Other Sports
9 Jun 2023
One of the biggest eSports titles in Nigeria is the hugely successful PUBG: Battlegrounds video game (which used to be called PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or PUBG). Revealed on this page are several other popular eSports titles and some of today's biggest eSports events from around the world that you can bet on right now at several…
9 Jun 2023
Over 20 countries are expected in Lagos for the World Table Tennis Contender Championship (WTT Contender), which serves off on June 12 and ends on June 18 at the Molade Okoya Thomos Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.
9 Jun 2023
Team Access Bank and Kano Rumbu polo teams were in excellent form on Sunday at the 2023 Access Bank UNICEF Charity Shield polo tournament held at Fifth Chukker and Country Polo resort, Kaduna.
8 Jun 2023
The Nigeria Handball Premier League will begin on June 30 and end on July 12, 2023, in Benin City, Edo State, the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has announced.
7 Jun 2023
Insight Sports Limited broke new grounds at the weekend, when it organised the formal launch of SwimLagos Academy at the SwimFit Aquatic, along Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.
6 Jun 2023
Singapore's horse racing community spoke of its anger and heartbreak Tuesday with the city-state's only racecourse set to close, signalling the end of the sport there after more than 180 years.
6 Jun 2023
Victor Godwin, at the weekend, defeated a sterling cast of players to win the Masters category of the yearly Emmanuel Egbele Scrabble Tournament (EEAST) held at Eko Hotel, Lagos.
6 Jun 2023
Winner of the 40th IoD anniversary golf kitty, Dr. Godfrey Odigie, has described his victory at the Ikoyi Club 1938 Golf Section, at the weekend, as a product of hard work and perseverance.
6 Jun 2023
It was fun at the 2023 edition of the Lagos Yacht Club annual boat racing championship, as leading consumer packaged goods company and member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC), Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd (NBC), delighted boat lovers and sailing enthusiasts.
5 Jun 2023
Ghana defeated Nigeria by four runs to three runs in a wheelchair softball friendly match played at the National Stadium, Lagos, at the weekend. The friendly match held on Saturday was organised by the Nigeria Wheelchair Softball Association
1 Jun 2023
President of Ratels Sports Development Foundation (RSDF), Paul Edeh, who is also proprietor of Naija Ratels (FC), has joined Benue FA chairmanship race. Explaining his ambition to stakeholders in Benue football from all the local councils of the state in Makurdi, at the weekend, after picking his nomination form, Edeh said his desire to lead…
1 Jun 2023
Giants of Africa, a non-profit organisation dedicated to enriching the lives of African youth through sports, at the weekend, hosted a one-day career fair for local youth at the Kigali Marriott Hotel.
Sport
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Nigeria's fastest man this year, Favour Ashe, will not be part of the 4x100m team competing at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, which serves as a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympics. This news is significant as the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has not provided a reason for Ashe's omission despite…
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Erik ten Hag says the media reaction to Manchester United's performance in the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry was "a disgrace", robustly defending his side's achievement in reaching a second straight final. United surrendered a 3-0 lead at Wembley on Sunday and were saved from a humiliating exit in extra time only by a VAR…
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Some players of the Nigerian women's national team, the Super Falcons, were at their mercurial best at the weekend, treating their fans to a goal scoring spree in their various clubs across the world.
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The World Relays in Bahamas presents Team Nigeria another opportunity to qualify its relay teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is not leaving anything to chance.
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been dominant in some of the events completed at the ongoing National Oil and Gas Games, which began at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, yesterday.
1 day ago
Enugu Rangers were beaten 2-0 in Port Harcourt, yesterday, by Rivers United, but the Flying Antelopes hold on to their lead in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) as their closest rivals, Enyimba of Aba and Lobi Stars, could only draw their respective games.
1 day ago
Nigeria’s oldest football competition, the Challenge Cup, which has been renamed the President Federation Cup, will soon regain its lost glamour, Managing Director of GTI Asset Management Limited, Mohammed Lawal...
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The Nigerian Powerlifting Federation (NPF), in conjunction with Marslimit Powerlifting Club (MPC), has concluded plans to host its first Powerlifting Open Championship/Clinic.
2 days ago
Organisers of the first Rivers State International Marathon say the state is extending its frontier as the treasure base of Nigeria to becoming an international destination for sports. Idah Peterside, head of media of the first full international marathon to be held in the South South region of Nigeria, says the event is a confirmation…