The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned the former Paralympic champion Para powerlifter Paul Kehinde for a period of thirty (30) months for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).The Nigerian, who won gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in the Men’s up to 65kg, returned an adverse analytical finding […]
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Nigeria Closes The Mark Against CAR As Musa Makes His 100th Appearance For Nigeria.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has bounced back from a shocking 1-0 loss to the Central African Republic, CAR by beating the Wild Beasts 2-0 on Sunday in Douala, Cameroon in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. Goals from Leon Balogun and Victor Osimhen ensured that they remained in […]
Ex-Super Falcons Regroup to Support Maureen Madu
Onitsha, Anambra state will come alive this month with the beautiful game of football as Ex-Super Falcons gather to support one of their own, Coach Maureen Madu. In a one week of football fiesta in Onitsha, Anambra state, the Ex-Super Falcons will play three matches with three Onitsha based All-Stars […]
Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski Shortlisted For 2021 Ballon D’or
Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandoski have been named alongside Jorginho and N’Golo Kante on the 30-man shortlist for the men’s 2021 Ballon d’Or award. The Ballon D’or is the award for the best male player within the last 12 months and was last won for a record sixth […]
Anthony Joshua’s promoter reveals boxer frustrated after Usyk defeat
Eddie Hearn, Anthony Joshua’s promoter, has admitted that the boxer is depressed following his defeat against Oleksandr Usyk last month at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Usyk won a unanimous points decision against the British heavyweight for only the second bout in his career. Hearn told sports reporters that Joshua was still […]
Alex To Miss Out On Fifa World Cup Qualifiers Games on October 7th
Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi has been called up as a replacement for Lorient forward Terem Moffi for Nigeria’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic, Moffi was named as a replacement for Everton winger Alex Iwobi on Friday. The forward sustained an injury in Lorient’s 1-1 draw […]
2021 Olympics: Akwa Ibom celebrates Imaobong Nse Uko for making State proud; Wins US University scholarship
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom born athlete, Imaobong Nse Uko, 17, who made Nigeria proud at the just concluded Tokyo Olympics in Japan, was highly welcome by the Sports Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare, when Nigeria’s team to the World Athletics U-20 Championship in Nairobi, Kenya, touched down at the […]
Messi Scores His First PSG Goal
Lionel Messi has scored his first Paris St-Germain goal in an outstanding fashion as they beat Manchester City in an exhilarating Champions League group game. It was Messi’s fourth appearance for PSG since leaving Barcelona. The goal elicited a deafening roar from the Parc des Princes crowd as the Argentine, […]
YSFON Partners With Innocent Egbunike To Discover More Athletes In Anambra
The Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) Anambra State has gone into partnership with Nigeria’s Sprint legend, former African Sprint Champion and Olympic Medalist, Innocent Ejima Egbunike as its Ambassador. This partnership was effected recently after series of meetings, consultations and discussions about the short term, medium and long terms […]
Nigeria’s D’Tigress defeats Mali in the final of the 2021 women’s Afrobasket championship
Nigeria’s D’Tigress defeated Mali in the final of the 2021 women’s Afrobasket championship in Yaounde, Cameron on Sunday. D’Tigress outclassed the Malians in the first three quarters — scoring 22-11, 13-9, 28-14 points respectively — while the opposition got the upper hand in the fourth quarter with 21-11 points. But […]