Category Archives: Sports

McIlroy’s FedEx Cup Defence Hit As Leishman Leads

September 15 Golf, Sports no comments

Rory McIlroy’s defence of his FedEx Cup title was damaged by a one over par round as Marc Leishman shot nine under in round one of the BMW Championship. McIlroy is 51st in the FedEx Cup standings and needs to be in...

Nadal Sprints To Third US Open Crown

September 12 Sports no comments

Rafael Nadal completed a dominant run to his 16th Grand Slam championship, notching a third US Open title at Flushing Meadows. The top seed defeated Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final. In 2013, Nadal en...

Oke Charges Oyo Rugby Board To Focus On Youth Development

September 12 Sports no comments

The board of the Oyo State Rugby Association has been charged to focus more on youth development as well taking the sport to greater heights within the state and the country at large. The Commissioner For Youth and sport...

IAAF/AIMS Certify 2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Route

September 10 Athletics, Sports no comments

After six days’ hard work on and off the course, the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon route has been certified by the world governing body of athletics IAAF and the global body that governs marathons and road races, AIMS....

Victorious Nigeria’s D’Tigress Arrive Lagos Today

August 28 Basketball, Sports no comments

Nigeria’s D’Tigress who won the 2017 Women Afrobasket championship in Mali will arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Monday at 21:30hours after a successful campaign in Mali. It was gath...

Nigeria’s D’Tigress Book World Cup Ticket

August 28 Basketball, Sports no comments

Nigeria’s senior female team D’Tigress booked the first FIBA World ticket from the African zone after advancing to the finals of the 2017 FIBA Women Afrobasket tournament when they defeated host-Mali in a hard foug...

Mayweather Picks Up Big TKO Win Over McGregor

August 28 Sports no comments

In one of the biggest sporting spectacles in recent memory, undefeated boxer Mayweather picked up a big TKO win over McGregor early on Sunday to lay a record 50-0 victory in his career. Mayweather finished McGregor with ...

Oyo Squash Body Holds 2nd DTECH Catch-Em-Young Tourney

August 23 Sports no comments

The Oyo State Squash Association is set to hold the 2nd edition of DTECH South-West U-16 Squash Championship. The 3-day championship, tagged “CATCH THEM YOUNG”, sponsored by DTECH Renewable Energywill, holds ...

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 18 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 17 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 20 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 13 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 16 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 12 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 21 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 10 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 17 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...