Sports

GOtv Boxing Night 14: Kenya’s Nyawade Arrives, Promises Skoro Hell

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Kenyan boxer, Michael "Shaka" Nyawade, who is billed to fight Nigeria's Waidi "Skoro" Usman for the African Boxing Union featherweight…

T20 Sub-regional Qualifiers: Anosike hopeful of good performance

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Chuma Anosike, a former Vice-President, Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), said on Wednesday that Nigeria stood a good chance of performing…

Jos stadium ready for continental matches in May – Contractor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Jos ultra-modern stadium will be ready for continental matches in May, Mr Plamen Iliev, Director, BCC Tropical Nig. Ltd,…

Tunisia hope attacker Msakni will be fit for Russia 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tunisia are hopeful that their star performer in the qualifiers, Youssef Msakni, can recover in time to play in the…

Real Madrid coach bemused by teams’ contrasting performances this season

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was at a loss on Tuesday to explain why his side’s disappointing La Liga campaign…

Liverpool dump City out of Champions league, zoom into semis

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were familiar heroes as Liverpool reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in a decade with…

5 Cameroonian athletes disappear at Commonwealth Games

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Five Cameroonian athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games in Australia have gone missing, the country’s Team Manager, Victor Agbor Nso,…

2018 World cup: MultiChoice to run “History” Pop-up channel

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

DStv Multichoice, a network provider and A+E Networks Internationals have promised to run a pop-up channel on FIFA World Cup…

Gold Coast 2018: Nigeria win 3 gold, 2 silver in powerlifting, set world record

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Nigerian trio Roland Ezuruike, Esther Oyema and Ndidi Nwosu on Tuesday all won gold medals in the para-powerlifting events at…

Golden boot race: Harry Kane hopeful of catching Liverpool’s Salah

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane remains hopeful of overhauling Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in the race for the 2017/2018 English Premier…

Manchester City need to produce “perfect game’’ against reds – Guardiola

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Manchester City must overturn a 3-0 deficit against Liverpool on Tuesday and manager Pep Guardiola said that would require “the…

Handball championships: Goalkeeper says they are good enough for trophies

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Kehinde Babatunde, the goalkeeper of the Lagos under-15 female team, said on Monday her team was sure of winning their…

Gold Coast 2018: Enekwechi claims silver in shot put

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi on Monday won the silver medal for Nigeria at the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, setting…

Tunisia’s Msakni to miss World Cup due to knee ligament damage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tunisia’s Youssef Msakni will miss the World Cup finals after suffering knee ligament damage, his club Al Duhail have said.

Commonwealth Games: Olude has no regret coming 10th in race-walk

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Fadekemi Olude, a debutant race-walker who represented Nigeria at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, says she has no regret placing 10th…

Gold Coast 2018: Nigeria defeats England to reach Table Tennis team final

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria’s table tennis team on Monday defeated England 3-2 in the men’s team semi-finals at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth…

Patrick Reed fends of “furious challengers” to wins U.S. Masters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Patrick Reed fought off furious back-nine challenges from Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler to record a one-shot victory at the…

2018 Commonwealth Games: Leading Transgender weightlifter quits halfway into event

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard withdrew midway through the Commonwealth Games tournament on Monday despite leading the standings after the snatch…

CAF Confederation Cup: Djoliba FC of Mali beat MFM FC 1-0

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Lagos-based MFM FC will face an uphill task overturning the 0-1 defeat they suffered in the hands of visiting Djoliba…

Chelsea’s top four finish suffer setback after draw at Stanford Bridge

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Javier Hernandez's second-half equaliser boosted West Ham's Premier League survival prospects and damaged Chelsea's slim hopes of finishing in the…

Welbeck’s brace helps Arsenal overcome Southampton 3-2 at Emirate

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Danny Welbeck scored twice as Arsenal recovered from a series of setbacks to claim a 3-2 victory over Southampton and…

Madrid held to 1-1 draw by Atletico

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Antoine Griezmann cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo’s opener to hand Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against city rivals Real Madrid and…

Barcelona equal La Liga record of 38 games without defeat

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Barcelona equaled the Spanish top flight record of 38 successive games without defeat following their 3-1 La Liga win over…

WrestleMania Live On DStv, GOtv

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Wrestling fans will, this weekend, have the time of their lives, as Wrestlemania lights up DStv and GOtv screens this…

Davis Cup: Spain defeats Germany, Italy holds France

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returned to action with a 6-2 6-2 6-3 Davis Cup win over Germany’s Philip Kohlschreiber on Friday…

France hammer Super Falcons 8-0 in friendly

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Super Falcons of Nigeria were hammered 8-0 by France senior women’s national team in an international friendly game played…

Davis cup: Nadal roars back as Spain draw level against Germany

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returned to action with a 6-2 6-2 6-3 Davis Cup win over Germany’s Philip Kohlschreiber on Friday.…

NLO: Ekiti United FC coach plays down talk underestimating Rising Stars

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Ekiti United Football Club’s Head Coach, Olusegun Adelakun, on Friday assured that his team would not underestimate Rising Stars FC…

Rangers going for maximum points against hosts Niger Tornadoes – Official

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Rangers International FC say they are leaving nothing to chance in the quest to beat hosts Niger Tornadoes FC of…

Commonwealth Games: D’Tigers suffer shock defeat to N/Zealand

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian national basketball team, D’Tigers, were defeated on Friday by New Zealand in their first men’s preliminary round match…

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