Category Archives: Sports

Okagbare, Egwero Lead Team Nigeria To Victory

July 18 Sports no comments

Blessing Okagbare and Ogho-Oghene Egwero both inspired Team Nigeria to victories in the 4X100m Relays event at the 2017 Warri Relays & CAA Grand Prix held on Tuesday at the main bowl of the Delta State Polytechnic O...

Venus Cruises To Semi Final At Wimbledon

July 12 Sports, Tennis no comments

“I love this game,” Venus Williams told reporters. “That’s why I put in the effort and the time. It’s a beautiful game. It’s been so good to me.” At 2017 Wimbledon Open, Venus Wi...

School Basketball Initiative Aims To Support Governments’ Effort

June 23 Sports no comments

The School Dunk Basketball mentoring programme (SDB) has reiterated its commitment to support basketball development in Nigeria. Speaking at the official kick-off training event at Ejidey comprehensive high school Shangi...

Ighali, Two Others Return As Presidents Of Sports Federations

June 14 Sports no comments

General Kenneth Minimah, Hon Daniel Igali and Prince Timothy Nsirim on Tuesday were re-elected as Presidents into the Nigeria Boxing, Wrestling and Judo Federations respectively. General Minimah and Nsirim were both unop...

Kogi Players To Represent Nigeria At World Chess Championship

June 7 Sports no comments

The Nigeria Chess Federation has selected two Kogi state U-18 players, Aishat Suleman Azumi and Emmanuel Atawodi to represent Nigeria at the World Championship. The World Youth Chess championship holds in Montevideo, Uru...

Nigeria’s Ekundayo To Fight For Vacant WBO Title

June 2 Sports 31 comments

.GOOD JAB: Larry Ekundayo (r) lands a jab on an opponent during a bout. The Nigerian boxer will fight for the WBO Inter-continental welterweight title in London. – One of the World’s Leading boxing promoters Frank ...

Basketball: Warriors ‘Arrest’ Customs In Comeback Game

June 2 Sports 40 comments

By Kayode Ayeni,Ibadan – The Oyo State Basketball team, the Oluyole Warriors on Thursday, returned to winning ways in the Atlantic Conference of the Kwese Nigeria Basketball League as they defeated hard fighting Cu...

Idris Wada Secures Odizor Tennis Project For Lokoja

May 30 Sports 37 comments

.Former governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada (m) with Nduka Duke Odizor and Mary Onyali. – Former governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada, has secured the endorsement of Nigeria’s most successful tennis pl...

Basketball: Oshibogun Reveals Warriors’ Winning Secret

May 27 Basketball, Sports 29 comments

By Kayode Ayeni,Ibadan – After defeating Delta Force of Asaba 92-67 points at the Indoor Sports Hall of Adamasingba Sports Complex in Ibadan, and recording their fourth consecutive victory in the Atlantic Conferenc...

Access Bank Donates N10m To UNICEF, As Leighton Kings Wins Charity Shi...

May 22 Sports 34 comments

.Photo: UNICEF Deputy Country Representative, Pernille Ironside (m) poses with UNICEF Cup winners, STL/Titans (left) and runner-up, Susplan (right) after the tournament. – The prestigious Access Bank UNICEF Charity...

Odizor To Donate N10m Tennis Equipment To Ondo State

May 17 Sports 34 comments

.Mrs. Akeredolu in a group photo with Odizor and his team. – Nduka Odizor, Nigeria’s leading tennis icon, will donate tennis equipment worth N10million to a new initiative driven by the First Lady of Ondo State, Ar...

Gianni Merlo, Michel Obi Return As AIPS Presidents

May 13 Sports 35 comments

.The new AIPS Executives. – AIPS President Gianni Merlo has been re-elected for another term while Nigeria’s veteran journalist Mitchel Obi also returned as AIPS Africa President on the final day of the 80th ...

Basketball: Rivers Hoopers Out-Dunk New Boys NAF Rockets

May 5 Basketball, Sports 39 comments

Rivers Hoopers dismantled newly promoted NAF Rockets 91-54 on Thursday at the Basketball Court in Port Harcourt. Emmanuel Balogun scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists while Benjamin Ikechukwu added 15 points, 4 reb...

Joshua Knocks Out Klitschko In Wembley Classic

April 29 Boxing, Sports 1 comment

Anthony Joshua produced the performance of his career to add the WBA world heavyweight title to his IBF crown with an enthralling knockout win over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium. A post-war record 90,000 fans at ...

Basketball: Hoopers Bounce Back To Beat Baton

April 23 Basketball, Sports 33 comments

Solomon Ajegbeyi terrorized his former side pouring 14 points, contributing Hoopers rebounding edge with 17 rebounds in the 75-63 victory over Police Baton on Saturday at the Indoor Sports Hall, National Stadium in Lagos...

‘Oluyole Warriors’ Beaten In Ibadan

April 23 Basketball, Sports 30 comments

By Kayode Ayeni,Ibadan – The Oyo State Basketball team, the Oluyole Warriors was again beaten by Hoops And Read Basketball team of Lagos by 77-66 points in the Atlantic Conference of Kwese Basketball League. The ga...

Minister Throws Open Nigeria Federation Elections

April 14 Sports 39 comments

By Kayode Ayeni,Ibadan – Nigeria’s minister for Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung has told Sports Federations to organise themselves and hold credible elections into their boards, clarifying that h...

Basketball: Sunshine Angels Out Dunk FCT Angels

April 14 Basketball, Sports 31 comments

Ondo state darling team Sunshine Angels basketball club on Thursday put aside the difficulties facing them by defeating FCT Angels basketball club of Abuja 48-26 points. The Arakunrin Akeredolu babes say nothing will dis...

Mother Of Three Gya Wins Splash FM Ibadan Marathon

April 11 Sports 35 comments

By Kayode Ayeni,Ibadan – A 35-year-old mother of three children, Hudung Gya from Plateau State has emerged winner of the 9th Splash FM Ibadan City Marathon, held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan last weeken...

Chukumerije-Trained Taekwondoists Back With Medals From Int. Meet

April 2 Sports 38 comments

Two Athletes Elizabeth Anyanacho and Peter Itiku from Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation, CCSF have returned to Nigeria taking partin the annual international Taekwondo Open in Dakar, Senegal. While Anyanacho who compe...

Zenith Bank Splashes N35m On Women’s Basketball League

March 30 Sports 40 comments

.As New Season Dunks Off April 10 – The 2017 Zenith Bank Basketball League has been scheduled to start on April 10 in Abuja with the financial institution committing N35m to the sponsorship of the competition. The ...

Babatunde Floors Arogundade To Claim 11th Gotv Boxing Title In Ibadan

March 28 Sports 44 comments

By Kayode Ayeni, Ibadan – 22-year-old Rilwan “Babyface” Babatunde from Lagos State emerged as the Most Valuable Boxer at the 11th Gotv Boxing Night held at the Indoor Sports Hall of The Obafemi Awolowo ...

Chukwumerije Stages Prix Series Taekwondo Tourney In Abuja

March 8 Sports 41 comments

Nigeria’s capital, Abuja will from Thursday, 9 March, 2017, witness an influx of Taekwondo Athletes from all part of the country ahead of the first Prix Series put together by Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation, CCSF. ...