Category: Sports

Kobe Bryant, Basketball Legend Dies at 41 alongside daughter, Gianna
January 26, 2020 No Responses

Kobe Bryant, Basketball Legend Dies at 41 alongside daughter, Gianna

Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Super Star is dead. He died alongside his 13 years old daughter, Gianna. They both died in an helicopter crash on their way to the Mamba Academy near Thousand Oaks, California, for a...
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Carlos Sainz Wins 2020 Dakar Rally
January 18, 2020 No Responses

Carlos Sainz Wins 2020 Dakar Rally

Carlos Sainz confirmed his third Dakar Rally triumph on Friday after ensuring defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah didn’t escape in the Saudi desert. Sainz stayed within minutes of Al-Attiyah’s dust on the 12th and last stage, a 167-km route from Haradh...
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Okowa Tasks Wealthy Nigerians, Firms On Sports Development
December 31, 2019 No Responses

Okowa Tasks Wealthy Nigerians, Firms On Sports Development

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has said that a lot of work still needs be done to achieve the desired result from the huge investment in sports development in the state. He said this at the finals of the ninth...
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Saudi Arabia To Host First-Ever Women’s Tournament
December 13, 2019 No Responses

Saudi Arabia To Host First-Ever Women’s Tournament

Saudi Arabia will host its first-ever golf tournament for women from March 19 to March 22 at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah. The Ladies European Tour (LET) event will be staged in collaboration with Golf Saudi...
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Anthony Joshua Beats Ruiz, Reclaims Title
December 8, 2019 No Responses

Anthony Joshua Beats Ruiz, Reclaims Title

Anthony Joshua on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia reclaimed his World Heavyweight titles after winning a rematch against Andy Ruiz. The scores were 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 in favour of the Nigeria-born boxer who now has his WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO...
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Messi Scores In 700th Match As Barca Ease Into Last-16
November 28, 2019 No Responses

Messi Scores In 700th Match As Barca Ease Into Last-16

Lionel Messi scored in his 700th match for Barcelona and also set up goals for Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann as the Catalans beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Wednesday. The win for Barca ensured that they sealed a spot in...
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Ighalo, Osimhen, Nnadozie, Oshoala Nominated For CAF Awards
November 25, 2019 No Responses

Ighalo, Osimhen, Nnadozie, Oshoala Nominated For CAF Awards

Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo, Victor Osimhen and Wilfred Ndidi have been shortlisted for the 2019 CAF Men Footballer of the Year. The trio were nominated alongside 27 others in a list released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday....
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AFFC Lauds Heritage Bank On Youth, Entertainment development
September 27, 2019 No Responses

AFFC Lauds Heritage Bank On Youth, Entertainment development

African Freestyle Football (AFFC) Championship 2019 in collaboration with World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) have commended Heritage Bank Plc for its pivotal role in enhancing youth development and engendering the Nigeria’s entertainment space on th...
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LASU Defeats UNILAG To Clinch 2019 Maritime Blueprint Competition
September 24, 2019 No Responses

LASU Defeats UNILAG To Clinch 2019 Maritime Blueprint Competition

Students from the department of Law, Lagos State University have emerged winners of the 2019 Maritime Blue Print Competition after defeating law students from nine other universities.The competition, sponsored by SIFAX Group, is one of the activities of the Ta...
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Kia Motors Captivates Football Fans With Inclusive 2019/20 UEFA Europa League
September 21, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors Captivates Football Fans With Inclusive 2019/20 UEFA Europa League

As an official partner of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League season, Kia Motors Corporation has kicked off a series of inspiring and enthralling marketing activities with the aim of vivifying fan engagement throughout Europe and around the world. Under the...
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Dakuku: Nigeria Can Sustain Greatness, Create Millions Of Jobs Through Sports
August 6, 2019 No Responses

Dakuku: Nigeria Can Sustain Greatness, Create Millions Of Jobs Through Sports

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, says sports has a big place in the country’s development equation, as the spirit of fairness and unity, which sporting events evoke, is a vital ing...
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Continental Tyre Sponsors Total Africa Cup Of Nations
May 21, 2019 No Responses

Continental Tyre Sponsors Total Africa Cup Of Nations

International tyre manufacturer, Continental has announced that its Tire Division is to be Official Sponsor of the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) until 2023, as part of a five-year agreement signed with the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). &nb...
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Angola beat Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets In Third-Place Match
April 27, 2019 No Responses

Angola beat Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets In Third-Place Match

All hopes of seeing Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets end their campaign at the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations on a high note have been dashed. The Nigeria U17s were beaten 2-1 by their Angolan counterparts in the third place match on...
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Battle For WJC Begins In Ghana
April 7, 2019 No Responses

Battle For WJC Begins In Ghana

It is a record entry for this year’s African Junior and Cadet Championships holding in Ghana and it serves as qualification for the ITTF World Junior Championships (WJC) with 21 African teams slugging it out for the limited slots available...
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