Category: Sports

More Kenyans Dominate London Marathon
April 23, 2018 No Responses

More Kenyans Dominate London Marathon

Kenyan runners have dominated this year’s London Marathon, with Eliud Kipchoge winning his third title, while Vivian Cheruiyot won the women’s race. Kipchoge finished in two hours, four minutes and 17 seconds in front of Ethiopia’s Tola Shura Kitata (2:04:49)...
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Aruna Quadri signs three-year deal with Premier Lotto
October 23, 2017 No Responses

Aruna Quadri signs three-year deal with Premier Lotto

In a bid to support the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games dream of Aruna Quadri, foremost sports betting firm in Nigeria – Premier Lotto has entered into a three-year endorsement deal valued at $75,000 (N27m) with the African table tennis superstar....
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Aruna Quadri crashes out of ITTF World Cup
October 22, 2017 No Responses

Aruna Quadri crashes out of ITTF World Cup

Aruna Quadri, African Table Tennis Champion, has crashed out of the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Cup in Liege, Belgium. Quadri suffered a 6-11, 7-11, 6-11, 7-11 loss to Japan’s Jun Mizutani in the Round of 16 on...
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Buhari congratulates victorious super eagles
October 8, 2017 No Responses

Buhari congratulates victorious super eagles

 President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their victory Saturday over the Chipolopolo of Zambia at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.  The President, who described the hard-earned victory as “very swee...
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Marc Leishman wins 2017 BMW Championship
September 18, 2017 No Responses

Marc Leishman wins 2017 BMW Championship

BMW has congratulated Marc Leishman for winning the 2017 BMW Championship on Sunday  at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, IL.   Leishman took charge from the start, completing the first round nine-under par and never looking back. Once...
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Buhari congratulates Super Eagles
September 2, 2017 No Responses

Buhari congratulates Super Eagles

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Friday’s impressive win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.  A statement issued by Special Adviser to the Presid...
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Kia signs new UEFA Europa league sponsorship deal
August 29, 2017 No Responses

Kia signs new UEFA Europa league sponsorship deal

Kia Motors has been  named as a new Official Partner of the UEFA Europa League. The three-year sponsorship agreement commences in time for the 2018/19 season, and runs through to the UEFA Europa League final in 2021. The UEFA Europa...
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Obaseki inaugurates 11-Man Committee to set up Edo Sports Commission
August 22, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates 11-Man Committee to set up Edo Sports Commission

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated an 11-man committee to assist with the modalities for setting up a sports commission that will help the state reclaim her top position in sports in the country.     Inaugurating...
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Usain Bolt dethroned
August 6, 2017 No Responses

Usain Bolt dethroned

Justin Gatlin of the United States has tore up Usain Bolt’s farewell script as he claims the world 100m gold.   Bolt was left with only a bronze in his final individual 100m race as 21-year-old Christian Coleman made it a...
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NCC Tennis Cup begins Thursday
July 26, 2017 No Responses

NCC Tennis Cup begins Thursday

The 2017 NCC Tennis League will kick-off Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the National Stadium Surulere, with a playoff involving three teams vying to take the 12th spot in the main event. The play-offs will last three days.   The...
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Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal’s stadium
July 16, 2017 No Responses

Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal’s stadium

(BBC)–Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade...
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Sifax Photo News
May 26, 2017 No Responses

Sifax Photo News

L-R: Mr. Olumuyiwa Akande, Corporate Affairs Manager, SIFAX Group; Mr. Mike Owope, Executive Director, Finance, SIFAX Group; Mr. Henry Ajoh, General Manager, SIFAX Shipping presenting the winning trophy to Apesin Babatunde, Captain, Sharp Shooters FC, Agbado, ...
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Serena Williams is 20 weeks pregnant
April 20, 2017 No Responses

Serena Williams is 20 weeks pregnant

By Stephanie Soteriou,Yahoo Celebrity UK –  Serena Williams has revealed that she is pregnant with her first baby! The tennis champ took to Snapchat to reveal the happy news, posting a photo of her growing bump alongside the caption ’20...
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Egypt, Nigeria, 10 others battle for YOG slots
April 16, 2017 No Responses

Egypt, Nigeria, 10 others battle for YOG slots

Africa’s table tennis power houses – Egypt and Nigeria as well as 10 others will vie for the four slots available for Africa in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) holding in Argentina. The teams – Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria, Tunisia,...
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