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October 23, 2022 No Responses

FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup: Colombia To Face Nigeria’s Flamingos

Colombia on Saturday booked a semi-finals place against Nigeria’s Flamingos at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Colombia breezed past Tanzania 3-0 in the quarter-finals at the Pandit ...

October 9, 2022 No Responses

Kenya Beat Hosts Nigeria To Win Final Match Of ICC Under-19 Qualifiers

Kenya’s under-19 men’s cricket team on Saturday defeated hosts Nigeria by 11 runs to win the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kenya defeated their hos...

September 4, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Lose Opening Game To Rwanda At Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

Nigeria lost their opening game at the Under-19 Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers to Rwanda by nine runs on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament is the first ever to be organised by the International...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

April 11, 2022 No Responses

Golf: Ali Emerges Winner Of 13th Leg In Owerri

David Ali on Saturday emerged the winner of the 13th Leg of the Race to Nigeria Masters (Pro/Am) Golf Tournament at the Arsenal Golf Course, Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the final round of the 13th...

March 20, 2022 No Responses

France Beat England To Win Grand Slam

France strutted to a first Grand Slam in 12 years as they ran in three tries to comfortably see off England in front of a jubilant Stade de France. Tries from Gael Fickou and Francois Cros gave the hosts a...

March 6, 2022 No Responses

Mane Earns Vital Win For Liverpool

Sadio Mane’s first-half goal was enough to give Liverpool victory over West Ham at Anfield and move them back within three points of Premier League leaders Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp’s men deserved the win but it did not come without...

February 20, 2022 No Responses

FCT Win Ramat Cup Football Tournament

The FCT under-16 boys football team on Saturday defeated their Kano state counterparts 1-0 at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano to win the annual Ramat under-16 boys football tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition, n...