1+ week, 5+ day ago   (298+ words) JUNIOR Female Yellow Greens on Monday defeated Malawi by 94 runs to record their second consecutive victory at the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One in Tanzania. Nigeria, who opened their campaign with a four-wicket victory over Uganda on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1023+ words) THE Super Falcons’ disastrous 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations ( WAFCON) campaign in Morocco has ended an era of unprecedented Nigerian dominance, producing unwanted records for Africa’s successful side. Nigeria, defending champions and 10-time winners, failed to reach the semi-finals for…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (346+ words) By Chiedu Uche Okoye In the past, when sporting competitions were integrated into secondary schools’ curricula, football competitions were organized for secondary schools in different states in the country, periodically. And many football stars who played for our national teams…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (279+ words) SOME of the restive youths in the country are being repositioned to positively channel their energies through different sporting activities. Highlighted by a group of young professionals under the aegis of Young Professionals For Tinubu, YP4T, this group, a non-profit and…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (763+ words) FOR months, some critics were of the view that Nigeria would struggle to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. They questioned the appointment of NBA veteran David Fizdale as Head Coach of D’Tigers. They doubted the direction of the…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (160+ words) .. Hails his dedication, resilience THE Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Grassroots Sports Development, Anthony Adeyinka Adeboye, on Tuesday received the WBA Africa champion, Yusuf Adeniji, in his office in Lagos. The young boxer, who was voted as…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (351+ words) THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for government’s intervention to address the surge in petrol prices between N1,170 and N1,300 per litre across the country. The demand was contained in a statement signed by Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (286+ words) NIGERIA LNG Limited (NLNG) has emerged Overall Champion and Best Sports Company at the 20th edition of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games (NOGIG), which concluded on Saturday in Abuja. Team NLNG delivered a commanding performance at the biennial tournament,…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (261+ words) NIGERIA’S Quadri Aruna cruised into the Men’s Singles semi-finals, defeating Egypt’s Mostafa Badr 4–0 at the ITTF Africa Cup in Benghazi, Libya. Aruna dominated throughout, winning 11–5, 12–10, 11–8, 11–9, with superior control and relentless attacking play against his Egyptian opponent. “I stayed focused from…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (458+ words) PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved a comprehensive reset of sports funding in Nigeria, directing economic management authorities to ensure adequate and timely financing from the 2026 fiscal year. He directed that annual budgetary allocations for sports infrastructure, programmes, events and international…...