Athletics
14 Apr 2024
What appears a setback for Nigeria athletics has occurred as former Big Brother Naija reality star and two-time Nigeria high jump champion, Mike Edwards has dumped athletics for professional boxing.
13 Apr 2024
Former Nigeria track and field international, Olympian Henry Amike, believes Ezekiel Nathaniel has proved he has the talent to make history as the first Nigerian man to run inside 48 seconds in the 400m hurdles. Nathaniel on Friday evening ran a new 48.29 lifetime best at the 2024 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational on the Percy…
13 Apr 2024
In a bid to defend its National Sports Festival title at the 2024 Gateway Games, Team Delta, yesterday, commenced a two-month strategic competition/trials for athletes from all the councils. The Trials is holding in Asaba, the state capital.
11 Apr 2024
World Athletics says it will award prize money at an Olympic Games for the first time, starting at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. According to a release by the world governing body for Athletics, ‘a total prize pot of $2.4 million has been
11 Apr 2024
Organisers of the 19th Oil and Gas Games have started putting the finishing touches to the venues of the games inside the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, ahead of the teams’ arrival for the fiesta.
8 Apr 2024
More than 2,600 youths are participating in the Season 2 of the MTN Champs, which began in Ibadan on Friday.It is the second leg of Nigeria’s premier Schools’ Athletics Championships, which began in Asaba early this year.
2 Apr 2024
The build-up by some Nigerian athletes based in the United States ahead of the National Trials for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is giving officials of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) great excitement.
1 Apr 2024
French swimmer Caroline Jouisse has been keeping track of her periods using her phone over the last year, collecting information for her coaches ahead of competing in the Paris Olympics this summer.
1 Apr 2024
Gwom James Giang, at the weekend, beat the field to win maiden Calabar Marathon. The 17-year-old runner from Plateau State ran the 15-kilometre race in 39.8 minutes to win the N500,000 star prize for his effort.
30 Mar 2024
NIGERIANS have been urged to walk a minimum of thirty minutes daily, to eat healthy in small portions, drink lots of water, and to get adequate sleep so they will be fitter, leaner, healthier, and ultimately happier. Founder of the Waka Community International Foundation, Mr Lawrence Mba, made the call at a walkathon event in…
30 Mar 2024
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for this year’s National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway 2024, may have scored a great mark, if its declaration of securing a 25,000 hostel accommodation for athletes at Babcock University
Sport
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Arsenal’s title ambitions have taken a significant blow with the news that forward, Kai Havertz is set to miss the remainder of the season due to a torn hamstring.
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Araoluwa Popoola (Aramanda), playing off handicap 19, carded an impressive 70 strokes (-1) to win the maiden Fun Seekers Golf Kitty, which held at the Sadiq Abubakar Golf Course, Air Force Base, Shasha, Lagos.
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Former Super Eagles midfielder, Edema Fuludu, has carpeted those campaigning against the return of former team captain, Ahmed Musa to squad ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
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Burnley made history by becoming the first second-tier English side to register 10 consecutive clean sheets after a 2-0 win over Hull, while Sheff Utd remained ahead of the Clarets in second thanks to a 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough. Chelsea loanee Bashir Humphreys and Zian Flemming were on target for Burnley, who remain three…
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said Everton's 98th minute equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw was hard to take as the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park ended in a flurry of red cards on Wednesday. James Tarkowski struck a stunning equaliser deep into stoppage time to spark jubilant scenes among the Toffees' support,…
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Participants in the 2025 Spires Five-A-Side Naija Street Soccer Tournament are in for great entertainment as the 2025 edition of the event begins across all zones in Lagos.
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Participating states in the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) are expected to begin registering their athletes ahead of internal trials, which begins on February 20, and end on March 3, organisers of the festival have said.
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BetKing, Africa’s leading gaming platform is thrilled to announce its partnership with the highly anticipated Nollywood romantic drama, Reel Love, as part of its Valentine-themed campaign. The movie, produced by Timini Egbuson and directed by Kayode Kasum, premieres in cinemas nationwide on February 14, 2025. To mark the season of love, BetKing will be promoting…
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said his side lacks composure to defend a lead after Real Madrid struck twice late on to snatch a 3-2 win from the first leg of their Champions League play-off. City have dipped drastically from the high standards they have set during Guardiola's glorious nine-year reign this season, with the…
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Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle said he is banking on legends like Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, and others to help motivate his players in their 2026 World Cup Group C qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.