Other Sports
19 Jul 2023
Edo women’s rugby team has won the inaugural Nigerian Rugby Football Federation’s (NRFF) Sevens Women's National Championship, which ended in Asaba, Delta State, at the weekend. The team went unbeaten throughout the tournament to emerge champions of the tournament. Team Edo secured victory in the tournament by defeating Imo Pyramids, Abia and Delta B team…
19 Jul 2023
The 2023 National Youth Games, which Delta State is set to host, will hold from for September 7 to 17, the organisers have said. Speaking at the 7th National Youth Games Joint Technical Meeting in Asaba, yesterday, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Alhaji Abubakar Ismaila, commended Delta State for accepting to…
18 Jul 2023
For the first time in over 10 years, Nigeria’s women basketball national team, D’Tigress, will be entering a major championship without 90 per cent of the players that have won several competitions for the country.
16 Jul 2023
Over 500 women rugby players from across the country are participating in the two-day Nigeria Women Rugby 7's Championship, tagged Asaba 2023.
15 Jul 2023
It happened on Thursday night at the Yar’Adua Conference Centre, Abuja. Some of the most outstanding athletes in Nigeria's Olympic sports in the past six decades (therefore all Olympians), assembled for a special bi-annual re-union organised to remind their government and prick the conscience...
15 Jul 2023
A total number of 22 Scrabble players and five officials from Nigeria have arrived in the United States for the 2023 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC). It will hold from July 22 to 26 at Westgate, Las Vegas Resorts & Casino.
15 Jul 2023
Ludwig Kirchner and Makosi Musambasi have emerged champions of the men’s and women’s categories of the yearly International Diplomacy Stableford Golf Tournament held at the IBB Golf and Country Club, Abuja.
15 Jul 2023
The University of Jos (UNIJOS) has begun plans to establish a sports institute as part of its strategy to become a sports hub in Nigeria.
15 Jul 2023
Former international and football legend, Segun Odegbami, has commended Air Peace for the proposed Diplomacy Wall of Fame initiative to be unveiled in Lagos on July 28.
14 Jul 2023
Niger United and Safety Babes have emerged leaders as the first phase of Ardova Handball Premier League ended in Benin on Wednesday. In the final day, Niger United defeated Correction Boys 33-22, leaving the Correction Boys to rue missed chances.
14 Jul 2023
Like a melodious tune from a mass orchestra, the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) at their Shuttle Symphony at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, modulated a new music, setting the tune for next month’s Lagos International Badminton Classics.
13 Jul 2023
NBA star LeBron James ended speculation over his future on Wednesday, saying that he is not yet ready to retire and maintains his love for basketball.
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Leul Gebreselassie, the second Ethiopian man to win the men's title at the Okpekpe international 10km road race, will be gunning for his first major marathon win on Sunday at the London Marathon. The London Marathon is one of the six major marathons in the world. The rest are Boston, Berlin, New York, Tokyo, and Chicago…
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Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to prove they have the mental strength to bounce back from a painful spell that wrecked their Champions League challenge and dented their Premier League title bid.
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Pep Guardiola has revealed Erling Haaland could miss Manchester City's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday.
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The Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) has provided an opportunity for Heartland of Owerri to fight to save their season by lifting the ban, albeit provisionally, on Dan Anyiam Stadium.
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Apart from showing boxing fans why he is the best pound-for-pound fighter on the scene currently, lightweight star, Emmanuel ‘Ability’ Abimbola, also wants to pocket the Mojisola Memorial Ogunsanya trophy and the N1 million cash prize for the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 31.
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The National Institute for Sports (NIS), Lagos and the Adamawa State government have started a five-day capacity training workshop for coaches, sports administrators and games masters, as well as Physical and Health Education teachers in the North East state .
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Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
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Bayer Leverkusen's Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, has been nominated for the 2023/24 Bundesliga Team of the Season. Bundesliga announced the nominees on their X handles on Thursday, 18 April l, 2024. Boniface is one of eight Leverkusen players, which includes former Arsenal midfielder, Granit Xhaka, that were shortlised. He, alongside Harry Kane of Bayern Munich…