last weeks goal scarcity the Premier League has posted an impressive average of 3...

Pepsi Academy Count Gains At 21

December 6 Football, Grassroots Sports, More 46 comments

*Obinna Ebere of PFA Owerri U-15 team celebrating the equalizing goal against PFA U-15 Kaduna team with his teammates during the their match in Pepsi Festival of Youth at Agege Stadium, Lagos recently. – With a ric...

When Brazil Hosted Her First World Cup Draws

December 4 Down Memory Lane, More 50 comments

*TOP PICTURE-THE DRAWS BACK THEN: The officials of participating teams cluster around the conference table when Brazil held her first World Cup Draws in 1950. And, in the second picture is venue for Friday’s Brazil...

Falilat, ‘A Girl In The Hood’

December 4 Down Memory Lane, More 110 comments

Former Nigerian and Olympic medalist, Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo is Eyeonthesports.com’s star of this edition, as we present her fantastic performance and of course her eye-catching outfit, which earned her ‘Th...

In Reminiscence Of Exciting Sporting Moments

December 4 Down Memory Lane, More no comments

Eyeonthesports.com adds another Column today; Down Memory Lane, to give you more entertainment, and ensure that you get added value each time you log in to read news in our e-sports newspaper. The articles and pictures t...

WWE Special: CM Punk To Fight 3 Men!

December 4 More, Wrestling 89 comments

Wrestling fans, especially those die hard followers of the sport in Nigeria will not like to miss the forth coming fight involving CM Punk, who is set to take on three opponents at the same time. CM Punk says he will get...

Surulere Maintain Lagos Junior League Top Spot

December 3 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League, More 262 comments

.As Agege Giants Beat Apapa Iganmu In Thrilling Match – Lagos Junior League, LJL, leaders Surulere Sport City Football Club remain on top of the Premier League table, as they drubbed Ajeromi Ifelodun 3-0 in a week ...