Category: Sports

ITTF Championships: Egypt dares Nigeria in Morocco
October 20, 2016 No Responses

ITTF Championships: Egypt dares Nigeria in Morocco

The defeat Egypt suffered against Nigeria in the final of the men’s team event of 2015 African Games is still fresh in the memory of Omar Assar and the Egyptian believes this year’s ITTF African Senior Championship would help to...
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Andy Murray wins Shanghai Masters, close gap on Djokovic
October 17, 2016 No Responses

Andy Murray wins Shanghai Masters, close gap on Djokovic

Andy Murray has burned through China in remorseless fashion. Since arriving in Beijing 2½ weeks ago, he has delivered arguably the most dominant sequence of his career, winning 10 straight matches that concluded on Sunday in a 7-6, 6-1 victory...
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Quadri exits ITTF World Cup
October 3, 2016 No Responses

Quadri exits ITTF World Cup

The dream of another superlative performance on German soil for Africa’s flagbearer, Aruna Quadri was shattered on Saturday at the 2016 ITTF World Cup holding in Saarbrucken, Germany as the Nigerian failed to progress to the second round of the championship...
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Wenger hails Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Chelsea
September 25, 2016 No Responses

Wenger hails Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Chelsea

Still celebrating, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his team had come close to perfection after watching them mark his 20th anniversary with a 3-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday. Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil scored in the first...
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Buhari lauds Paralympic team
September 20, 2016 No Responses

Buhari lauds Paralympic team

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended  Nigeria’s team for an outstanding performance at the  just concluded Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Buhari’s Senior Special Assiatant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement said the Presi...
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What is wrong with Manchester United?
September 19, 2016 No Responses

What is wrong with Manchester United?

By Ryan Rosenblatt –  Nine days ago, Manchester United were flying high. They had won their first three games of the season and it looked like Jose Mourinho, along with a trio of high priced signings up the middle were going to...
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FIFA rates Nigeria 14th in Africa
September 16, 2016 No Responses

FIFA rates Nigeria 14th in Africa

 New  ranking released by FIFA on Thursday indicates that  Nigeria has moved three places higher, placing 64th in the world and 14th in Africa with a cumulative score of 534.   According to the report, Nigeria was in the 67th...
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‘How Venus and Serena Williams failed drug test’
September 14, 2016 No Responses

‘How Venus and Serena Williams failed drug test’

Hacking group, Fancy Bear group has alleged that the  World Anti-Doping Agency allowed United States  tennis players Serena and Venus Williams to take banned substances, while gymnast Simone Biles failed a doping test yet avoided disqualification.   Accord...
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Aruna gets improved ranking in Africa
September 7, 2016 No Responses

Aruna gets improved ranking in Africa

Similar to his record as the first African to make the top 30 in the world, Rio Olympic Games quarterfinalist, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has inscribed his name in the annals of history in the continent after leaping to 25th in...
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Quadri, Toriola, others to get improved ITTF ranking
September 1, 2016 No Responses

Quadri, Toriola, others to get improved ITTF ranking

 Indications emerged on Wednesday that  Africa’s best table tennis player at Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Aruna Quadri will lead his compatriots – Segun Toriola, Edem Offiong and Olufunke Oshonaike for an improved rating when the September ITTF ranking is rel...
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Pay Siasia his emoluments, Dalung tells NFF
August 30, 2016 No Responses

Pay Siasia his emoluments, Dalung tells NFF

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has directed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay the U-23 national team’s Coach, Samson Siasia, all his emoluments.   Speaking during the visit of Siasia and his wife, Eunice, to  Dalung...
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Super Falcons maintains position as Africa’s best in FIFA ranking
August 27, 2016 No Responses

Super Falcons maintains position as Africa’s best in FIFA ranking

Nigeria’s female foot ball team, Super Falcons retain position as the best within the Africa continent in the new FIFA ranking released on its website on Friday.   However, the seven-time Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Winners remained at number...
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Ronaldo wins UEFA Best player award
August 26, 2016 No Responses

Ronaldo wins UEFA Best player award

(BBC) Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Uefa’s Best Player in Europe for the second time after winning the Champions League and Euro 2016 last season. The Real Madrid forward beat team-mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann in...
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ITTF lauds Aruna Quadri’s performance in Rio
August 23, 2016 No Responses

ITTF lauds Aruna Quadri’s performance in Rio

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has commended the strategic role played by Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri at the just concluded Rio 2016 Olympic Games.   In the Rio 2016 wrap up published on the website of the world table tennis...
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