‘Asaba ready to host first Diamond Superstars Kickboxing Championship’
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Betsy Obaseki Football Tournament ‘ll drive campaign against drug abuse, trafficking, says Shaibu
Edo State Deputy Governor and Vice-Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT), Comrade Philip Shaibu, has said the yearly football tournament will drive the government’s campaign against drug abuse and illicit trafficking.
Baka is MVP as Raptors win OBN HOOP Summit Championship
Raptors celebraing Victory at 2022 OBN Hoop Summit PHOTO: Alex Monye
Esepo, Afonja Warrior return as GOtv Boxing Night holds August 20
Reigning West African Boxing Union (WABU) champion, Taiwo ‘Esepo’ Agbaje and former national middleweight champion, Abolaji ‘Afonja Warrior’ Rasheed, will headline the 26th edition of Nigeria’s premier boxing show, GOtv Boxing Night, on August 20.
Bala is MVP as Raptors win OBN HOOP Summit Championship
U.S Consulate pledges continuous support for youth development Raptors Basketball Club, at the weekend, defeated Ebun Comets by 77 to 66 to win this year’s Organised Basketball Network Academy (OBN) Championship, tagged Hoop Summit.
‘If well nurtured, Nigeria’s athletes will sweep medals at Paris 2024 Olympics’
Last batch of athletes to leave Birmingham tomorrow Former athlete, Seigha Porbeni, has said that the performance of the country’s track and field stars at the just-concluded Commonwealth Games in England is a pointer that Team Nigeria will ‘sweep’ medals at Paris 2024 Olympics Games.
A powerhouse in CWG, Indian wrestling team's real test will be Asiad and Worlds
After a great show at CWG, bigger challenge awaits IndiansNEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games has traditionally been a happy hunting ground for the Indian wrestlers. Birmingham 2022 was no exception. India ruled the wrestling mat in a depleted field, getting medals in all 12 weight categories and improving the gold tally from previous edition's five to six this time. Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia, Ravi Dahiya and Naveen finished on top of the podium in the men's freestyle category, and Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik in the women's section. India, a wrestling powerhouse among the Commonwealth nations, didn't face much problem in fending off the challenge from Canadian, Pakistani and Nigerian grapplers. Post Birmingham, India are ranked second overall behind Canada in the history of CWG wrestling competitions, winning a total of 114 medals, including 49 gold. Canada lead the chart with 69 gold, 48 silver and 30 bronze.
Excited AFN boss, Okowa thanks Amusan, Brume, others as Nigeria records all-time best at Common wealth Games
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa