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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State completed the Houston Half-Marathon on Sunday, braving freezing temperatures of 1°C. The governor finished the 21-kilometre race in two hours and 53 minutes, improving …

Nigeria’s women’s U-19 cricket team, the Junior Female Yellow Greens, stunned test-playing nation New Zealand by two runs in their debut match at the 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World …

Nigerian judo athletes have found a new path to international success through sambo, with two former judokas becoming continental and world champions within their first year of switching to the …

Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze is set to return to training at AC Milan next week as he recovers from a hamstring injury sustained in December, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. …

Sports recruitment platform, Talentlockr and their partners, Vision Football Tours, have intensified scouting of football players in Africa with a five-day talent showcase in Lagos and Abuja recently. After a …

President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation Uyi Akpata says the participation of Nigeria at the 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia, will surpass expectations, as a result …

Nigeria has made history by being awarded the hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Senior and Veterans Fencing Championships, becoming the first African country to host this prestigious event. The …

British heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has declared his readiness to take on Anthony Joshua a second time, following the latter’s shock knockout loss to Daniel Dubois last September, PUNCH Sports …

Super Eagles duo of Paul Onuachu and Ola Aina both featured for Southampton and Nottingham Forest respectively in their thrilling Premier League encounter on Sunday. While Onuachu scored a goal …

Enyimba’s CAF Confederation Cup campaign ended with a 3-1 loss to Zamalek at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday night. Mustafa Shalaby opened the scoring for Zamalek in the 29th …