The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has said that its preparations for the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers is being stalled by delay in getting the necessary funds from the …
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Wolves inflict Christmas misery on Chelsea
Wolves inflicted a fourth defeat in six matches on Chelsea on Sunday, beating the London side 2-1 in the first Christmas Eve Premier League match since 1995. The post Wolves …
Read More »Parker overpowers Wilder in unanimous heavyweight decision win
Joseph Parker outboxed fellow former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a unanimous points decision win in Riyadh on Saturday. The post Parker overpowers Wilder in unanimous heavyweight decision win …
Read More »Anthony Joshua’s brilliant display beats Otto Wallin in 5 rounds
Anthony Joshua delivered one of his best displays in recent memory with an impressive stoppage of Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The post Anthony Joshua’s brilliant display beats …
Read More »Osimhen to earn N206.6m weekly in new three-year deal
African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen, has signed a new deal to stay at Napoli until 2026. The new deal is worth N9.9 billion (10m euros) yearly, which means …
Read More »At Visa trophy tour, panel picks Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria, Egypt for AFCON title
One of the usual suspects will win next month’s African Cup of Nations billed to start in Cote d’Ivoire on January 13, 2024. This is the verdict of a panel …
Read More »John Utaka: More than just a winger
Cast your minds back to that eventful AFCON 2004 Sunday afternoon quarter final cracker at the Ben Jannet and recollect that lung-bursting 30-yard run from an electric no.7 who left …
Read More »Nigeria’s Africa Handball Cup of Nations camp opens in Abuja
There will be no Christmas break for the men’s national handball team, Golden Arrows, who began camping in Abuja during the week ahead of the 23rd African Men’s Handball Cup …
Read More »16 players fight for LSTTA Junior Championship Titles
All is now set for the grand finale of the Lagos State Table Tennis Association (LSTTA) Junior Championships tagged, Elicris Table Tennis Cup, with 16 junior and cadet players set …
Read More »Heavens smiled when Samuel Peters, Loveth Ekufu-Patra danced with para-athletes
It is not every day that a former world boxing heavyweight champion comes to dine with para-athletes. And when that former champion is Samuel Peters, who ruled the boxing heavyweight …
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