The Olumide Oyedeji Basketball Foundation on Thursday in Lagos announced that a basketball attraction for under-17 players will begin on Sept. 17. Olumide Oyedeji, an ex-international player, said the event would last for six weeks. “No fewer than 400 kids will be in attendance at basketball courts in Ilupeju, Ajegunle, Oworonshoki and Ikorodu,” he said. Read More…
‘Let me know if you’re interested,’ Fury tells AJ Tyson Fury has called out Anthony Joshua for a “battle of Britain” since Oleksandr Usyk is not expected to be able to fight an undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Fury this year Fury took to social media to challenge Anthony Joshua to a fight for his Read More…
The Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-19 Girls Volleyball Team, Elishama Elam, on Sunday disclosed a list of 14 players to represent the country at the forthcoming 2022 Girls U-19 African Nations Volleyball Championship. Nigeria hosts the Championship which will serve off on Tuesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The crew to assist Read More…
According to FIFA’s ranking in August, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have maintained the 31st position in the world. In the ranking table published on FIFA’s verified page on Thursday, the Jose Peseiro-tutored players maintained the 1,504.7 accumulated points in July. On the continental scale, they remained in fourth place behind Senegal (18), Morocco (23) and Read More…
Following the Falconets’ exit from the Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has explained why Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team overstayed for 24 hours in Istanbul. The Falconets were en route to Abuja following a 0-2 loss to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals stage of the tournament. Fans began blaming the Federation Read More…
EIGHTY-FOUR players from 15 states will be taking part in the maiden edition of LMK Under-15 Badminton Championship in Ilorin. The competition’s local organising committee (LOC) was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Kwara State Stadium Complex in Ilorin. Bola Mogaji, Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, speaking during the inauguration, praised the Chief Executive Read More…
Nigerian airline, Air Peace on Monday said it has handed some reward to Nigeria’s gymnastics sensation, Stephanie Onusiriuka. The airline announced on its twitter handle @flyairpeace that Onusiriuka had received the sum of one million Naira from its Chairman, Allen Onyeama, saying that the reward was for her outstanding performance at the recent African Club Read More…
Nigerian-British Anthony Joshua failed to win his boxing unification rematch against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday, August 20 at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in the coastal city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He lost to Usyk by a split decision. It was a keenly contested match with Anthony Joshua showing promise earlier Read More…
Former African heavyweight boxing champion down with cancer Ngozika Ekwelum, a former African Boxing Union (ABU) Heavyweight Champion, and contemporary of the likes of the legendary Muhammad Ali is down with a health challenge suspected to be prostate cancer. Ekwuelum said that he had been in and out of the hospital, including the three months Read More…
After winning 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams says she is turning her focus to having another child and her business interests as she readies to step away from tennis. “I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give,” Williams wrote in an essay released Tuesday by Vogue magazine, and a post on Instagram. Read More…
