FIFA rankings: Nigeria moves 5 places up, now ranked 47th
April 12, 2018 Nigeria has moved five places up, now 47th in the world and sixth in Africa with 635 points in the April FIFA/Coca Cola rankings released on Thursday. In…
Commonwealth Games: Amusan advances to 100m Hurdles final
April 12, 2018 Oluwatobiloba Amusan, a 100m hurdler representing Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Thursday, advanced to the final with 12.73seconds while her compatriot, Grace…
UCL: Madrid, Bayern battle way to last four
Cristiano Ronaldo showed nerves of steel to score an injury-time penalty and send holders Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the Champions League in dramatic circumstances. The Spanish side progressed…
Gold Coast 2018: Odunuga qualify for women’s boxing semi-finals
April 11, 2018 Nigeria’s boxer Yetunde Odunuga on Wednesday qualified for the semi-finals in the women’s boxing event of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Competing in the…
Gold Coast 2018: Nigeria set world record, win 3 gold, 2 silver in powerlifting
April 10, 2018 Nigerian trio Roland Ezuruike, Esther Oyema and Ndidi Nwosu on Tuesday all won gold medals in the para-powerlifting events at the ongoing Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games…
Gold Coast 2018: Nigeria reaches Table Tennis team final
April 9, 2018 Nigeria’s table tennis team on Monday defeated England 3-2 in the men’s team semi-finals at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Welbeck’s double for Arsenal costs Southampton vital points
April 8, 2018 Danny Welbeck’s second goal of the game gave Arsenal a 3-2 win on Sunday and cost Southampton a draw they would have deserved in their struggle against…
Gold Coast 2018: Oriola loses to Australia’s Scott in women’s welterweight boxing
April 8, 2018 Itunu Oriola on Sunday missed the chance to become Team Nigeria’s first athlete to win at least a bronze medal at the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games in…
Bayern win Bundesliga as Man United Delay Man City Party
Bayern Munich clinched a sixth successive Bundesliga title with five games to spare on Saturday by winning 4-1 at Augsburg despite falling behind to a bizarre own goal. Bayern’s celebrations…
France humble Super Falcons 8-0 in friendly
The Super Falcons of Nigeria were hammered 8-0 by France senior women’s national team in an international friendly game played inside the MMArena in Le Mans, France on Friday. The…