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Golden Moments In Sport: When Laurrita Onye Broke The World Record Twice In One Event

Laurrita Onye was the star of the show in the women’s Shot put F40 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, where she defied all odds to win Nigeria’s first Track and Field medal on Day 4 of the competition. Onye

Chelsea Requests £12m For Victor Moses

Former Super Eagles forward, Victor Moses, may finally get to make his move from English Premier league side, Chelsea FC, in the January transfer window. The Nigerian has been out of favor with the new Blues manager, Maurizio Sarri, and

WABU Boss Anticipates WBF Title Fight In Lagos

President of the West African Boxing Union, Remi Aboderin, has expressed his fulfillment as the nation counts the days until the World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Super Featherweight title fight, scheduled for the GOtv Boxing Night 17 in Lagos. Aboderin, who

Joshua May Face Fury Soon As WBC Sanctions Wilder-Fury Rematch

Since they thrilled the boxing heavyweight world with their memorable fight on December 1, 2018, boxing fans around the world have been itching for a rematch between heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Wilder, who currently holds the World

2019 FWWC: “We Will Work Hard To Beat The Best Teams” ― Dennerby

The Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby, has said the team will work very hard to best the tough challenges they will face in next year’s World Cup. The Falcons were drawn alongside tournament host, France, Norway and Korea Republic

2019 FIFA Women World Cup Draws

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn alongside top football countries in what appears to be ‘the group of death’ at the 2019 FIFA Women World Cup scheduled for France. The draws held in La Seine Musicale in Paris,

“2018 National Sports Festival Will Go On As Planned” – Dalung

Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has said that the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival will go on as planned with athletes and officials all set for the 10-day event. Contrary to speculation that the festival

FIFA Rolls Out $209m To Clubs From 2018 World Cup Earnings

World football governing body, FIFA, on 4th December 2018 announced that it had dished out $209 million to clubs around the world as part of their due earnings from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The money paid to

Pinnick Congratulates Super Falcons On Making History

The Super Falcons of Nigeria, on Saturday defeated South Africa to become Africa’s champions for the ninth time. In over 20 years since the inception of the Africa Women Cup of Nations, the Falcons have dominated the continent every edition,

2018 Governor’s Cup: Over 200 Professional Golfers Register

About 200 professional golfers across the nation have signed up for this year’s edition of the Governor’s Cup in Jos, Plateau State. This is an impressive turnaround for the tournament which had only about 96 professional golfers in attendance at

Publicize National Sport Festival, Says Former NFF President

A former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Sani-Lulu Abdullahi, has called on the organizers of the 2018 National Sport Festival to amplify publicity for the event. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, Abdullahi said given the longstanding

Golden Moments In Sports: Recall Simi Adeagbo, Africa’s First Ever Female Olympic Skeleton Athlete

In January 2018, Nigerians were thrilled with the news of four of our very own who had qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. One of them would go on to become Africa’s first ever female olympic

Oreweme Directs Athletes To Be More Disciplined

The Director of Federations, Elite Athletes Department (FEAD) of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Tayo Oreweme, has asked athletes of the federation to be very disciplined in their quest for global glory. Speaking at the 8th edition of Tony

What’s Next For Joshua After Wilder & Fury Draw?

The boxing world witnessed a phenomenal battle on Saturday — one that will go down in history as one of the biggest comebacks in heavyweight boxing. For most the final results should have been different — Tyson Fury clearly was

2018 AWCON: Super Falcons Defeat Bayana Bayana To Win 9th Title

Nigeria’s brave Super Falcons have done it yet again — they are the champions of Africa for the ninth time! It wasn’t so much about the players themselves than it was a battle to see who was the better goalkeeper

Weekend Highlights: Super Falcons Are Nine-Time AWCON Champions!

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have once again made the nation proud with their recent heroics at the just concluded 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana! The Nigerian team had their work cut out for them from

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