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Nike has partnered with Layerx to customise on its sneakers to promote Nigerian culture globally and also spread environmental sustainability messages on its products. Layerx, which was co-founded by Gbadeyan Olaoluwa and Gbenga Adeku, has Bolarinwa Olasunkanmi, popularly known as HorlarofLagos, as its influencer collaborator and its targeted at promoting culture and environment. Speaking at…

Rasheedat Adeleke is one of the fastest young athletes that rocked the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Adeleke, a 400m and 200m race specialist, made her Diamond League debut over 400m in Monaco in 2022.

The leadership of the forum of Directors of Sports of the 36 States of the federation, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have paid a familiarisation visit to the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh....

Head Coach of Nigeria’s U18 Women Handball team, Shittu Agboola, has released the final list of players that will participate at the 19th Africa Women’s Youth Nations Championship, which will hold in Monastir, Tunisia. The championship will hold from September 16 to 23. The national U18 girls have been in camp at the Rowe Park…

SFFL Showtime League X, foremost co-ed American flag football league, will debut in Lagos on September 24, 2023 with 10 teams competing in the season. The teams, which will compete during the season comprising of nine weeks are, Outlaws, Lagos Mavericks, Spartan FC Lagos, Dragons, Lagos Athletics, Lagos Rebels, Lagos Raptors, Lagos Panthers, Titans and…

The Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh, Wednesday in Abuja met with representatives of the Sports Performance Reward Fund and described the project as a private sector fit that falls in line with the ‘new hope agenda’ of the Tinubu administration. Senator Enoh said the initiative had the potential to galvanise sports development from…

Nigeria weightlifter, Ruth Ayodele, won three medals in the women’s 64kg category at the 2023 IWF World Championship, which ended in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. Ayodele got two silvers and one bronze medal, lifting 100kg in the Snatch event, 122kg in the Clean and Jerk as well as 222kg in the Total. The 23-year-old…

Fame foundation has intensified the push to raise awareness among the teeming population of youths on the benefits associated with breakdancing which will feature as a sporting event at the 2024 Paris Olympic.

Nigeria-born New Zealand-based UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya, has promised to return stronger following his defeat in the early hours of Sunday. He lost to his American opponent, Sean Strickland, who won to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion.

After their victory at the IHF Women’s Trophy Africa Continental Phase recently, the Nigerian U18 women handball team will participate in the Africa Women’s Youth Nations Championship, which will hold in Monastir, Tunisia from September 16 to 23.

Pay TV outfit, MultiChoice, owner of DStv and GoTV, has announced a partnership with one of the biggest cycling events in Africa, Cycling Lagos, which is scheduled to hold on October 21 and 28, 2023.

Presiding Bishop of TREM Church, Dr. Mike Okonkwo, has said that Nigeria is faced with issues of not discovering much talents in sports from the grassroots because most individuals and corporate organisations that organise sporting events does not put enough commitment aimed at keeping the tournament going for a long time. Speaking at the final…