Kvitova reaches first French Open quarter-final for 8 years
Paris – Czech left-hander Petra Kvitova reached the French Open quarter-finals for the first time in eight years as she overpowered China’s Zhang Shuai 6-2 […]
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BBNaija: How 16 Housemates Won N3 Million On Day 23
A total of N3 million has been splashed on the remaining 16 Housemates after they won a Guinness sponsored game. The 16 Housemates won the […]
Sancho hat-trick keeps Borussia Dortmund in title hunt
England forward Jadon Sancho capped a blistering individual performance with a second half hat-trick which helped Borussia Dortmund to a 6-1 win at Paderborn on […]
COVID-19: World Athletics reschedule Oregon Championship to avoid clash with Olympics, now holds in 2022
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Ilorin – The World Athletics Championships in Oregon have been rescheduled to now hold from July 15 to July 24, 2022, following […]
Oh No! Nigerian Paralympic Gold Medalist Is Dead (Photo)
Ndidi Nwosu, a paralympic gold medalist has died. The death of Nwosu was confirmed by Queen Uboh, the former President of the Nigeria Powerlifting Federation. […]
New turf wicket ready for National Sports Festival – Cricket Chairman
Benin – Uyi Akpata, Chairman of Edo Cricket Association, says the new turf wicket was ready for the National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged, “Edo 2020’’. […]
Offiong Edem qualifies for Tokyo 2020
Offiong Edem became the first table tennis player to secure a place at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after a 4-3 win over Tunisia’s Fadwa Garci […]
Sports Minister hopeful Police Games will throw up more athletes for Nigeria
Abuja – The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Wednesday said he was full of hopes that the 12th Nigerian Police Games […]
Agege Sports Drive: 2,500 youths participating in various games, football tourney
By Kazeem Akande Lagos – No fewer than 2,500 youths are participating in different games and football tourney at the ongoing Agege Sports Drive (ASD) […]
Neymar sent off as shaky PSG beat Bordeaux in Ligue 1
Pari – Paris St-Germain (PSG) extended their Ligue 1 lead to 13 points with a 4-3 home victory against Girondins de Bordeaux on Sunday. But […]
Coronavirus Forces Serie A To Postpone Four Games
The surge in the number of new coronavirus cases in Italy has hit sporting events as four Serie A football matches were postponed on Sunday, […]
Olympics: With handclaps, help from Backstreet Boys, Tokyo mascots jet off to Europe
Tokyo – Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Games mascots headed out from the capital’s Haneda airport on Wednesday for a promotional tour of Europe, bemusing travelers with […]
Osimhen’s goal fails to rescue Lille as Marseille close Ligue 1 gap
Lille (France) – Olympique de Marseille cut the lead by Paris St-Germain (PSG) at the top of Ligue 1 in France to 10 points on […]
2020 NIPOGA hosts win 2, lose 2 as group matches get underway
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Ilorin – Group stage matches in the 14 sports events at the 2020 Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) began on Monday in Ilorin. […]
2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour: Amusan, Brume shine in Torun
By Victor Okoye Abuja – Sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan has finished second with a time of 7.89 seconds at the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour’s […]
NBA roundup: Harden’s heroics lead Rockets past Hornets
Houston (U.S.) – James Harden finished one rebound shy of a 40-point triple-double and the host Houston Rockets erased a 15-point deficit to beat the […]
NBA roundup: Raptors defeat Cavs for 9th straight win
Kyle Lowry added 23 points — 14 in the third quarter — for the Raptors, who completed a three-game sweep of the season series with […]
Tokyo 2020 unveils sustainable athletes village plaza
Tokyo – When the world’s top athletes meet in Tokyo for the Olympics in July, they’ll be spending some of their downtime in a communal […]
Football can learn from hockey’s video umpire system, official says
Lausanne (Switzerland) – Hockey may enjoy only a fraction of football’s wealth and glamour, yet the sport’s governing body believes it could teach its bigger […]
Team Nigeria record first win at 2020 Olympic’s volleyball qualifiers
By Georgina Adegbie Abuja – Nigerian women’s national volleyball team on Wednesday recorded their first win at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualifiers in […]