Category Archives: Sports

Oldest Living Olympic Champion Keleti Turns 99

January 13 Sports no comments

Ágnes Keleti, the most successful Hungarian female athlete of all time, winner of ten Olympic medals – five gold, three silver and two bronze medals at three Olympics between 1948-1956, was celebrated again by her ...

Nigeria’s Adekouroye, 4 Others Storm Rome For Wrestling Ranking ...

January 13 Sports no comments

Reigning world bronze medalist Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) and Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu (68kg), will be joined by three other elite female wrestlers to the 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in...

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Ongori, Yami Join 2020 Elite Field

January 8 Sports no comments

The elite field of the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon keeps getting richer with the inclusion of Philes Moora Ongori and Dadi Yami. In a statement signed by Head Communications and Media Olukayode Thomas, he said O...

$20,000 Bonus Up For Grabs At 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon

December 31 Sports no comments

Organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have announced a $20,000 bonus for world-class performances at the 2020 edition of the race. In a statement signed by Olukayode Thomas, Head Communications and Media Acce...

Fraser-Pryce Eyes 100m & 200m Titles At Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

December 27 Sports no comments

Two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has revealed that she would compete in both the 100 meters and 200 meters events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Jamaican sprint queen made history at this year̵...

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Organisers Roll Out Plans For 2020 Ed...

November 28 Sports no comments

.Sponsors Purchase Over 50,000 Forms For Runners – The 2020 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is guaranteed to be a spectacular one following the assurances given by the organizers and sponsors alike a...

Beach Soccer: Nigeria Begins World Cup Campaign Against Portugal

November 21 Sports no comments

Two–time African champions Nigeria will begin their campaign at this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals in Paraguay when they clash with world number two Portugal in Asuncion on Friday, 22 November, 2019. This yea...

Supersand Eagles Off To FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

November 6 Sports no comments

Players and officials of the Beach Soccer National Team, Supersand Eagles, will jet out of the country on Friday to Paraguay for this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals. The two –time African champions picked a ti...

Kida, Joe Apu Appointed FIBA Zone 3 Officials

October 31 Sports no comments

Two Nigerians have been appointed by the FIBA Africa Zone 3 board to serve for the 2019 – 2023 term in office. Engr Musa Kida was nominated to serve in the capacity of the FIBA Africa Zone 3 Vice President while Jo...

Air Warriors Crowned 2019 Nigeria Basketball League Champions

October 25 Sports no comments

Murjanatu Musa emerges league MVP – Air Warriors have been crowned the 2019 Zenith Bank Women Basketball League Champions after a hard earned victory over MFM Queens 55-53 points in the final decided at the Indoor ...

Hoopers Crush Ondo Raiders In NBBF Premier League

October 22 Sports no comments

Rivers Hoopers shook off a slow start to demolish new comers Ondo Raiders 85-28 points in the ongoing NBBF Premier League tagged “President Cup” at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara Stadium, Ilorin on Monday, 21 Octobe...

Adekuoroye, Oborududu Move Up In Wrestling World Rankings

October 14 Sports no comments

Commonwealth champion Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) has moved one step up in the latest rankings, and is now the second-best wrestler in the world in her weight class, while 9-time African champion Blessing Oborududu climbed...

Be Good Ambassadors Of Nigeria, Gumel Charges Beach Team In Doha

October 14 Sports no comments

.As NOC Congratulate Nsirim on His Appointment – President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr Habu Gumel has charged Team Nigeria participating at the maiden ANOC Beach Games in Doha, Qatar to be worthy ambas...

Dollar Rains For Team Nigeria Medalists To All Africa Games

August 28 Sports no comments

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has rewarded the first batch of medalists at the ongoing All African Games in Morocco. 58 athletes and 4 officials got cash awards ranging from $3000 for Gold, $2000 for silver and $1500 ...

Organisers Of Onitsha City Marathon Hold Media Parley Sunday

August 16 Sports no comments

The Organisers of the Onitsha City Marathon will on Sunday, August 18, 2019, be in Lagos to meet selected members of the creme-de-la-creme of the Nigeria sporting press at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos Nigeria. I...

Otis Confident D’Tigress’ll Defend FIBA Afrobasket Title

July 31 Sports no comments

D’Tigress Head Coach, Otis Hughley is confident his team have the chances of successfully defending their FIBA Afrobasket title when the competition gets underway on August 9, 2019. Following the team’s pairing against T...

Milák Smashes Phelps’ 200m Butterfly World Record To Win First Title...

July 26 Sports no comments

Looking for someone to carry on your country’s butterfly legacy in spectacular fashion? Well, do not look any further. Hungary has a new golden boy in the men’s 200m butterfly as Kristof Milák smashed Michael Phelps’ 10-...

Remo Ultra Race Gets Dec. 7 Date

May 7 Sports no comments

.Unveils Value Jet As Major Sponsor – Organisers of the first 50km Remo Ultra Race at the weekend picked December 7, 2019 date for the event and unveiled Value Jet Airlines, a new airline owned by Honourable Kunle ...

Semenya Loses Testosterone Case Against IAAF In CAS Ruling

May 1 Sports no comments

Caster Semenya has lost her case against athletics’ governing body the IAAF in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The decision announced by CAS on Wednesday, means that the double Olympic champion will be fo...

Nigeria’s Oyinlomo Crushes Russian Top Seed To Win 1st Ever Grade 3 Ju...

April 22 Sports no comments

Nigerian tennis sensation, Oyinlomo Quadre, has won the Grade 3 ITF Junior Circuit in Tunisia. She managed this incredible feat after crushing Maria Bondarenko, the tournament’s number six seed, in three hot sets of 6-7,...

Tiger Woods Wins 2019 Masters To Claim 15th Major

April 16 Sports no comments

Tiger Woods produced a scintillating finish to win a fifth Masters title and end an 11-year wait to claim a 15th major. There were raucous celebrations around the 18th green as Woods finished with a two-under-par 70 to w...

FIFA Women’s World Cup On Tour Of Nigeria

April 11 Sports no comments

Officials from world football –ruling body, FIFA arrived in Nigeria with the original FIFA Women’s World Cup for a trophy tour scheduled for Thursday, 11th April 2019 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Acting Presi...

Nigeria Beat Egypt To Win Beach Volleyball Bronze Medal

April 10 African Sports, Sports no comments

Nigeria’s male volleyball team won a bronze medal at the recently concluded U-21 Beach Volleyball championship held in Cairo, Egypt. Nigeria defeated hosts, Egypt 2-1 (21-18, 20-22 & 15-13) in the third place ...