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15 Mar
Team Nigeria’s men’s handball side, which defeated Togo on Wednesday in their opening game of the event at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, will meet their Malian counterparts in their second game of the competition.
14 Mar
Some of the country’s top stars, including number one professional golfer, Francis Epe, have registered to play in the Acropolis Golf Club’s maiden tournament slated for April 5 in Ihiala, Anambra State.
13 Mar
Team Nigeria’s weightlifters have been at their imperial best at the ongoing African Games in Ghana. Nigeria was fourth on the medals table at the weekend before the lifters took centre stage on Monday and yesterday, weighing in with 15 gold medals to raise the country’s haul to 22 gold medals. The weightlifting events are…
12 Mar
Team Nigeria has moved to second position in the medals table at the African Games 2023 in Accra, Ghana. Nigeria's leap is not unconnected to its gold medal rush in wrestling and weightlifting. Currently, Team Nigeria has 16 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze medals. Team Egypt tops the medals table with 48 gold, 19…
11 Mar
Nigeria's Edidiong Umofia put up a memorable performance, winning three gold medals in Monday's weightlifting event at the African Games 2023. Competing in the 67kg, Umofia lifted 135kg in snatch and 165kg in clean & jerk for a total of 300kg. His feat has now taken Team Nigeria's gold medal haul to 10. On Sunday,…
11 Mar
The national women’s cricket team at the weekend defied all odds to berth into the semifinal of the event at the ongoing Ghana 2023 African Games.
11 Mar
The boisterous Ihiala City in Anambra State will on April 5 welcome its first world-class golf facility, which will be known as Acropolis Golf Course, the sponsors of the project have said.
11 Mar
Team Nigeria waited till yesterday evening to begin its gold rush at the ongoing Ghana 2023 African Games, where the country’s wrestlers and badminton stars have dominated the scene.
9 Mar
After suffering defeats in table tennis and football events, Team Nigeria will today begin its quest for medals in the Weightlifting event at the 2024 Africa Games.
8 Mar
Ahead of the planned congress and elections of the Nigerian Archery Federation (NAF), the World Archery Federation has warned NAF against disenfranchising key stakeholders in the exercise.
8 Mar
Former Captain of the Squash Section of the Ikoyi Club 1938, Dr Olubunmi Apata, was elegant in the courts as he beat the 45-strong field to win the Kaks Projects Squash Rumble, which featured players from across the country.
8 Mar
Supreme Education Foundation School, a beacon of academic excellence and holistic development located in the thriving heart of Magodo Phase 2 gladly announces the success of its 21st Annual Inter-house Sport Competition held on Thursday 22nd (Junior school) and Friday 23rd (High School) February 2024. The two-day event was an array of colourful activities well…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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Manchester United survived an astonishing collapse to beat Coventry on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday, setting up a second straight final against Manchester City.
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German fourth seed Jan-Lennard Struff broke through for his debut ATP singles title in his 218th tournament on Sunday, beating American third seed Taylor Fritz in the final in Munich.