Osimhen scores twice as Galatasaray downs Spurs
Victor Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray inflicted a first Europa League defeat of the season on Tottenham to move top of the table with a 3-2 victory in Istanbul on Thursday.
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Govt to revitalise NUGA as NSC proposes marketing board to boost PPP
The Federal Government has promised to revive the Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) to serve as a breeding ground for the nation’s future athletes. The government also plans to establish a marketing board to enhance public/private sector partnerships.
CAF pays tribute to Okara ahead of Champions League kickoff
With all eyes of African football lovers fixed on what is to come in Morocco, the competition will be without one of the greatest contributors to women’s football in Nigeria, following the sad passing of Bayelsa Queens coach, Domo Okara in June this year.
From ministry to NSC: No silver bullet for sports’ woes
The routine scrapping of the Federal Ministry of Sports and replacing it with the National Sports Commission (NSC) and vice versa has not bode well for sports development in the country. This explains why some doubt that the NSC’s return is the silver bullet needed to address years of mismanagement of the sector, writes GOWON AKPODONOR.
Eguavoen lists Ekong, Lookman, Osimhen, Simon, 19 others for Benin, Rwanda
Super Eagles’ Interim Manager, Austin Eguavoen, has named Captain William Troost-Ekong, Ademola Lookman, Moses Simon, Victor Osimhen, and 19 others for the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
Para T/Tennis: UK, Iran, Cameroon stars, others arrive as hostilities begin today
Some of the best table tennis players from across the world have arrived in Lagos for the sixth Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open, which serves off at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, today.
Osimhen double as Galatasaray sink 10-man Spurs
ISTANBUL :Tottenham Hotspur's perfect Europa League start ended when they lost 3-2 at Galatasaray on Thursday as Victor Osimhen scored twice for the hosts and Will Lankshear grabbed his first goal for Spurs before being sent off.
Angry AFN technical director absolves self of blame
The Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Samuel Onikeku, has faulted the recommendations of the probe panel set up by former Sports Minister, John Owan Enoh, to investigate Team Nigeria’s negative exposures at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.