Category Archives: Sports

Asaba 2018: Amusan, Enekwechi Win Gold For Nigeria

August 3 Sports no comments

.IAAF President Rallies Support For Africa Hosts of the 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, Nigeria started raking in medals with Tobiloba Amusan and Enekwechi Chukwebuka winning two gold medals for the country o...

Team Nigeria Grab 16 Medals At Africa Gymnastic Tourney

July 30 Sports no comments

TIG Gymnasts of Nigeria won 16 medals at the just concluded 2018 edition of the African International level system Championships in Pretoria, South Africa. The team, led by head coach, Anthony Asuquo got 4 gold, 2 silver...

Lagos City Marathon Seals 5-Year Contract With Seven Up

July 25 Sports no comments

The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has received another big boost following the declaration by the Seven-Up Bottling Company to sign a new five-year deal for the race. The new development from the Soft Drinks giant was ...

Oduduru, Udoh-Gabriel Win 100m Events At Africa Tour In Asaba

July 18 Sports no comments

After nearly two decades of endless wait, the city of Asaba was buzzing on Wednesday as a new chapter was opened in the history of sports in Delta State and Nigeria as whole as the newly built Stephen Keshi stadium hoste...

Nigeria Judo Team In Algeria For Africa Youth Games

July 18 Sports no comments

The Nigeria Judo federation contingent arrived in Algeria with eight Judokas to compete in the Africa Youth Games (AYG). The team has four males and four females who will fight for honours after being camped for weeks in...

Team Nigeria Departs For World Cadet Wrestling Championships

July 2 Sports 1 comment

Nigeria’s contingent to the 2018 World Cadet Wrestling Championships will on Monday, 2nd July, depart Lagos for Zagreb, Croatia – venue of the competition. The contingent, which is made up of two female wrestlers and a c...

Asaba 2018: Team Kenya Coming With 61 Athletes

June 25 Sports no comments

A 61-member formidable team has been selected by Athletics Kenya to represent the country at the 21st Africa Senior Athletics Championships billed for Asaba, Delta State. The 61 athletes were selected over the weekend af...

NTF Holds Congress As Taekwondo Athletes Step Up Preparation Ahead AYG...

June 23 Sports no comments

All is now set for an all important annual congress of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) scheduled for Saturday inside the prestigious Abuja National stadium. The current country’s taekwondo leadership which was ina...

South Africa Name Senmaya, 64 Others In Preliminary Squad

June 23 Athletics, Sports 1 comment

.For Asaba 2018 Athletics Championships – A full-strength Preliminary Team has been unveiled by Athletics South Africa (ASA) for the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships to be held in Asaba, Delta State between 1-...

Zenith Bank Emerges Official Sponsor Of Asaba African Athletics Champi...

May 23 Sports no comments

Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Zenith Bank Plc is now the official sponsor of the Asaba 2018 African Senior Athletics Championship. In a statement signed by Olukayode Thomas on behalf of the Local Organising Committe...

New Champions Emerge In Maiden BoxFest In Lagos

May 20 Boxing, Sports 1 comment

The renewed vigor to have Boxing regain its frontline status as far as sports in Nigeria is concerned is already yielding positive results. The BoxFest, a premium boxing event specially tailored to provide fight fans wit...

19th National Sports Festival Sub-Committees Inaugurated

May 16 Sports no comments

17 Sub-Committees for the 19th National Sports Festival to be hosted in Abuja have been inaugurated. On the occasion which took place at the Media Centre of the Abuja National Stadium, the Permanent Secretary of the Mini...

Buhari Approves Release Of National Stadium In Surulere To Lagos Govt

May 16 Sports 1 comment

.A file photo of the rotten facilities at the National Stadium in Surulere before it was handed over to Lagos Govt. – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of National Stadium, Surulere to Lagos State...

Team Nigeria Prepares For US Invitational

May 4 Sports 1 comment

Commonwealth champions Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg), Aminat Adeniyi (62kg) and Blessing Oborududu (68kg) have commenced preparation for the upcoming Beat The Streets Invitational wrestling event in the United States of Amer...

Show Me The Money, Joshua Dares Wilder

April 26 Sports no comments

.Ahead Unification Fight – Anthony Joshua wants to “see the money” before agreeing to Deontay Wilder’s $50m (£35.9m) unification fight offer, says promoter Eddie Hearn. American heavyweight Wilder...

Minister Hits Back At SWAN Over C/Wealth Games Comment

April 20 Sports no comments

The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has expressed dismay over the recent position of the leadership of the National body of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to fault his ...

Adeniyi Adds To Nigeria’s Commonwealth Gold Medal Haul

April 15 Sports 1 comment

Aminat Adeniyi and Melvin Bibo capped a memorable outing for Team Nigeria in the wrestling event, winning gold and silver respectively on the final day of competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Austral...

Nigeria’s Adekuoroye, Oborududu Strike Gold In Commonwealth Game...

April 13 Sports, Wrestling 1 comment

Odunayo Adekuoroye retained her Commonwealth crown, even as Blessing Oborududu won her first-ever gold medal in the Games history on Day 2 of the wrestling event in Gold Coast, Australia. In a keenly contested finale, Wo...

WWE Wrestler Luscious Killed By Truck

April 5 Sports no comments

Former WWE wrestler, manager and later television star “Luscious” Johnny Valiant has died. The 71-year-old – whose real name was Thomas Sullivan – was hit by a pick-up truck while crossing a road ...

RevolutionPlus Joins Access Bank Marathon In N500m Deal

April 2 Athletics, Sports no comments

One the nation’s foremost Real Estate company, Revolution Plus Property Development Company has joined the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon train as the official Real Estate Partner. Project Consultant Access Bank Lagos C...

Stephens Beats Ostapenko To Win Miami Open

March 31 Sports no comments

US Open champion Sloane Stephens beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to win her first Miami Open title. American Stephens looked tense at the start and there were eight breaks of serve in the first set before the...

Badminton: 7 Nigerians In S/Final Of Africa Tourney

February 18 Sports 1 comment

Nigeria will be having no fewer than seven of her players in the semi final of the All Africa individual Badminton championship in Algiers, Algeria on Sunday. The Team Led by President Francis Orbih have vowed to make up...

National Sports Festival Withdrawn From Cross River State

February 15 Sports 1 comment

The 19th National Sports Festival has been officially withdrawn from Cross River state. The decision was taken at the National Council on Sports meeting which ended on Thursday at the General Hassan Katsina House, Kaduna...