Category: Sports

First Bank Defeats Mountain Of Fire, Wins Crown Elite Basketball Championship
August 29, 2022 No Responses

First Bank Defeats Mountain Of Fire, Wins Crown Elite Basketball Championship

First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos defeated their city rivals, Mountain of Fire Miracles (MFM), 44-27 to win the 2022 Crown Elite Basketball Championship in Lagos. The team was made to work their socks off from the first quarter down...
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Buhari Endorses 10-Year Football Development Masterplan
August 24, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Endorses 10-Year Football Development Masterplan

President Muhammadu Buhari has described football as the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset.  According to the president, his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development.  Buhari stated this when he received the ...
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Onyema Rewards 11-Year-Old African Club Championship Gold Medalist With Free Flights, N1m
August 23, 2022 No Responses

Onyema Rewards 11-Year-Old African Club Championship Gold Medalist With Free Flights, N1m

In his characteristic way of supporting Nigerian sports and athletes, the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has rewarded Stephanie Ogechukwu Onusiriuka, an 11-year-old Nigerian gymnast who recently clinched a Gold Medal at the Junior Olympics Level of the A...
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Joshua Loses To Usyk By Split Decision
August 21, 2022 No Responses

Joshua Loses To Usyk By Split Decision

Anthony Joshua’s bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ended in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produced a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  In a clash billed as the Rage on the Red Sea, a...
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Commonwealth Games: Buhari Celebrates Team Nigeria Amid Medals’ Galore
August 8, 2022 No Responses

Commonwealth Games: Buhari Celebrates Team Nigeria Amid Medals’ Galore

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined millions of other sports-loving Nigerians in celebrating the athletes that represented Nigeria gloriously in the 22nd Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022.  The president also watched some of the colourful and spectacular ...
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CAF Releases First List Of Women Nominees For 2022 Awards
July 8, 2022 No Responses

CAF Releases First List Of Women Nominees For 2022 Awards

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday released the first list of Women nominees for the 2022 CAF Awards in Morocco.  A statement on the CAF website noted that the first list would still be narrowed to final nominees,...
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African Super League Kicks Off In August 2023
July 4, 2022 No Responses

African Super League Kicks Off In August 2023

President of Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, on Sunday announced that the confederation’s Executive Committee has resolved that the African Super League will kick off in August 2023.  Motsepe who said the league would be launch...
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Cricket: Team Nigeria Arrives Kigali For KwibukaT20
June 8, 2022 No Responses

Cricket: Team Nigeria Arrives Kigali For KwibukaT20

Team Nigeria has arrived Kigali for KwibukaT20 Women’s Cricket tournament, with 24-man contingent, comprising 16 players and officials. Nigeria joins Uganda, Botswana and Brazil to arrive in Rwanda for the tournament scheduled to begin on Thursday to June 18...
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May 23, 2022 No Responses

FC Barcelona End Season With Dire Defeat 

Barcelona’s season ended with a whimper as Villarreal sealed a 2-0 LaLiga win at Camp Nou on Sunday.  The Catalan club’s spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League was secured earlier in May.  But manager Xavi will be disappointed his...
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Nigeria Withdraws From International Basketball Competitions For Two Years
May 12, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Withdraws From International Basketball Competitions For Two Years

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years with immediate effect.   Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this while briefing ne...
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Nadal Acknowledges Alcaraz As His “Replacement” After Madrid Open Defeat
May 7, 2022 No Responses

Nadal Acknowledges Alcaraz As His “Replacement” After Madrid Open Defeat

Rafael Nadal acknowledged Carlos Alcaraz can be considered a “replacement” for him after losing to his teenage rival at the Madrid Open. Alcaraz is one of the most exciting rising stars on the ATP Tour.   He enhanced his growing...
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Liverpool Survive Scare In Spain To Reach Final
May 4, 2022 No Responses

Liverpool Survive Scare In Spain To Reach Final

Liverpool survived a scare against Villarreal to move into the Champions League final – and keep their hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple alive. The Reds had comfortably won 2-0 in the first leg but that advantage was wiped out...
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Manchester City Back On Top After Victory At Leeds
May 1, 2022 No Responses

Manchester City Back On Top After Victory At Leeds

Manchester FC City returned to the top of the Premier League standings after thumping Leeds United 4-0 at Elland Road on Saturday.  Liverpool had regained top spot earlier in the day with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United, putting pressure...
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Leads Secure Hard-Earned Point At Crystal Palace
April 26, 2022 No Responses

Leads Secure Hard-Earned Point At Crystal Palace

Leeds United moved five points clear of the Premier League relegation zone following a fiercely contested goalless draw at Crystal Palace.  In a scrappy, sometimes bad-tempered clash Wilfried Zaha came closest to scoring but saw his powerful shot well hel...
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