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GOtv Boxing Night 16th Edition – Bigger and Better

The 16th edition of the GOtv Boxing Night has been scheduled to hold on Sunday, October 14, at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos. This edition promises to be the biggest in a series of boxing nights, as organizers

FIBA Commends D’Tigers On Early World Cup Qualification

Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA), has sent a congratulatory letter to the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) for their early qualification for the 2019 Men’s Cup in China. D’Tigers are the first team in the world to qualify for the

AFCON Qualifier: Mikel Dropped As Iwobi, Ekong, Moses Make Return

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, has left out skipper, Mikel Obi from his squad for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series against Libya this month. 23 players including, Alex Iwobi, William Troost-Ekong, Ahmed Musa and Moses

Golden Moments In Sports: Nigeria’s First Ever World Cup Goal

The Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup was yet another good opportunity for the Nigerian senior men’s football team to defy the odds and put Nigeria back where she belongs — where our nation’s football heroes past laboured to keep us.

D’Tigress Make Africa History As They End Their FIBA Women World Cup Campaign

Clearly regarded as one of the teams that would crash out of the tournament in its early stages, the world watched in awe as the Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made history right in Tenerife at the 2018 FIBA Women’s

Amputee Football Launches Jersey Sales Fundraiser

In a bid to help the Nigeria Amputee Football team make it to the Mexico 2018 Amputee World Cup, set to hold from October 24th to November 5th, Haggai Sports, a Nigerian sport kits company, in collaboration with the Nigeria

Joshua Is Like Mike Tyson – Evander Holyfield

Former heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, believes Anthony Joshua is the best boxer in the heavyweight class. The unified heavyweight champion, defended his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world titles against Alexander Povetkin last week, and chances are he will

2018 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigress Defeats Greece 57-56 To Book Q/Final Spot

Our girls have done it yet again! D’Tigress are the first African basketball team in history to qualify for the quarterfinal round of the FIBA Women’s World Cup, after they ably defeated Greece 57-56 to earn their place in the

Heavyweight: Oleksandr Usyk Wants A Shot At Joshua

Undisputed cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, reveals he wants a chance to face unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua. Oleksandr is the first man ever in history to hold all four cruiserweight titles at a time, and he will stake it all

Glasgow 2014: Okagbare’s Phenomenal 200m Gold Win

It was Thursday 31st July, 2014 and none would have imagined that Team Nigeria would be celebrating two gold medal wins at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Hampden Park in Glasgow. First Ese Brume put up a remarkable display in Long

FIFA Awards: Why Pinnick Invited Dangote, Otedola

Barely one week since his re-election as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has begun making and strengthening connections with the country’s top business tycoons, as he moves to fulfill his promise to Nigerians for a financially

Jonathan & Alaba Emerge Winners Of Coca-Cola Golf Tournament

Over the weekend, Coca-Cola hosted a golf tournament tagged Road to Mauritius at the Ikoyi Golf club, Lagos, to celebrate its loyal customers. Jonathan Ukoko and Alaba Adetunji were the top golfers at the end of the tournament, and have

“I Want To Represent Nigeria” – Sheyi Ojo

“It’s starting to get to the time where I have to start thinking about my future. And of course, if Nigeria were to call me now it would be an honour.” — Sheyi Ojo England U20 World Cup winner, Sheyi

Anthony Joshua Knocks Out Povetkin To Retain Heavyweight Crown

Anthony Joshua, once again held his own against a formidable challenger, Alexander Povetkin, to retain his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium, London. Povetkin On The Assault The WBA mandatory challenger came at Joshua

Did You Know Anthony Joshua Was A Bricklayer Before Pro-Boxing?

Another contender, on Saturday night, felt the heat Anthony Joshua brings to the ring and was unable to withstand it, as the champ yet again retained his heavyweight straps. Joshua defeated WBA mandatory challenger, Alexander Povetkin, in a 7-round thrilling

“It’s Time To Put On A Performance” – Anthony Joshua

World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organisation heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is very ecstatic to be back at Wembley stadium to defend his title belts in front of a home crowd against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin on Saturday.

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