Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa will on October 1 roll out the red carpet for the state’s athletes and officials, who made history by winning the National Youth Games a record fourth time in Ilorin, Kwara State last weekend.

A member of Team Lagos to the National Youth Games, Olaoluwa Jason Olatunde was, yesterday, stripped of the medal he won in the 100 metres race.

A major crisis is brewing at the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin, Kwara State, following an alleged disqualification of four athletes from Edo State after they won four gold...

After winning two gold and three silver medals on the second day of competition at the on-going National Youth Games (NYG), the chairman of Delta Sports Commission, Tony Okowa declared yesterday that he was optimistic of retaining the title for the fourth time. The NYG, which provides a level playing field for young athletes under…

Nigeria’s minister for youth and sports development Solomon Dalung has said persistent issues of age cheating at competitions was due to long years of youth sports programme abandonment. Dalung made the disclosure to newsmen in Ilorin noting, that athletes eligible during the years sports were abandoned looked for avenues to showcase their talents. The minister…

For the fourth time in a row, Edo State young athletes are not taking part in the National Youth Games, which fourth edition began yesterday in Ilorin. The opening ceremony of the Games, which provides a level playing field for young athletes ...

Defending champions, Team Delta is doing everything possible to defend the National Youth Games (NYG) title in Ilorin, Kwara State next month.Delta won the last three editions of the Games, including the 2017 edition, where the state garnered 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals to beat Team Akwa Ibom...

Team Lagos at the weekend picked five tickets for this year’s National Youth Games holding next month in Ilorin, Kwara State. At the Southwest zonal elimination competition held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the state acquired five team sports tickets that include handball (boys and girls), basketball (girls), football (boys) and beach volleyball (girls). The state…

Ninety-five athletes of Team Lagos will be participating at the South West Zonal eliminations for the National Youth Games holding in Ogun State between August 7th, and 11th.

Udom Emmanuel has expressed his delight at the spectacular feat of 16 gold, 15 silver and 15 bronze medals achieved by Akwa Ibom athletes at the just concluded National Youth Games held in Ilorin.

The FCT finished in the 11th position with four gold, three silver and seven bronze medals at the National Youth Games won by Delta State, which hauled 21 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals.

The governor at the weekend doled out N5 million to players and officials of the national U-20 women’s football team, Falconets, for beating Tanzania, a country considered to be ‘outsiders’ in women football.