Victorious pre-Games U-16 3X3 basketball champions return
Nigeria’SU-16 3×3 women’s basketball team, which won the just-concluded Dakar 2026 World Youth Games pre-Games championship, returned to the country, yesterday.
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Guardiola vows struggling Man City will ‘recover our best’
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will “recover our best” after he suffered a fourth straight defeat for the first time in his stellar managerial career.
Stone-throwing Super Eagles’ fans toughened me, says Balogun
Leon Balogun believes that sitting on Nigeria’s team bus as unhappy fans pelted it with stones prepared him for dealing with demands and expectations at Rangers, reports PA.
WBF president among boxing buffs to grace ‘Simplified Rumble in Rivers’
The World Boxing Federation (WBF) President, Howard Goldberg, are among top global boxing dignitaries that have confirmed their presence in Port Harcourt when Taiwo Agbaje battles with Loren Japhet of Tanzania for the vacant WBF featherweight title on December 7, at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, in Port Harcourt.
Liga leaders Barca stumble in controversial defeat at Real Sociedad
La Liga leaders Barcelona fell to a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad on Sunday as they had a Robert Lewandowski goal controversially disallowed.
CIO’s golf tourney draws record entry for Nigerian championship
The fifth CIO Golf Championship, which teed off yesterday, at the Python Golf Club in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has set a new entry record for a professional golf event in the country with 14 African countries and a European entry confirmed.
Lee, Barcola star as PSG stay six points clear of Monaco in Ligue 1
Lee Kang-in and Bradley Barcola both scored twice in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain shrugged off their latest Champions League woes to win 4-2 at Angers on Saturday, the perfect response to a comeback victory for nearest challengers Monaco earlier.
NFL-NFL targets eight international games next season
The NFL is looking to hold eight international games next season including a possible first foray into Ireland, commissioner Roger Goodell said on Sunday, as the league's push to expand its footprint outside the U.S. shows no signs of letting up.