The United States won their fifth straight Olympic men’s basketball crown on Saturday, holding off a battling France 98-87 to take their tally of Olympic golds to 17. In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron James and the US team stacked with...
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Tottenham bolstered their attacking options for the new Premier League season with the signing of striker Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth in a deal that could reach £65 million ($83 million). The 26-year-old has signed a six-year contract and will cost an initial £55 million with a further...
The President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, says the world class facility of the Golf and Health Signature (GHS) in Abuja would groom Nigerian professionals who would become “Tiger Woods” in future. Runsewe stated this on the sidelines of a retreat organised by the...
Botswana has declared half-day public holiday to celebrate its first-ever Olympic gold medal, following athlete Letsile Tebogo’s victory. The gold medal was won at the men’s 200m sprint final at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics. Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced to the nation that he has found it...
World record holder, Oluwatobiloba Amusan on Wednesday in Paris qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres event at the 2024 Olympic Games. Amusan recorded a time of 12.49 seconds to win her heat, ahead of Alaysha Johnson of the U.S who had a time of 12.61...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – The Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), on Tuesday, announced Cross Rivers State as the host of the 2023/2024 NWFL Championship. The upcoming Championship, the league’s second division, will be held from from August 31 to September 8, 2024, in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. Building...
A U.S. based Nigerian Wrestler, Ashton Mutuwa has said that the songs of Nigeria music sensation, Burna Boy, keeps him going whenever he needs inspiration. Mutuwa disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Paris, France. “Everybody just go crazy when...
Nigeria’s Wrestler Blessing Oborududu has booked a place in the semi-finals of the women’s wrestling (68kg) event in the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oborududu defeated her Canadian opponent, Linda Morais 8-2 in their quarterfinal match on Monday to secure her...
Favour Ofili qualified on Monday night for the final of the women’s 200 metres at the Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris. Ofili ran a season best 22.05 seconds to place behind new women’s 100m champion Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia in heat 1 of...
History-making Nigeria’s D’Tigress will face reigning USA champions in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics women’s basketball competition on Wednesday, following the draw on Sunday. The Nigerians are the first African nation ever to reach the last eight of an Olympic basketball tournament, men and women included....
The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, made history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by qualifying for the last 8, claiming a 79-70 victory over Canada. That feat made them the first ever African team (men or women) to play in the quarter-final of an Olympic game. Nigeria,...
Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has qualified for the women’s 200metres semi-final at the Paris 2024 Olympics Ofili stormed to 22.24s which was her season’s best to win heat 6 of the event She booked her place in the semis ahead of Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Gambia’s Gina...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated D’Tigress for qualifying for the quarter-final of the women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The National senior women’s basketball team became the first ever African team (Male or Female) to make qualify for the quarterfinals at the Olympics...
Nigeria’s Anuoluwapo Opeyori is out of the men’s Olympic Badminton event after falling 0-2 to the world’s number six, Li Shifeng of China. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Opeyori made his Chinese opponent to work hard for every point earned in the encounter. The 17-21,...
A former Super Eagles player-turned sports pundit, Ifeanyi Udeze, has said the Super Falcons’ exit from the Olympic Games on Wednesday in Paris was disappointing. Udeze, who is now a sports broadcaster, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Super Falcons...
Brazil football legend Marta sees red for tearful exit Brazilian women football legend Marta on Wednesday left the pitch in tears as her career with the national team most likely ended on a sad note. A red card in a 2-0 defeat to Spain in their group final at...
The management of Kano Pillars Football Club has terminated the contract of its Technical Adviser, Paul Offor less than a month after signing a one year deal with the club. This is contained in a statement signed by the chairman of the club, Ali Umar on Wednesday in...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons, on Sunday, lost their second group C game at the Paris 2024 Olympics to World champions Spain, by a lone goal. The defeat means Nigeria will continue the search for their first points of the tournament as they regroup to face Japan on Wednesday, The...
Offiong Edem lost to Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi 4-0 on Sunday to add to Team Nigeria’s losing run at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris. Edem lost 8-11 4-11 11-13 10-12 in her Round of 64 match in the women’s singles event of the table tennis competition. Her loss...