Mixed Martial Arts cage fight begins in Lagos
All is now set for the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Cage fight, tagged ‘Battle of Gladiators, billed to hold at the Muson Centre, Lagos, today.
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NBA, ExxonMobil talent hunt will boost basketball’s ecosystem, says Abudu
About 200,000 secondary school children have received different life skills training in basketball, as part of effort to grow and influence the sport’s echo system in Nigeria.
Wheelchair tennis team intensify training ahead ITF qualifiers
[FILE PHOT] Wheelchair Tennis
Team Nigeria begins Scrabble World Cup qualifiers in Sapele
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has named a 26-man list for the three-day World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) qualifiers, which begins today in Sapele, Delta State.
NBA, ExxonMobil talent hunt will boost basketball’s ecosystem, says Abubu
About 200,000 secondary school children have received different life skills training in basketball, as part of effort to grow and influence the sport’s echo system in Nigeria.
AFFAN to honours female athletes of 1960, 1970
Association of Former Female Athletes of Nigeria (AFFAN), revealed that the group are set to honour former female athletes who represented Nigeria in all international competitions in the 1960s and 1970s.
Lagos, Delta, Bayelsa, others feature in NSSF World Athletics Trials
Secondary school athletes competing in the 100m event at the maiden Channels Track and Field Classics at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos last year.
Flying Eagles, Zambia’s junior team agree two friendly matches
Seven-time African champions, Flying Eagles of Nigeria, will take on their Zambian counterparts in two friendly games in the Nigerian capital city as part of preparations for this year’s Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The tour has been consummated, following a request letter from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on January 13, which met with the ready acceptance of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). Through a letter dated January 14, 2023, Adrian Kashala, FAZ’s General Secretary, said the Zambian football-ruling body was agreeable to the proposal. The proposal for the tour includes FAZ flying the Junior Chipolopolo to Nigeria, while the NFF will bear the cost of accommodation, feeding and other logistics for the Zambia delegation.