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CWG: Onwuzurike hits 200m final, Akintola, Ojeli crash out

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The 19-year-old Nigerian won the race in a time of 20.56 seconds for a brilliant performance to beat Emmanuel Eseme…

JUST IN: Adekuoroye strikes Nigeria’s sixth gold medal at Commonwealth

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The 28-year-old Nigerian defeated her Indian opponent, Anshu Malik 7-3 (VPO1) to secure Nigeria's first gold medal in Wrestling in…

Nadal withdraws from Canadian Open

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Nadal was due to return to Montreal next week, but on Friday revealed he will not travel to Canada to…

Ese Brume hits Long Jump final at Commonwealth Games

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The Nigerian athlete hit the automatic qualification mark, leaping a distance of 6.81m (+0.3) on her second attempt to safely make…

CWG: Tobi Amusan powers to victory in 100m hurdles heat three

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Amusan had shattered the Women’s 100 metres hurdles World Record when she ran 12.12 seconds at the World Athletics Championships…

Nwachukwu, Oluwafemiayo erase world records in para-athletics, powerlifting

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

In the women’s heavyweight para-powerlifting event, Folashade Oluwafemiayo broke the world record. This was after she recorded a series of…

Arsenal face Palace test as Premier League begins today

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

The season's opener on Friday sees a strengthened Arsenal travelling south of the Thames to take on a Crystal Palace…

Breaking: Brittney Griner weeps as Russian court jails her for 9 years

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Her sentencing could pave the way for a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap that would include the 31-year-old athlete and an imprisoned…

LASU VC Olatunji-Bello congratulates Islamiyat Yusuf

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4 years ago

Olatunji-Bello said that Yusuf, a Physical and Health Education student, won the women’s 64kg category by lifting 93kg in the…

Russian prosecutors seek long jail term for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Lawyers for the Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist have pursued strategies to bolster Griner’s contention that she…

Koulibaly hits out at Napoli boss over AFCON statement

Ayorinde Oluokun

4 years ago

The next AFCON is due to be played in Ivory Coast in January 2024.

World Cup: Alphonso Davies to donate earnings to charity

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Davies, whose parents are from Liberia and will be representing Canada at the tournament in Qatar, was born in a…

Gernot Rohr ex-Eagles coach calls out NFF over unpaid salary

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

He was fired in December 2021 after Super Eagles' terrible performances. The team played 58 matches, winning 31 and losing…

Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is dead

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4 years ago

Scully, who passed away at his home in Hidden Hills, leaves behind five children - Kevin, Todd, Erin, Kelly and…

CWG: Chioma Onyekwere grabs gold for Nigeria in Discus

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Onyekwere set her season best record as she threw the discus to a distance of 61.70 metres to win gold.

Ronaldo most abused player on Twitter, Maguire, Fernandes also

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Kevin Bakhurst, Ofcom's group director for broadcasting and online content, said: "These findings shed light on a dark side to…

Sadio Mane: I will give my best to Bayern

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

According to him, all that counts for him is the team which is also shown in Bayern’s motto Mia san…

Commonwealth Games: Taiwo Liadi grabs Silver for Nigeria in weightlifting

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The 19-year-old weightlifter has given Nigeria her 5th medal at the games.

Why Tiger Woods rejected $800m Saudi LIV offer

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Woods stated that he disapproved of players' decisions to compete in the LIV Series and likened the circuit, which offers…

Tobi Amusan’s world feat and BBC’s racist slant

Ademola Adegbamigbe

4 years ago

Ahmed Sule condems the BBC for the racist slant it gave Tobi Amusan’s world record in the semi-final of the…

Legendary NBA player Bill Russell dies

PM NEWS Editor

4 years ago

Russell who won all the championships with the Boston Celtics, died "peacefully" with his wife Jeannine at his side, the…

Record crowd watches England Women beat Germany in Euro final

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4 years ago

The match was watched by a record crowd of 87,192, beating the highest total recorded in either the men's or…

Deputy Gov. Shaibu lauds Bendel Insurance FC

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

The deputy governor revealed that the target of the team was to ensure that they stayed up at the end…

Weightlifter Olarinoye strikes gold, set new record at Commonwealth Games

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

Olarinoye lifted 92kg in snatch and 111kg in clean and jerk, making 203kg in total to set a new Games…

Jesus grabs hat-trick as Arsenal hit six goals past Sevilla

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

A capacity crowd were treated to four goals in the opening 20 minutes, courtesy of braces from Bukayo Saka and…

Liverpool thrash Man. City to win Community Shield after 16 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 years ago

The FA Cup champions opened scoring through Trent Alexander-Arnold after receiving a good pass on the edge of the 18-yard…

Atletico Madrid rule out signing Ronaldo

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

Atletico Madrid will not be signing Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and that decision is final, club president Enrique Cerezo said…

Nigeria records biggest victory ever against Sao Tome

PM NEWS Live

4 years ago

Nigeria is the fifth most successful team in the history of the AFCON tournament and they will be hoping to…

Ramsey and Juventus agree to part ways

Michael Adesina

4 years ago

Aaron Ramsey will become a free agent after Juventus announced his contract with the Italian club had been mutually terminated.

Xavi names Lewandowksi world’s top football player

Nimot Sulaimon

4 years ago

When asked if there are more signings planned, Xavi said; “Well, the more, the better,” he said. “That is, the…

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