London Marathon set to break world record
The 2025 London Marathon is set to make history as the world’s largest field in the discipline.
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Adeleke urges stakeholders to embrace South-West Games 2025
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has invited all stakeholders to support the South West Games 2025, describing the tournament as a revolutionary initiative that will unlock unprecedented opportunities for youth empowerment and socio-economic development in the region.
Oshodi lauds media team for fostering table tennis’ development
The President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ITTF-Africa), Wahid Enitan Oshodi, has praised host Tunisia, and the ITTF-Africa’s Media team for their stellar work in driving the ITTF-Africa Cup 2025 to unprecedented online viewing success.
Furious Simeone slams VAR penalty decision after controversial Real Madrid defeat
• UEFA to approach FIFA for possible rule change
Nigeria beat Moldova to qualify for semifinal
A man-of-the-match performance by Faruk Yusuf was the motivation needed as Nigeria’s U-23 national handball team defeated Moldova 25-22 yesterday to seal a semifinal place at the ongoing Fifth IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Varna, Bulgaria.
2,000 athletes battle for laurels as MTN Champs event begins in Benin
The Founder/CEO of Making of Champions (MoC), Bambo Akanni, yesterday, disclosed that over 2,000 athletes are participating in the three-day MTN Champs Athletics Competition, which begins in Benin, Edo State today. The MTN Champs, a track and field athletics competition organised by Making of Champions (MoC), will end on Saturday. Akanni said that the MTN Champs Athletics Competition will be held in two different locations – the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Sports complex, noting that the three-day event sponsored by MTN Nigeria is aimed at empowering and discovering young athletes at the grassroots level. Akanni added that all the events holding in Benin City are with support from the Edo State government, which has provided support in terms of security, logistics, and accommodation for the athletes and officials, adding that 1,000 of the athletes will converge on the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, while the other 1,000 athletes will compete at the UNIBEN Sports Complex.
NDSF: Talents’ pool thrills officials as Akwa Ibom holds trials for ‘UYO 2025’
Akwa Ibom State, yesterday, showed that it is ready to make a big statement at the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival, tagged UYO 2025. At the state’s trials, which began yesterday, the officials were pleasantly surprised by the level of skills displayed by the young athletes battling to be selected for the team.