AFN to pick athletes for World Indoor Championships today
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) will, today, decide the number of athletes and coaches that will fly the nation’s flag at the 20th World Indoor Championships in China.
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Perenang Muda RI Ini Dapat Beasiswa ke AS, Buka Kans ke Olimpiade
Atlet renang muda RI Liquor Harrison Andoko mendapatkan beasiswa student athlete untuk melanjutkan pendidikan dan karier olahraganya di University of Indianapolis, Amerika Serikat melalui jalur NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association).
Cristiano Ronaldo rules himself out of Club World Cup
MUNICH, Germany: Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed he would not play in the upcoming Club World Cup on Saturday, dismissing rumors he was set to transfer to one of the participating clubs.
Saudi winger Al-Saad eyes PSG upset in French Cup semifinal
LONDON: Muhanad Al-Saad knows what it is like to make history. In February, he became the first player from Saudi Arabia to score in the French league when he headed in USL Dunkerque’s second goal in their Ligue 2 victory over Clermont Foot 63. It was a surreal moment for Al-Saad, one few — himself included — could have predicted.
Brume begins ‘light work’ after horrifying car crash
• Godbless, Ochonogor target Okagbare’s feat 15 years after About three months after surviving a “horrifying” car crash in the United States, Nigeria’s long jumper and Olympics bronze medallist, Ese Brume, is gradually returning to her feet.
How Nigeria can leverage tertiary institutions’ untapped talents
At the last Olympic Games in Paris, France, over 1,000 former, current, and incoming student-athletes represented the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s schools (NCAA) in 100 countries, and 272 won 330 medals for 26 countries. The United States, a global model in collegiate sports, which finished in the first position with 126 medals, got over 70 per cent of medals through collegiate sportsmen and women. Nigeria, a serial underperformer returned home empty-handed despite being home to 274 universities, 179 registered polytechnics, 205 accredited colleges of education, etc. As always, political leaders and sports administrators are again promising heaven on earth, stressing that Nigeria will never again return empty-handed from the Olympic Games. But ENO-ABASI SUNDAY writes that beyond the Federal Government’s declaration, empirical evidence confirms that paying lip service to sports development will always return similar results and that the giant in Nigeria can be awoken by turning tertiary institutions into breeding grounds for Olympic champions, a foundational base for future athletes, and a vital feeder system for professional sports.
Legendary running back Reggie Bush files defamation lawsuit against NCAA
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