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Football chieftains identify with Aisha Buhari Cup

Football chieftains identify with Aisha Buhari Cup

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) charged with the responsibility to organise the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament has reiterated their unflinching commitment towards organising a high profile competition befitting the revered name of the…

Team Nigeria’s Toriola, Oshonaike make history

Team Nigeria’s Toriola, Oshonaike make history

Team Nigeria shot into reckoning yesterday when two of her athletes, Segun Toriola and Funke Oshonaike entered into history book (Club 7) as rare athletes to have competed seven times at the Olympics.   Standing…

Rivers Utd drag Jigawa to LMC court

Rivers Utd drag Jigawa to LMC court

Rivers Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyaye says the management of Rivers United Football Club has officially written to the League Management Company (LMC), protesting the use of an ineligible player in the club’s matchday 34…

United seal €50m deal for Madrid’s Varane

United seal €50m deal for Madrid’s Varane

  Manchester United have agreed a final fee of just under €50million for Raphael Varane. The Manchester Evening Newsrevealed earlier Monday United have agreed personal terms and reached an agreement with Real Madrid on the transfer. United…

Dare gives athletes hope

Dare gives athletes hope

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth, Sports, Sunday Dare, has become a beacon of hope to Team Nigeria athletes at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in Japan.   The energetic Sports Minister has shown his passion  matchsince stepping…

Tokyo 2020: Qadri out of table tennis

Tokyo 2020: Qadri out of table tennis

  Nigeria’s Aruna Qadri has crashed out of the table tennis event of the Tokyo Olympics after losing 4-2 to Brazil’s Gustavo Tsuboi in the third round on Tuesday morning. The ouster of Africa’s number…

Japan’s Osaka crashes out of Olympics after error-strewn display

Japan’s Osaka crashes out of Olympics after error-strewn display

  Japan’s Naomi Osaka suffered a 6-1, 6-4 defeat to Marketa Vondrousova in the third round of the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, crushing her dreams of winning Olympic gold at home. Osaka, who lit the…

Tokyo 2020 journey officially begins for D’Tigress against USA

Tokyo 2020 journey officially begins for D’Tigress against USA

  The journey to Olympic glory officially gets underway for Nigeria’s D’Tigress at 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday when they take on the United States of America in both teams’ opening game of the women’s basketball…

Eight Nigerian athletes undergo Out of Competition Tests (OCT) in Japan

Eight Nigerian athletes undergo Out of Competition Tests (OCT) in Japan

  The eight Nigerian track and field athletes with outstanding out of competition tests (OCT) have taken the tests Monday and are now awaiting the results Tuesday before returning to the Olympic Village in Tokyo…

Tokyo 2020: Oshonaike officially joins Olympics table tennis Club 7

Tokyo 2020: Oshonaike officially joins Olympics table tennis Club 7

…as organisers issue tropical storm warning Nigerian table tennis legend, Funke Oshonaike has officially been recognised as a member of the exclusive club of ping pong players who have competed in seven Olympic Games. Oshonaike…