Paralympics madallist, wrestler lead Nigeria to 2022 Commonwealth Games
Para Power lifter, Innocent Nnamdi and wrestler, Blessing Oborududu have been named captains for Team Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games...
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World Athletics to introduce repechage round at Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The World Athletics Council has approved an innovation to the regular competition format for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The...
2022 World Athletics: Amusan wins gold, makes history for Nigeria
Tobi Amusan on Sunday won gold in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon,...
Nigeria wins 37 medals medals on Day 1 of 11th African Armwrestling Championships
An international movie star and entertainer, Samuel L. Jackson, has hailed team Nigeria for winning 37 medals at the first...
100 players compete in Ludo Championship in Lagos
The maiden edition of Nigeria 2022 Ludo Championship kicked off on Monday with so much enthusiasm as no fewer than...
Int’l cycling union to establish training center in Nigeria
The International Cycling Union says it would established cycling training center in Nigeria for the development of the sport in...
Handball: Nigeria loses first match against Tunisia 18-30
The Nigeria Senior Handball Men’s Team, on Monday lost their first match against Tunisia 18-30 in the ongoing 2022 Africa...
35 cyclists to represent Nigeria at second Africa Cup Track Cycling Championship
The Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) has picked 35 cyclists to represent Nigeria at the second Africa Cup Track Cycling Championship...
Nigeria to host Africa’s Armed Forces Games in 2024, says Maikano
Abdullahi Maikano, the President of Organisation of Military Sports in Africa (OSMA), on Thursday said Nigeria would host the second...
Okagbare’s further ban disqualifies Nigeria’s 4x100m squad from World Championships
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced that banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been found to have committed additional anti-doping rule...
Bulgaria mulls another sports cooperation with Nigeria, says Envoy
The Bulgarian ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yanko Yardanov, says the country plans to initiate another sports partnership with Nigeria for...
SWAN urges Soludo to invest in sports sector as strategy for fighting insecurity
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called on Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra to invest in sports as...
S’East Open Table Tennis Championship serves off in Enugu
The 2022 South East inuagural Open Table Tennis Championship served off in Enugu on Thursday, the second day, after the...
Olympic champion retires from tennis at age 28
Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig on Tuesday announced her retirement from tennis, citing injury issues. “Today, I announce my retirement...
S/East Basketball Tourney: Imo emerges champion in Enugu
Imo State Basketball team on Saturday defeated their counterpart from Enugu 43-42 to win the maiden edition of the South...
Nigeria win first game by 8 wickets against Brazil in KwibukaT20
Nigeria won their first game at the ongoing KwibukaT20 in Kigali, Rwanda by eight wickets against Brazil. The News Agency...
UNIZIK Female Football Team To Represent Nigeria At The 10th FASU Games
By Ikenna Nwokedi, Ph.D Nnamdi Azikiwe University Female Football team is set to represent Nigeria at the 10th edition of...
FIBA invites Mali to replace Nigeria at Women’s World Cup
The Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) has confirmed Nigeria’s withdrawal from international basketball competitions by inviting Mali to replace...
CBN Tennis Open: Faulty account details delaying players’ payment – Official
Saidu Musa, a top Tennis official and CBN Open Senior Tennis Championship Director, has revealed that most players that participated...
Sports Minister charges Nigeria Scrabble Federation to mentor, train young players
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has charged the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) to train and mentor...
