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Ovie Iroro Needs Sponsors To Achieve Formula 1 Dream

April 14 More, Nigerian Players Abroad 1,070 comments

.Ovie Iroro while speaking to Journalists in Lagos on Monday. – By Tunde Oyedele – Motorsport wunderkind Ovie Ross Iroro says his ambition is to become Nigeria’s youngest Formula 1 driver and he wants Nigeria...

Ford Motors Dazzle At Maiden Eko Atlantic Polo Tourney

April 1 Corporate Briefs, More, Polo 6 comments

.Photo 1: Polo players in action during the Eko Atlantic Beach Polo Tournament held in Lagos recently. .Photo 2: Some admirers appreciate one of the Ford vehicles showcased by Coscharis Motors, Sponsor of “Game of Kings”...

Recovered Alonzo Set For Malaysia Return

March 23 More 2 comments

Formula 1: 1Fernando Alonso will fly to Malaysia for the grand prix on 29 March after having tests to establish whether he has recovered from concussion. The McLaren driver missed the season’s first race in Austral...

Boko Haram Kills 48 Fish Vendors

November 24 More 3 comments

Latest reports say suspected Boko Haram extremists ambushed and slaughtered 48 fish vendors near Nigeria’s border with Chad, the head of their association said, the latest violence to hit the country’s volatile northeast...

Cowrie ‘Arrest’ Police Machine

May 6 More, Rugby 4 comments

.In South West Rugby League – The ongoing 2014 South West Rugby League continues with Week 3 games, but the top battle between Cowrie RFC and Police Machine produced an interesting result last weekend. The encounte...

Racine Pip First Bank To Win Lagos FA Cup

May 5 More 6 comments

Metro Pro League campaigners, AS Racine on Sunday emerged winners of this year’s edition of the Lagos FA Cup. The Emmanuel Ibru-boys upsets Nigeria National League side, First Bank FC 4-3 via penalty kicks at the O...

Undergraduate Wins Winners Golden Bet First N1m

April 25 Corporate Briefs, Football, More, Sports Personality 8 comments

Photo Caption: Special Guest, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi, the Chairman, Lagos State FA (left) hands over the winning cheque to Mr. Whetode James, while Hon. Idowu Obasa, the Chairman of Winners Golden Bet looks on during the p...

Nigeria Beach Volleyball Team Target Youth Olympics

April 9 More, Olympics 2 comments

Coach Chakuma Ismail of the national beach volleyball team has assured that Nigeria will clinch one of Africa’s six tickets to the 2014 Youth Olympics Games, YOG, in Nanjing, China. Ismail said this on Tuesday foll...

Ligety Makes History At Sochi Olympics

February 20 More, Olympics 6 comments

Ted Ligety made history on Wednesday at the Sochi Games by becoming the first American male skier to win two gold medals in Alpine. Considered the world’s best in the event, Ligety dominated the giant slalom and took adv...

6,000 Athletes Expected At NUGA 2014

February 6 More, School Sports 5 comments

The Local Organising Committee, LOC, for the 24th Nigerian Universities Games Associations, NUGA, Games on Wednesday said that over 6,000 athletes and officials would participate in the competition. The News Agency of Ni...

Minister Mourns First Nigerian Olympian

February 4 Athletics, More, Olympics, Sports Personality 2 comments

The Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has commiserated with the family of Prince Dr. Adegboyega Adedoyin who passed on recently at the ripe age of 91. A...

IG Boosts Badminton Team For Uganda Tourney

February 3 Badminton, More 2 comments

The Inspector General of Police, IG, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar on Sunday visited and trained with Nigeria Badminton players, who were preparing for the 9th Uganda International Badminton tournament scheduled to take place...

NSC Warns Federations Over Unapproved Competitions

February 2 More, National Teams, Sports Personality 4 comments

The Director of Sports Federation and Elite Athletes Department (FEAD) of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba, has warned sports federations to desist from entering for international competitions wit...

Ekiti United Tackle Kwara United

January 31 Football, More, Nigeria National League, State Sports 6 comments

.In Pre-Season Friendly Match – As part of efforts to ensure that Ekiti United Football Club perform well during the forth coming Nigeria National League, NNL season, the club management has engaged the team in som...

Ghana’s U-17 Girls Hit Abuja For Flamingoes

January 31 Female Football, More, National Teams 27 comments

The delegation of U-17 Women National Team of Ghana for Sunday’s friendly international with the Nigeria U-17 girls, Flamingoes, arrived in Abuja on Friday morning. Led by Augustine Asante, the Black Maidens landed...

Mata Tops Signings As Transfer Window Closes

January 31 English Premier League, French Ligue 1, More, Players Profiles 3 comments

The transfer window, which reopened on Wednesday, 1 January and will close again on transfer deadline day on Friday, 31 January at 23:00 GMT. Below are some of the signings confirmed before Friday’s deadline; Bigge...

Johnson Ruled His Generation

January 31 Athletics, Down Memory Lane, More 8 comments

Going Down The Memory Lane, eyeonthesports.com presents the story of former Olympic champion, Michael Johnson, whose talents were recalled in this special ‘Hall Of Fame’ feature written by Laura Williamson. Y...

Returnee Batista Rules Royal Rumble!

January 27 International Tournament, Martial Arts, More, Wrestling 5 comments

Wrestling followers in Nigeria and Africa, who lost hours of sleep got a better reward for keeping vigil to watch last night’s Royal Rumble, while the others saw it live as it happened during the show in America an...

Reuben Joins Waasland-Beveren

January 25 More, Nigerian Players Abroad 565 comments

*Gabriel Reuben (c) being congratulated by Super Eagles teammates after scoring for Nigeria during a match. Reuben has moved to Waasland-Beveren FC of Belgium. – Nigeria international Gabriel Reuben has joined Belg...

Capello To Coach Russia Till 2018

January 24 Football, More, World Cup 2 comments

Fabio Capello has signed a new four-year contract to extend his stay as Russia coach until after the end the 2018 World Cup, the Russian Football Union said on Friday. “We are happy that such a highly qualified coa...

Maigari’s NFF Chases 11th Trophy At CHAN

January 23 African Nations Championship, Football, More, National Teams, Sports Federations 1 comment

President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari and his board members are looking forward to adding the ongoing African Nations Championship, CHAN trophy to their trophies cabinet. Victory for the Sup...

Injuries Mar Aussie Open

January 23 More, Players Profiles, Sports Personality, Tennis 5 comments

When the professional tennis tours decided to shorten their respective seasons a few years ago, it was hoped it would extend the longevity of players at the top and cut down on the number of injuries. At this year’...

Goals Galore At Lagos Junior League

January 23 Football, Grassroots Sports, Lagos Junior League, More 3 comments

The Lagos Junior League, LJL, League One entered its 10th week with the players going goals crazy at various centres on Wednesday evening, as the teams got back to business after their two weeks holiday. Agbado Oke Odo s...