FIBA Africa World Cup qualifiers: We are happy with our first victory- Nwora
Alex Nwora, Head Coach, Nigeria’s Senior National Men’s Basketball team, D’Tigers, says winning their first game is the most important thing in the ongoing FIBA World Cup qualifiers holding in…
Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi battle for NFF Presidency
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Electoral Committee on Thursday released the list of candidates seeking to contest for positions in the Executive Committee of the body on Sept. 20. Among…
Balogun advises Eaglets to be cautious against Niger
A sport analyst, Tayo Balogun, on Tuesday advised the Golden Eaglets to play cautiously in their match against Niger Republic in the ongoing U-17 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers….
Freestyle Football: Nigerian champion says ready for Lagos tourney
McCarthy Obanor, winner of the 2017 Nigeria Freestyle Football Championships, on Tuesday said that he was adequately prepared to excel at the maiden Africa Freestyle Football Championships in Lagos….
Tragedy: One die, 40 injured in stadium stampede
At least one person was killed and nearly 40 were injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Sunday in which Madagascar hit back twice to…
Serena Williams fined $17,000 for U.S. Open code violations
Serena Williams has been fined 17,000 dollars for the code violations she received during the U.S. Open final, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday in what appears…
Osaka thumps Serena to win U.S. Open title, first Japanese to do so
Naomi Osaka became Japan’s first ever Grand Slam champion after she thumped a raging Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in a controversial U.S. Open final on Saturday. That made the American…
More Eagles land in camp, insist Seychelles will fall
Super Eagles goalkeepers, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Daniel Akpeyi, have joined their teammates at the Savoy Hotel Resort in Victoria on Wednesday ahead of Saturday’s 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier…
Shock as Nigerian basketball player slumped and died in US
Officials say a basketball player at a West Virginia college who died had just finished a pickup game when he collapsed. He bent over to pick up his things after…
Chris Giwa faults Keyamo on NFF leadership crisis
Chris Giwa, factional President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has faulted a statement credited to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Festus Keyamo, on the leadership crisis rocking the country’s football….